Mr. Owen is growing up!

So Owen just turned two last month!! And Man has it already brought some serious changes! And i am not talking "terrible Twos" because i refuse to acknowledge this age as that! We are going to make the best of every age, for they will all bring new challenges!
Well about 2 weeks before owen turned 2, we decided to attempt potty training again! (the first time was in the summer and it didn't go as well as I had hopped!) So here we go again...but this time was different! This time it worked ! haha It took about 3 days for him to be consistent, but he was excited this time, and fully understood! We understood the result of going to the bathroom on the potty, you get a treat, only 1 and only if i go! Of course we are still working on the night time training, but even that is starting to come along! He will wake up and say potty, or if his diaper is a little bit wet, he cant sleep. I am loving this!! He is so good about it too, and aside from the first potty training attempt(we were not very consistent and with me being pregnant, it wasn't a good mix), it was relatively easy!! 
So on to change #2...nap/bed time. Owen has been out of his crib since he was 11 months old...yea i know we are crazy, but he hated the crib, and would wake up several times a nice in terror...anyways, to make a long story short, he has been in his big boy bed ever since.  So since he was so little, i didn't want to pressure him to the whole " stay in your bed, don't get up, go to sleep" thing just yet. Well a few weeks ago, I thought, I am gonna see what he does if i just read him a story, kiss him goodnight(for his nap) and just leave! I was nervous, but I told him Henry needed me, which was true, and to close his eyes and take a rest!!I am not kidding you...5 mins later, he was out, and without the back and forth of him getting up, me putting him back to bed. He has been amazing!! I am not sure if it is because he is used to his big boy bed and understanding he is not trapped, but I am loving it!! Rather than bedtime taking up to an hour, because I would have to wait for him to fall asleep before i could escape his arms that were clenched around my neck, I have just been enjoying a few stories with him, prayers and a bedtime song(Thanks Mom!) and he is good to go!! Sometimes we will hear him flipping through the pages of his book, but that is ok with us! I know that all this could go in the opposite direction very fast, and I will still be ok with that, but i am going to give Owen the benefit of the doubt and say that I am confident this is going to last!!  He sure is growing up incredibly fast!! I am loving it though and I hope to share more stories with you!