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Todd at ~3 years, 9 months old – May 18, 2018
3 YEARS OLD…MONTH 9
APR 21, 2018 – MAY 20, 2018
TODD SAID…
- “Correct, mama”
- “It’s outside time. Let’s do this” (kick the soccer ball)
- “Forget it”; “That’s it, forget it”
- “This is pretty serious” (Eric couldn’t find his keys)
- “Wonderful”
- “Hey this is my spot” (on the couch)
- “Me is not into it” (Eric wanted him to look at something on the TV)
- “Let me read that”
Snuggles – April 24, 2018
DEVELOPING SKILLS
- Language:
- He’s learning to using the word “I” instead of “me” (i.e., “I want” instead of “Me want”)
- Academic:
- He likes to point out which is ‘bigger’ and which is ‘smaller’
- He counted the ridges on a Therm-a-Rest pad from 1-18 (he skipped 15) (4/22)
- He counted to 20 but skipped number 15 (4/26)
- Fine Motor/Visual-motor integration: [I’m a school-based OT so this is important to me 😉 ]
- He copies a vertical line, horizontal line, cross & circle (4/26)
- He traces within forward, diagonal and curved line mazes
- He cut across a piece of paper independently
- Able to complete 16-pc interlocking puzzles independently (end of the month)
- Self-care:
- He put on his own velcro shoe (undo velcro, pull at tongue, slid foot in, re-do velcro) (4/25)
- He initiates applying toothpaste & brushing his own teeth (5/18)
- He’s tall enough to turn on/off light switches (without a step stool)
- He likes to fling his underwear in the air with his foot when he takes them off
- He fits into 2T-3T clothing
- We started using a “1-2-3” warning system to help with unsafe behaviors of Todd not stopping when we say ‘stop’ (5/20); if he gets to ‘3’ we take a highly preferred toy/activity away for the rest of the day.
- He likes to know what the plan for each day is. He asks:
- “What us get to go to?”
May 7, 2018
INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT
- Pretending to be a doctor with a kit that I made (i.e., plastic syringe to give shots, thermometer, bulb syringe to suck out boogers, Band-Aids, medicine cream in foil pack, latex gloves, etc.)
- Playing with:
- Legos (i.e., Thor vs. Hulk Arena Clash)
- Gladiator Hulk figure
- Avengers diving toys: Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man
- He said:
- “_____ is my best superhero”
- “Me losed it” (he couldn’t find his sticky Hulk toy)
- “Let’s match up my Hulks” (he puts them together to make comparisons)
April 25, 2018
Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace – April 28, 2018
May 2, 2018
OPEN GYM (MONDAYS)
Shades – April 30,2018
ICE RINK
- Todd’s 2nd time ice skating (5/11)
Todd ice skating – May 11, 2018
5/11/18
OUTDOOR FUN
- Riding our scooters/skateboard on the Apple Capital Loop Trail
- Playing at playgrounds (Walla Walla Point, Washington & East Wenatchee parks)
- Throwing rocks in the river (4/21)
Compare the riverfront pictures from 4/21 & 5/13, and you’ll see a big difference in the water levels! (See post, “Wenatchee Riverfront (5/13/18)“)
Pre-flooding; Todd throwing rocks – April 21, 2018
Pre-flooding; Todd & Elisa – April 21, 2018
Park after preschool – May 8, 2018
May 9, 2018
Favorite swing – May 13, 2018
EVENING BALL PLAY
- Kicking the soccer ball or blue ball (until it popped!) & playing in the grass after dinner (9x this month)
- Eric helped him slide down the light pole
- He got his first blisters because he ran around in his boots without socks (4/27)
Todd at 3 years, 8 months old – April 21, 2018
April 23, 2018
April 24, 2018
April 28, 2018
May 11, 2018
HIKING – SADDLE ROCK
- Todd made it to the top of Saddle Rock (4/22)
- See post, “Saddle Rock Hike (4/22/18)” for all the pictures
- 2.45 miles, according to my Runkeeper app
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Eric & Todd in the saddle of Saddle Rock – April 22, 2018
LEAVENWORTH
- Using the playground equipment, skate park & walking trails at Enchantment Park/Blackbird Island (4/28)
- He loves to hike!
- He went down the skate park slope on his Globber by himself 4-5x (and never crashed)
Todd & Eric – April 28, 2018
Hiking at Enchantment Park
Elisa & Todd – April 28, 2018
April 28, 2018
OHME GARDENS
- We walked around the gardens on 4/29 & 5/20
April 29, 2018
Eric & Todd
Elisa & Todd – May 20, 2018
TRIP TO OCEAN SHORES
- We stayed with Eric’s parents for a long weekend (5/4 – 5/6)
- We splashed in the waves, rode our scooters/skateboard & played with Legos (Grammie gave Todd a Lego Friends ice rink set). We got to see Darren & Sandie, too!
