Todd at ~3 years, 5 months old – January 14, 2018

3 YEARS OLD…MONTH 5
DEC 21, 2017 – JAN 20, 2018

TODD SAID…

  • “You know what I’m talking about?”
  • “I love you, mama..Mama is family, dada is family, Todd is family…us together…mama good, dada good boy, Todd special boy” (1/10)
  • “That/this is cool”
  • “Yeah, easy” (he says when I say something is not easy)
  • “Me cracking you up”
  • “Oh nice.”
  • “But it’s my job” (when we say not to do something)
  • “Don’t leave your shirt here” (on the couch)
  • “First cousins, not me pishin” (he likes to randomly say something that sounds like that, frequently)
  • “keep me safe!” (when Eric runs the blender)

CHRISTMAS TRIP

  • Christmas 2017 was the focus of the last post!
  • we went to Bend, OR (12/20 to 12/27)
  • Activities: swimming, checking out the train display at the library, skiing at Mt. Bachelor, celebrating my dad’s birthday (Christmas eve), and Christmas
  • when we got home he was excited about waiting for his dinosaur egg to hatch (gift from Ashley)

Todd with Grandma & Grandpa – December 24, 2017

Master Falls! – December 25, 2017

December 25, 2017

December 26, 2017

Waiting for the dinosaur to hatch – December 30, 2018

NEW YEARS DAY 2018

Castle groomer – January 1, 2018

Castle groomer – January 1, 2018

Hampton Lodge – January 1, 2018

FAVORITES THIS MONTH

  • Books: The Very Noisy Night (he calls it “Scared in Night time”), Pinky Dinky Doo (he loves to match the shoes at the end), How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • TV/DVD: Room on the Broom, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • Movie: The Fox and the Hound
  • YouTube: Lego Death Star review & speed build, Ryan’s Toy Review (while sick over New Year break)
  • super fun new toy: marble run (1/17)

New marble run – January 18, 2018

LEARNING & INDEPENDENCE

  • he counted 1-11 on his own
  • he asks “what letter?” certain words start with
  • he learned how to point the camera (phone) at me & take a picture
  • he said:
    • “Oh, I have to get a bigger stepper” (to reach for something on top of the freezer)
    • “Clean up, clean up!”

WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES & HOME ENTERTAINMENT

  • Eric takes Todd to the gymnastics open gym on Mondays
  • turning into Hulk…all the time!
  • fighting with lightsabers
  • he said:
    • “Put your phone away” (when I was taking his picture but we were having so much fun playing with the marble run) (normally he’d try to take my phone!)
    • “I want you ‘nect’ this together” (‘nect’= connect)
    • “Don’t sing” / “Don’t dance” or “I don’t want you sing” / “I don’t want you dance”
    • “But me not done with my tools yet. I doing my jobs. Me have one more job.” (wearing his worker gear)
    • “I doing straddle jump, dada. Like this!” (then he does a straddle jump)
    • “Me might fall…that is nice falling session” (playing on couch)
    • “You keep your hands to yourself, me swing my pillow blanket around, you knock me over, k?, m’kay!” (playing a game with Eric) (see video below >>)

LEGO LIFE

  • he loves playing with Legos (i.e., Garmadon’s Volcano Lair, Master Falls, big motorcycle, small tow truck set, Star Wars Duel on Naboo)
  • he likes to watch Jangbricks (YouTube) reviewing Lego sets & “the lady building that set” (A.L.F)
  • he said:
    • “Dada, you not doing right” (while building Lego forklift)
    • “I want it really so bad” (Lego Star Wars Death Star set…costs $500)
    • “This is the windshield, protects me from the rain” (on a Lego tow truck)
    • “This guy not have alternate face” (a Lego head)

Lego play – January 10, 2018

MAKING FACES

  • this month Todd really started becoming an actor
  • he loves making different faces: happy, mad, sad, surprised, etc.

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

SKIING – MISSION RIDGE

  • the three of us skied together 5 times (1/1, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, 1/20)
  • he likes to turn into Hulk at the lodge & push me off my chair
  • after skiing he likes kicking the snow in our parking lot
  • see the next post for: “Mission Ridge Ski Videos (~3 years, 5 months)“
  • he says:
    • “Mama, keep skiing” (when I stop to wait for Todd & Eric while skiing)

Chair 4

Chair 4

After skiing – January 20, 2018

HEALTH

  • he was sick (fever) & stayed home from preschool (1/4)
  • he was sick (fever) & fell asleep on the couch (1/10)
  • he said:
    • “You coughing? Cover your mouth!”

Sick – January 10, 2018

Sick – January 10, 2018

FOOD NOTES

  • when eating banana, Todd likes to grab half of it after we peel it (and if he wants more, then he wants to start a whole new banana instead of eating the other half)

DAY TIME NAPS

  • he still naps between ~1.5-2.5 hours, starting at about 2 p.m.
  • he comes out of his room on his own after naps (and sometimes first thing in the morning)

NIGHT TIME SLEEP

  • it’s a mix of waking up once in the night (he asks for Goppa) or sleeping through the night
  • we bought him 2 new pillow blankets for Christmas; he immediately accepted the new ones (of course, I’m keeping the old ones)
  • he laughed trying to get a sticker off the middle of his back (that I put there), one night before bed
  • he likes playing with Lego tow truck and motorcycle at bedtime; we read 5 books
  • he said:
    • “Me looking for a certain book”
    • “I got all me awesome toys” (picking out toys to sleep with)

Fighting with lightsabers – January 20, 2018

POTTY TALK

  • he still uses the toilet except he wears a diaper for naps & night time sleep
  • he said:
    • “You smell something coming right out my butt?” (after Eric said he smelled something while Todd was sitting on the toilet)