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2 years 4 months old – December 20, 2016
YEAR 3, MONTH 4
NOV 21 – DEC 20 (2016)
COMMUNICATION
Here are some words said this month (it’s getting to be too many to list):
- “ah yeah”/”eye yeah” (for yes)
- “mama catch” (re: ball)
- “booger” (then he tried to get one out)
- “fresh Goppa” (Goppa = his “formula milk”)
- “condo house” (he says it a lot)
- “okay”
- “go away, Dada” (just once!)
- he repeated back “I love you” (12/15)
- “Santa”
- “scene” (for parts of shows he watches)
- 5-word sentence: “Mama, take trooper head off”
- “rope tow”
- and…his speech articulation is getting very good!
Watching a ski movie -November 21, 2016
COGNITIVE-EMOTIONAL
- he got scared watching “The Polar Express” & pulled me tight and didn’t let me go (12/6)
- he counts up to 10 on his own, no prompts (12/19)
- he told Eric about his “night night show” (dream) about “fresh powder..crash..boo-boo bear”
- he knows colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black with some errors (i.e. he mixes up green & blue)
Apple Valley Gymnastics – December 12, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT
- playing at Apple Valley Gymnastics (12/17, 12/19); he says “gym..jump..slide”
- he loves watching “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (he calls it “Oompa”), “Elf,” & “Batman” (the original); he loves watching certain scenes over & over (he yells “more!”)
- iPad games, letter writing apps
- in the car he loves bobbing his head to music & he says, “dance song”
- he loves books & his favorites include his Star Wars books (2) and the books in his set, “Amazing Machines: Truckload of Fun (10-Book Set),” by Tony Mitton (especially “Dazzling Diggers”)
- he says “Walla Walla Park” daily even though we haven’t been there since mid-November
THANKSGIVING
- we visited family in Bend, OR (11/23 – 11/27)
- Todd’s great aunt Elaine & great uncle Jeff were there, too
- he loved playing with Legos, cars, battery-operated trains, jumping into pillows & laughing at Eli being silly with a doll in a dump truck
- he was very gentle with Kaiser (cat)
- we walked at Shevlin Park (11/24)
- we went to visit Santa with Todd’s cousins but Todd wouldn’t sit on Santa (11/25)
- we went to open gym at a gymnastics place (11/26)
- dining out: Spork (11/23); Cafe Yumm (11/26); Pacific Pizza & Brew (11/26)
- he said “I need Boones” after we left
- on the way home we stopped at Sharky’s Pizza Shack in Yakima, WA, for a great vegan pizza (11/27)
- on the way home he said “grandma, grandpa, Ashley, Eli” and did kisses in the air
- Ashley sounds like “Ah-side” & Eli sounds like “Ee-die”
Shevlin Park – November 24, 2016
Shevlin Park – November 24, 2016
Ashley & Todd – November 24, 2016
Cousins – November 26, 2016
Todd & Kaiser
SKIING – STEVEN’S PASS
- Eric took Todd to Steven’s Pass (11/29)
- King-5 was filming and Eric & Todd were on the TV news that evening
- Todd said “I ski” & said he was eating “fresh powder”
Eric had the stroller loaded up! – November 29, 2016
SKIIING- MISSION RIDGE
- 12/3, 12/4, 12/10, 12/11, & 12/18
- Eric takes Todd on the rope tow, then we have french fries in the lodge, then Todd plays in the snow or goes down the snow “slide”
- he says “fresh powder” (sounds like “powdoo”)
- he frequently says “Mama, Dada, Todd, ski”
- he started pointing out “dada trees” after I told him about different sizes of trees using the terms “baby tree/mama tree/dada tree”
Hampton Lodge – December 3, 2016
December 4, 2016
Top of the snow “slide” – December 10, 2016
SNOW PLAY AT HOME
- we love living where it snows regularly during Winter 🙂
- he did some skiing at the condo (12/6 & 12/9)
- he told Eric about his dream (he called it “night night show”) & his “crash” in “fresh powder”
- Eric pulled him in the red sled that Grandma got him last year (12/20)
December 6, 2016
December 20, 2016
FOOD NOTES
- he calls his apple slices “apple boats”
- he asks for “ice cream” (non-dairy gelato) at Ice (in Pybus Public Market)
Chompers – November 28, 2016
Eating non-dairy gelato at Ice – 12/17/16
DAY TIME NAPS
- no change from last month!
