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Now that Owen is almost 3 (he will be 3 in about a month), I am REALLY starting to feel the strong desire to hold on to this cutest phase of him forever…how I wish I could just freeze time right now and enjoy Owen’s 2-3 years old phase forever. He is SOOOOOOOOOO cute and sweet right now I don’t want him to ever grow up! Now’s the perfect phase because he can do and say many things so he’s easier to care for and much funner to interact or just watch and yet he’s still tiny enough to swoop into your arms and cuddle & kiss many times a day.

All of a sudden, he’s taking all these big milestones, that are reminding me of how fast he is growing up. Just 2 weeks ago, he started potty training (we tried earlier at around 2 to no success - doctor said boys usually are ready around 3 and when they are ready, it takes very little time for them to be potty-trained…she was right on) and is pretty much potty trained now for #1…doesn’t want to wear his diapers anymore and even pees standing up (we initially trained him sitting down, but by accident, Grandpa Hong introduced him to peeing peeing standing up this weekend (he didn’t realize that we trained him sitting down so he held Owen up standing to pee and that was all it took…now he won’t pee sitting down)…

Knowing that that was pretty much the only thing that may potentially held Owen back in the older 2 class vs moving up to the 3 year old class, now that that hurdle has been overcomed, we just received a letter today that Owen is scheduled to move up to the 3 year old class on Aug.24th. I know he will be very sad to leave his beloved teachers who love him very much and have taught and introduced him to so many things, including becoming more independent. I am so thankful to God that Owen had such loving and patient teachers as his first teachers and forever indebted to them for starting Owen out on the right path to independence and schooling.