Mission Ridge | Freeheel Vegan

Todd at ~3 years, 8 months old – April 13, 2018

3 YEARS OLD…MONTH 8
MAR 21, 2018 – APR 20, 2018

TODD SAID…

“Us condo house is similar” (talking about the condo at Snowbird)
“You go happy!” (when I get impatient with him); and he does an exaggerated smile
“Who brought this?” / “Who bought this?” & then after I tell him, “Oh thank you, ____, very special” (and I answer, “You’re very special”)
“Those are in my way. Why this keep happening?”
he asked Eric what he did while Todd was at preschool (twice)
“Criss cross apple sauce!” (he demonstrated what he learned at preschool)
“at that point”
“I oh no no” (that’s how he says, “I don’t know”..this month he started using this phrase)
“Put your phone away”

HOME & OUTSIDE ENTERTAINMENT

Open gym on Mondays
Fighting with lightsabers (the 3 of us)
Favorite books this month (in addition to The Incredible Hulk): The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Trapped by the Green Goblin (Spiderman), The Mighty Avengers.
Favorite shows (in addition to Star Wars): The Iron Giant, PJ Masks
He said:
- “Let’s trange (change)” (when he wants us to switch roles with lightsabers)
- “Hey…Darth Maul doesn’t cook” (when Eric was trying to cook but Todd wanted uninterrupted time with the 3 of us playing with lightsabers)
- “It has 5 holes at least” (pop tube grooves)
- “From when me get bigger, I turn into Hulk. I bash my preschool. I throw my teachers and kids”
- “My hand is turning green, my other hand is turning green, my foot is turning green, my other foot is turning green, me is all green and scary and Hulk” (he says while pulling each body part out of his purple fuzzy, then at the end he stands up)
- “Mama, you make that ____” (toy that he sees on the computer)

PARKS

March 21, 2018

Favorite swing at the park – March 28, 2018

April 11, 2018

Cashmere skate park – April 13, 2018

Climbing the slide – April 18, 2018

OUTSIDE BALL PLAY

April 19, 2018

BATMOBILE

The real Batmobile came to town, so Todd & Eric checked it out (since Todd is a big fan of Batman) (4/20)

Batmobile – April 20, 2018

DEVELOPING SKILLS

He whistled for the 1st time (3/21, 3/24) (by blowing air in & out)
He rolled his tongue (3/24)
He loves counting things in general
Learning how to put each finger up in succession while counting on fingers to 5
Starting to learning sight words: yes, no, at & and
Cutting open Lego packs with scissors
Singing: Five Little Monkeys
He said:
- “Maybe that’s number 1” (counting the books as we read them)
- “Me sing it with crazy face” (ABC song)

LEGO LIFE

He loves doing his own reviews of Lego sets (like Jangbricks)
He said:
- “This is a little tricky” (putting Lego Sensei Wu’s skirt on)
- “First start off with the _____” (when reviewing Legos)
- “Obi wan cuts Darth Maul in half pieces” (reenacting the Duel on Naboo scene with Legos)
- “It’s a little bit flimsy” (part of the Lego volcano set)

SKIING – MISSION RIDGE

The 3 of us skied together 4x (3/24, 3/25, 4/14, 4/15)
Todd skied off-reins for the first time on 4/14 (and again the next day) [See “Mission Ridge Ski Videos (Off-Reins at ~3 Years, 8 Months)“]
During Flamingo Days (4/14), we found pink flamingos; Todd cried when he realized he couldn’t keep the plastic bird (you trade it in for a prize).

Hulk bash! – March 24, 2018

Off-reins on chair 1 – April 14, 2018

Found one! – April 14, 2018

Off reins on chair 1 – April 15, 2018

Off reins on chair 4 – April 15, 2018

April 15, 2018

SKIING – SNOWBIRD/ALTA

Todd at Snowbird – April 2, 2018

Shoshone Falls – April 7, 2018

FOOD NOTES

When the blender runs, he ‘sings’ until it goes off.
He likes beans & rice at “Taco Mar” (Taco Del Mar)
He likes learning about the digestive process
He said:
- “Yummy in my tummy. It fills up my tummy, and it goes down {he motions to his feet} and it takes what it needs; it takes what it not needs; it goes around {he makes hand motions like food moving through intestines}, and comes out my butt as poo-poo” (talking about his apple juice)
- “Crumbs is all over the place” (after eating plain toast on bed at Snowbird)

Taco Del Mar – March 28, 2018

HEALTH & MISC

He’s thorough when washing his hands (pump soap) & drying them. He likes to throw up the towel for fun when he’s done.
He does a decent job brushing his own teeth (but we brush them, too)
Doctor appointment (4/16) for Hep B & Varicella vaccines (afterward he got to shop for Lego Rathtar Escape)
- Height = 38″ = 14th percentile (WHO) or 21st percentile (CDC)
- Weight = 33.5 lb. = 41st percentile (WHO) or 43rd percentile (CDC)
Dentist appointment (4/19)
He said:
- “Me smell the smell of the soap” (sniffs in the smell)

Waiting for the doctor – April 16, 2018

DAY TIME NAPS & NIGHT TIME SLEEP

Naps: status quo
Night time sleep: I started a new ‘rule’ of no Goppa during the night (4/12) because Todd was still in the habit of waking up at night asking for it. Fortunately, he adjusted to this rule quite well. On 4/14, we started using a new clock (Teach Me Time!) that turns green to indicate when it’s ‘morning time’. We set it to turn green at 5:45 AM because his typical wake-up time is 6 AM (+/-). It stays yellow when it’s ‘night time’. I told him he could ask for Goppa when it’s morning time. Once this month he whispered (I heard him through the baby monitor): “The light is green. It’s morning time. Time to get up.”
1x this month he had a particularly difficult time going to sleep at night (4/18)
He said:
- “You count how many books we read” (after we read books before bed)
- “Snowbird was fun. Me is glad we’re back home” (right before falling asleep during nap) (4/14)

New clock – April 15, 2018

POTTY TALK

Status quo: potty trained except for wearing diapers during naps & night
He made a face while in the pool during our Utah trip (4/3); I asked if he was doing a poo-poo, he casually said, “No, just pee-pee.”
He said:
- “Me almost fell in the potty,” (then I laughed) and he said, “You think that is funny, Mama?
- “Hulk does big green poo-poos?” (he asks while sitting on the toilet)
- “Why you going up and down, penis? Because it’s my job” (he said while sitting on the toilet)
- “I know you’re excited, but please be quiet” (he said to Eric after doing a poo-poo)