- he took off his diaper during his nap (because he slept without pants)…and afterward we had to wash his sheets (12/5)
Wiped out after skiing at Steven’s Pass – November 29, 2016
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up in the night 4x but he fell back asleep without me needing to do much
- at 12:45 AM (11/27)
- at 3:30 AM…barely (11/28)
- at 1:20 AM…asking for “Goppa” (12/8)
- at 3:00 AM…asking for “Obiwan” (which means he needs to be covered up with his fuzzy off-white blanket) (12/11)
- we give him water at night; he calls it “Goppa water”
- he said “hand, Mama” (he asked for me to hold his hand through the crib rails) (12/1)
- he started saying “Dada, Mama, Todd, sleep” before bed in his crib (12/15)
- at 4 AM he said “Batman show” (in his sleep, I think) (12/18)
- he started telling me I could “go” at night (instead of staying by his crib until he falls asleep)
- we snuggled on Eric’s bed & Todd called for a group hug (12/19)
November 24, 2016
POTTY TALK
- he poops in the toilet…status quo!
- he pees mostly in his diaper unless we ask him to do a “stand up pee-pee” in his baby potty (he complies most of the time)…then he gets to “dangle” for ~10 minutes
- we’re still waiting for him to *initiate* peeing in his baby potty
Todd loves shopping – December 14, 2016
2 years + 2 1/2 months – November 11, 2016
YEAR 3, MONTH 3
OCT 21 – NOV 20 (2016)
COMMUNICATION & COGNITION
- his expressive communication seems to be taking off!
- he repeats almost everything we ask him to repeat (1 word at a time)
- he can tell you the names of Star Wars characters & he says them on his own “Chewey,” “Yaya” (Leia), “Obeesh Wo” (Obiwan)
- he says “light” in the morning, so we’ll turn on the lamp
- he said “pillow blanket” very clearly
- I heard him through the baby monitor saying “I need Goppa” (11/4)
- he asks for “iPad” and “phone”
- he said “race”
- he points to his palm & says his name when he’s asking for something
- he repeats words that he hears in the car (in songs & his Star Wars book on CD)
- he pointed to my wet hair, said “wet,” then pointed toward the bathroom & said “shower” (11/6)
- in the parking spot he says “condo”
- he says “soap”
- he says “read” when he wants to read
- he can name or point to many things in books
- he appropriately puts trash in the garbage
October 22, 2016
FAVORITE THINGS
- Walla Walla Park & Apple Valley Gymnastics (see below)
- watching Stars Wars movies over & over
- I get to snuggle with him on the couch when he watches his “show”
- he loves watching me play the Pitfall game app & he takes my hand to ‘jump’ or ‘slide’
- sitting on the digger when we visited Mike P (10/22)
- standing on the toilet lid to play in the sink
- when he sees football on the TV he gets excited, says “football” and likes to throw & catch the ball
- getting flipped by Eric on the bed
WALLA WALLA PARK
- he got his courage up to ride the merry-go-round this month
- he can climb up to the top of the fake boulder at Walla Walla Park
Elisa & Todd – October 22, 2016
October 25, 2016
October 27, 2016
Eric & Todd – November 6, 2016
November 6, 2016
Todd’s funny face – November 11, 2016
APPLE VALLEY GYMNASTICS
(10/22, 11/5, 11/12)
FAMILY ACTIVITIES & DINING OUT
- riding the miniature train at Riverfront Park on Halloween (10/31)
- Dining out: El Porton (10/27, 11/6, 11/18); Bob’s Classic Restaurant & Distillery (10/30); La Fuente (10/31); India House (11/11)
Halloween mini-train ride – October 31, 2016
October 30, 2016
TEETH
- the last (two) 2nd year molars spotted (upper left just barely)
- that’s tooth #18 & tooth #19
- mixed cooperation with tooth brushing
DAY TIME NAPS
- naps start ~1-1:30 PM & last up to 3 hours (no change)
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd times climbing out of his crib (10/25, 11/1, 11/3); he used a chair to help him so once we moved it he didn’t get out again
- he fell asleep on Eric before his nap (11/14)
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up crying in the night just once (11/3) & fell asleep within 15 minutes after I went in. I held his hand without saying anything.
- he had a lot of earlier wake-ups after we set the clocks back an hour
- he said “bye bye, Mama,” & waved to me before bed (see video)
POTTY TALK
- no change from prior month (most poops are done in the toilet & he typically says “poo-poo” before)
- he had a few days of soft poops in his diaper
- he doesn’t tell us when he has to pee but he’ll go if we take him
- sometimes we set a “dangle timer” so he can go without a diaper for ~15 minutes after he does a stand up pee-pee in his potty
- he used a urinal (11/14)
November 11, 2016
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