- See post, “Trip to Ocean Shores (May 2018)” for more pictures/details.
Ocean Shores – May 4, 2018
Todd & his Granddad – May 4, 2018
Elisa & Todd – May 6, 2018
PRESCHOOL
- There was a combined Mother’s Day & Father’s Day performance (5/10)
- Todd stood calmly, searching the crowd for us. No tears this time! When he spotted us, he smirked. The videos are pretty boring but I included them anyway 😉
TOUCH A TRUCK
- This was Todd’s 3rd “Touch a Truck” event (5/12)
Todd in Helicopter – 5/12/18
Todd in Helicopter – 5/12/18
RAINY DAY
FOOD NOTES & DINING OUT
- Pizza at Lemolo (4/21); Claudio’s Mexican restaurant (4/28); Saddle Rock Brewery (5/19); Taco Del Mar (multiple)
- He likes “corn kiff” (corn thin/crisp) with Earth Balance on it
- He tried herbed quinoa & liked it (5/1)
- He ate an entire tray of organic blueberries (5/11)
Blue raspberry boy- April 29, 2018
Taco Del Mar – May 16, 2018
DAY TIME NAPS
This month, we started a (very short!) trial of skipping naps. It wasn’t something we pre-planned, but on 5/2 we skipped his nap because we were too busy moving the beds and furniture. We let him skip his nap again on 5/3. On the way to Ocean Shores (5/4), he napped in the car. On 5/5 we skipped his nap, but then he fell asleep at 6 pm and was ‘out’ all night. On 5/6, he napped in the car on the way home. Back home, starting 5/7, we decided that he clearly wasn’t ready to completely give up naps, but he did skip his nap to go to the ice rink (5/11). However, on the last day of this month (5/20), we started the ‘no nap’ schedule again (stay tuned…)
Unplanned nap at Ocean Shores – May 5, 2018
4:55 PM – May 14, 2018
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- He tends to really prolong the bedtime routine, so I started turning off the lights at 9:30 pm regardless of whether we got all 5 books read or not
- He had some nights when he was afraid at night; he wanted Eric to stay with him (4/30)
- Bedtime games:
- He likes to play the ‘owl game’ after reading the book, Night Creatures. [We use an owl that my aunt Elaine gave him to re-enact a page in the book where the owl swoops down & pounces on a field mouse.] He says, “You be the owl and I be the movement in the grass”
- He likes when we act out “a wiggle, a jiggle, and out pokes a foot” while reading Stick Man.
- He likes to learn about the digestive system; we look at a picture in the Anatomy Coloring Book & talk about the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum & how the food comes out as poo-poo; we also look at a picture for the urinary system.
- He said:
- “How it works” (This is how he refers to the ‘Perplexis’ toy. He likes to watch me do it, and he helps)
- “My teacher said be quiet at school” (when I told him to be quiet before bed)
May 15, 2018
TWIN BED
- Big day! (5/2) We moved the twin mattress into Todd’s room & took out his crib mattress. Also, no more tent enclosure in the house (it will truly be a ‘travel tent’ now)
- Todd adjusted to the change beautifully!
Todd’s new bed setup – May 2, 2018
On the Apple Capital Loop Trail – October 2, 2016
YEAR 3, MONTH 2
SEPT 21 – OCT 20 (2016)
COMMUNICATION & COGNITION
- he made up a hand sign for car steering wheels (he puts hands/fingertips together & rotates them back & forth)
- he’ll say “go” when he wants you to move, or when we are going somewhere
- he asks to get out of his crib by saying “es chew” (but we’re not sure what that word is)
- he repeated “boo-boo” (10/5)
- he repeats “Obiwan has taught you well,” one syllable at a time
- loves to say “noway!”
- he counts “two, two, two” as he points to things
- he can repeat all letters of the alphabet
- he repeated the numbers 4-10 (10/9)
- he matched 5 colors with his 2-piece puzzles (i.e. pink > pig, yellow > banana, etc)
- he said “pillow blanket” and “owl” (i.e. he names things in his crib)
- he says “show” for Star Wars movies
- he says “stay” (i.e. he wants to stay at the park)
- we prompt him to say “I need ___.”
- he calls his formula milk “Goppa” (who knows where that came from?!)
