Stats:Weight: 32 pounds, 8 ounces (at home today with clothes on, no shoes)
Length: 3 feet, 3.25 inches tall (also measured at home today)
Clothing: We put the majority of his 2T stuff away within the last month or so & he is now in pretty much all 3T tops & both 3T/4T pants. Unfortunately, he still has to wear mostly skinny jeans at this point due to the whole "no butt" thing.
Shoes: Size 8, surprisingly he is STILL in his size 8s.
Sleep: Oi, I feel like this gets more & less trying depending on the day. I honestly can't remember the last time he slept in his own bed because he & his brother absolutely CAN NOT share a room. =( Most days, he naps in our room (yes, we are back to almost daily naps again) & falls asleep in there for bedtime as well & then we move him to the guest room/office when we go to bed. It's not the most ideal situation, but it is what it is for now. Most nights he is in bed by 8 or 8:30PM depending on whether he naps or not & some nights he protests & some he doesn't. He's easygoing about it for the most part, but he has taken to asking lately if we will lay down with him. I usually tell him no, but K often gives in to this request. I'm not sure how or why this started, but it seems to stem from sudden fears of monsters & must just be an age thing. =( I was always afraid of the dark as a kid, so I guess I can understand a bit. Although he goes to bed at the same time every night, when he wakes up in the morning seems to change on the daily. Some morning he is up before the sun rises & other days I am waking him up to get ready for school at 7:30AM. Occasionally he will sleep in a bit later on the weekends, but he usually only sleeps in REALLY well if he is ill. As far as naps are concerned, I'm not sure how long they'll last, but until he can get past that 5PM hump of falling asleep on the couch or in the car naps will continue. =)
Eating Habits: He is still your typical picky eater. Not a lot has changed here, unfortunately. =( He still loves most fruit & bread products as well as snack foods & sweets. He also will eat most dairy items other then cheese. Meat & veggies are still hit & miss EVERY day, but he is doing better about at least trying things before he just rejects them. His favorite foods right now are definitely cereal, applesauce & granola bars though so...the usual. =/ He sits in a booster at the table still & eats with his silverware about 90% of the time, although occasionally we still do need to remind him. He doesn't wear a bib ever anymore & is a very, very neat eater. He doesn't like having sticky hands or a sticky face & often ASKS if he can go wash his hands after meals. He is still drinking from a regular cup without issues.
Health: Oi, this has definitely been a ROUGH winter. Fortunately, he's lucked out & missed most of the serious illnesses that have been going around town (ie. HFMD, chicken pox, ect.), but he has had his fair share of colds & a possible tiny bout of the flu. About a month & a half ago we got him started on Juice Plus+ at the suggestion of a friend whose son takes it & it DOES seem to be helping quite a bit. While the rest of us have been REALLY ill the last month (flu, ear infection, & tummy bugs between the three of us), Carter has only had a mild case of the flu that occurred less then a week after starting the vitamins.Temperament/Behavior: He's still a pretty good kid for the most part, but he has his bad days/hours just like any other kid. He doesn't really throw tantrums so much anymore as he does argue, talk-back & just plain not listen. Basically, your typical threenager. =P He still has moments where he tests his limits & pushes our buttons purposely to see what will happen. Fortunately, he often only has to be warned or cautioned regarding consequences & he corrects his actions or attitude.
Activity/Play/Learning:
He started preschool at the end of September & it has been awesome how fast he is learning. =) He was always a bright little boy, but I can't believe how much of a sponge this boy's brain is. He knows how to count to 21, can recognize all of his upper & lowercase letters, knows all his letter sounds, can write his name, knows all his shapes & colors, he knows who the President of the United States is & why he is special, he is learning how to glue & cut with scissors & innumerable other things. On a personal level, he loves to do puzzles & can do some that are at least 36 pieces by himself. He also loves to build towers & other creations with blocks, play matching games & do any activity that involves counting & numbers. He still isn't a big lover of coloring or doing arts & crafts, but he tolerates them alright. He still loves playing with his trains, but is also just starting to get into the Lego craze a bit thanks to an older friend. He still loves going to the park & his favorite activity is still the swings, but he is getting a lot more into running around & picking up sticks/other things as well to play pretend with while outside. Every day he asks to go to the beach & every day I have to remind him that it's still a bit too cold. He still isn't huge on sports type play & tends to be quite clumsy/uncoordinated, but we MAY consider soccer this fall if he wants to try it out. I don't plan to push him into sports if he isn't into it, but we have a few more months before we need to worry about it.
Favorites:
Books: Unfortunately he is less into books these days. =(Song:Wheels on the Bus, If you're Happy & you Know it, & 5 Little Speckled Frogs.
Movie: Alvin & The Chipmunks Chipwrecked
TV Show: Thomas, Chuggington & Miles from Tomorrowland
Foods: As named above.
Toys: Puzzles, Blocks, & Thomas trains.
Phrases:"You've got to be kidding me!" "What's that, Momma?" "Oh yeah? Really?"
Best Friend: Eleanor K. Yep, a girl & this is from the mouths of babes.
No comments:
Post a Comment