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Baby Mac Number Two - 14.5 and 18.5 weeks

48 Month Update

Our baby is now 4 years old! We had a fun 4th Birthday Under the Big Top at our house and invited 15 of Owen's friends, their mom and dads and Darren's family. We had a packed house which was perfect because it went along with the wild circus theme! Owen and his friends got the true carnival treatment complete with game tickets and 9 different games to test their skill at that included a Tight Rope Walk, Mystery Box, Basketball Shoot, Slap Shot Hockey, Coin, Bean Bag and Ring Toss, Guess How Many licorice in a jar and Owen's cousin Sarah was the official face painter and painted faces that included tigers, ladybugs, ice cream cones and butterflies. They all had a blast and won some great prizes to take home in their goodie bags. Owen was spolied with some really great gifts that included a lot of super hero items, which hit the spot for him!

Owen has become quite the snuggler and lover in his four years. This morning he said, "Mom I am going to marry you." I said, "Owen I would love to marry you." He said, "But you have to wear the dress because I am not the girl." I said, "OK I can do that but what are you going to wear?". And he said, "Well I can wear one of dad's ties or maybe even one of mine, even though I don't like them, and one of those other things." I said, "Do you mean a suit?" He said, "Yea, I can wear a suit." So now that we have our wedding day wardrobe planned stay tuned for a date!

Owen has become quite inquisitive lately as well, here are a few conversations that have occurred.
Owen: How can superman fly?
Mom: Well when he puts on his superman suit, he gets special powers. (I have no idea if that is even correct!)
Owen: I don't have special powers when I put on my superman suit.
Mom: Well it is probably because they are only superman pajamas.
Owen: Oh, well can you buy me the real superman suit for my birthday? I want to be Superman and the Hulk.

Owen has been curious and discussing death and dieing lately. One day over Fall, Darren and I brought him up to the cemetery where Darren's grandma and grandpa are buried and we tried to explain the concept of going to heaven, dieing and what being buried was all about to a then three, now four year old. Really smart eh? Umm yeah, not so much. But he eventually will have to figure it out and we like to talk to him about all things of life. So needless to say it has been a frequent conversation piece since then. So anyways the other day Nana was watching him and this is how their conversation went down.
Nana: Oh Owen I should buy that (about a piece of excercise equipment on TV)
Owen: You can't get that, you are too old.
Nana: I'm not that old.
Owen: When you get too old you die. But if you died I would come visit you when they put you under the grass.
Nana couldn't help but bust out a little laugh at that comment.

Owen and I are looking forward to our trip home to Chicago! We cannot wait to come home and see everyone! xoxo