- he said “more pancake” & “fresh diaper”
- he repeated “stop” & “no bueno”
- he says/asks for Walla Walla Park (“Walla Walla Pok” or “Walla Walla Walla Walla Pok”)
Watching Star Wars in his “Obiwan robe” – October 3, 2016
NEW ABILITIES
- he lifts his leg way up when riding his Globber scooter
- able to climb up on my bed without help (the mattress is high off the floor)
- first time riding his bike a significant distance because he’s finally tall enough (to Washington Park, 9/25)
- he helped take his shirt off
- sliding down a big slide by himself (Lincoln Rock Park, 9/28)
- Todd’s 1st mountain bike ride (1 mile round trip, Horse Lake Reserve)
- he did some jumps with really high knees (10/19)
- doing back floats in the bathtub (10/12)
- we do “art class” with crayons & paper (until he starts to put the crayons in his mouth)
SILLY THINGS
- he imitates the Lego Duplo (phone) game characters when they lick their lips for the ice cream
- laughing hysterically watching a clown burp & barf on an iPad game app (10/8)
- he wanted to strip off his clothes while outside (and it wasn’t very warm out!) (9/24)
Somewhere near Blewitt Pass – September 24, 2016
DAY TIME ACTIVITIES WITH ERIC
“Stay-At-Home-Dada” (SAHD)
- Rocky Reach Dam (9/21)
- visit Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park (Vantage, WA) (9/23)
- Lincoln Rock Park (9/26)
- Apple Valley Gymnastics (10/17)
- sitting in the Princess car while grocery shopping
- he LOVES to swing at Walla Walla Park
Eric & Todd – September 26, 2016
Todd on his Globber – October 12, 2016
October 18, 2016
FAMILY ACTIVITIES & DINING OUT
- near Blewitt Pass (9/24)
- 11.85 mile bike ride with trailer on the Apple Capital Loop Trail
- Lincoln Rock Park (9/28)
- riding his bike in the neighborhood & meeting new kids & playing (Castlerock, 9/29)
- dinner at La Fuente (9/30)
- Todd on his bike, Eric & Elisa on foot…Horse Lake Reserve (10/1)
- White Heron Cellars music event (10/1)
- Todd on his bike, Eric & Elisa on foot…Rock Island portion of Apple Capital Loop Trail (10/2)
- went to a baby shower (10/3)
- sitting on parked diggers at Washington elementary school (10/7)
- Rocky Reach Dam & lunch at Cafe Rio (10/8)
- 10 mile bike ride with trailer on the Loop Trail (10/9); and Walla Walla Park
- Todd on his bike, then we went to the Saddle Rock Brewery (10/11)
- 2.5 miles on the north section of the Loop Trail – Todd on his bike & in the stroller (10/15)
- morning at Walla Walla & dinner at La Fuente (10/16)
- evening at Walla Walla Park & dinner at El Porton (10/20)
Todd’s 1st mountain bike ride – Horse Lake Reserve – October 1, 2016
Biking at Horse Lake Reserve – October 1, 2016
White Heron Cellars – October 1, 2016
White Heron Cellars – October 1, 2016
White Heron Cellars – October 1, 2016
Driver’s seat – October 15, 2016
HEALTH
- 2 year check up with his new doctor (10/5)
- weight = 25 lb + 11.2 oz (18th percentile)
- height = 2 ft + 8″ (4th percentile)
- he got a very mild cold (runny nose, 10/8)
- screening by birth to 3 for his expressive communication (10/10)
- he has a “boo-boo bear” ice pack that he uses when he bonks himself– we put it on the hurt spot, then he gets to lightly bite the ears
When Todd gets upset! – October 19, 2016
Swinging at Walla Walla Park – October 20, 2016
DENTISTRY
- spotted his right upper 2nd year molar (9/28)
- spotted his left bottom 2nd year molar (10/2)
- that’s tooth #17 & tooth #18
- Dentist appointment (10/10)
La Fuente – September 30, 2016
FOOD NOTES
- loves corn on the cob
- he ate carrot pieces in coleslaw & wanted more (9/27)
- interested in eating pancakes for breakfast again (no blueberries but with a smear of sunflower butter & a drizzle of maple syrup)
September 22, 2016
October 4, 2016
DAY TIME NAPS
- status quo…see last month!
- he likes to throw all his stuff out of this crib
Before nap – September 22, 2016
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up crying in the night ZERO times this month…YAY!
- status quo…sleeps ~9 hrs per night (roughly ~9 PM to 6 AM)
- most nights before bed, he takes a bath
- our night time routine: we read books together in the glider chair, then Todd decides when to get down. He runs out to see Eric, then Eric puts him in his crib
- he doesn’t like to keep his socks on
- when I lie down on the floor next to his crib at night, he likes to pile everything from his crib on me…then takes back his pillow blanket(s) and a “fuzzy” (the word I use with Todd for blanket)
- he wanted his “Hooper Humperdink?..Not Him!” book in his crib with him (10/10)…then a few days later, when he had it in bed with him during a nap, he ripped up several pages 😀
Todd & Pillow Bear – October 20, 2016
POTTY TALK
- he does most poops in the toilet (he tells us when) and some pees in the toilet (we take him)
- he had a streak when he told us he had to go poo-poo 5 days/times in a row (accurately!)
October 12, 2016
