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Todd at 3 years, 6.5 months old – March 4, 2018

3 YEARS OLD…MONTH 7
FEB 21, 2018 – MAR 20, 2018

TODD SAID…

• “Yes, sir” & “Yes sir, Dada”
• “Yes, indeed”
• “This is the iss” (he says it a lot, but we don’t know what it means)
• “Let’s try that”
• “Go out there in sixty minutes” (to the living room)
• “You is happy and cute” (he said to me)
• “I love you” (he said to me out of the blue)
• “Couple tumors on the side” (he likes to repeat this phrase but we have no idea what he’s talking about)

FAVORITES THIS MONTH

• Books: The Gruffalo’s Child, Grandma’s are for Giving Tickles, Grandpa’s are for Finding Worms, Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Bath Time for Biscuit, The Incredible Hulk (Little Golden Book)
• Movies: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Peter Pan
• if I failed to mention he is a huge Star Wars fan in previous posts, let it be known now! (since shortly after he turned 2)
• he likes Cindy Lou Who

Jammies – February 25, 2018

INDOOR ACTIVITIES

• open gym at the gymnastics gym every Monday
• preschool Tuesdays & Thursdays
• he loves doing light saber fights & role playing to reenact the Star Wars Duel on Naboo scene
• he said:
  • “Let’s trange” (when he wants us to switch lightsaber colors and switch roles…Qui Gon, Obiwan, Darth Maul)
  • “I am not Todd, I am Hulk” (he says in his Hulk voice)
  • “I am back to Dr Banner” (in a normal voice)

Hulk – February 23, 2018

Hulk face – February 26, 2018

Ready, set… February 26, 2018

Jump! – February 26, 2018

OUTDOOR PLAY

• playgrounds & parks
• playing outside (weekday afternoon/evening)
• laughing hysterically because another kid kept kicking his foot to make his shoe fly off (and it actually ended up in a tree) (3/19)

March 10, 2018

March 10, 2018

March 10, 2018

Walla Walla Point Park – March 14, 2018

Washington Park – March 17, 2018

March 19, 2018

DEVELOPING SKILLS

• he recited the whole alphabet
• he told Eric not to throw the laundry basket on the floor
• he said:
  • “Sorry” (for throwing a cup) (this was the 1st time (3/4/18) that he said sorry without us asking him to do so)
  • “It is new move: big sit down” (jump & land on his butt on the couch)

Todd likes minions – March 12, 2018

Headed to preschool – March 15, 2018

LEGO LIFE

• See the post, “Todd’s Lego Review Videos (3 Years, 6-7 Months)“
• New Legos: Hulk Lab Smash; Marvel Super Heroes Hulk vs. Red Hulk.
• he doesn’t like to ‘mix’ sets when he plays with them
• he repeatedly reenacts the Duel on Naboo scene with the Lego set of the same name
• he said:
  • “Me is reviewing the set like Jangbricks reviews the set”
  • “First start off with the ____” (when he reviews Lego sets)
  • “Wait, Dada, this goes with Luke” (when Eric purposely put a Lego Luke head on a trooper, covered by trooper’s mask)

Lego Hulk Smash Lab – February 22, 2018

A NIGHT APART

• We had to Face time because I went to Seattle for a conference (3/8, 3/9)
• I sent them a picture of the cookie I received (upon check-in at The Camlin Hotel) & a video clip of my room
• Eric texted:
  • “Todd either wants to go to that condo house with mama or mama just brings home some cookies”

Face time – March 7, 2018

March 8, 2018

SKIING – MISSION RIDGE

• the 3 of us skied together 3 times (2/24, 3/3, 3/11)
• Eric & I skied together while Todd spent 2 hours in the MR daycare (3/18)
• he does “Hulk bash” at the rope tow
• skiing on the reins (all chairs)
• he loves puddle jumping

February 24, 2018

February 24, 2018

Hampton Lodge – March 3, 2018

March 11, 2018

DUMMY DOWNHILL

• instead of skiing this day, we attended the dummy downhill (at Mission Ridge) after Todd’s nap (3/17)
• Todd’s favorite part was climbing the snow slope

March 17, 2018

SKIING – STEVEN’S PASS

• Eric & Todd skied & rode magic carpet (2/28)
• the 3 of us skied & rode the magic carpet (3/9)

Steven’s Pass – February 28, 2018

Steven’s Pass magic carpet – February 28, 2018

Eric & Todd on magic carpet – March 9, 2018

HIKING – SADDLE ROCK

• we hiked most of the way up the Saddle Rock trail (3/4)
• see the last post, “Saddle Rock Hike (3/04/18)“

Eric & Todd – March 4, 2018

Throwing rocks – March 4, 2018

FOOD NOTES

• he tried avocado for a sticker
• he ate applesauce with a spoon
• he likes Chao (vegan) cheese (who doesn’t?!)
• he asked to go to “Taco Mar” (Taco Del Mar)

Todd eating Chao cheese – March 15, 2018

HEALTH & MISC

• he climbs on my lap a lot (on the couch & while reading books at bedtime)
• he said:
  • “Me having another itching day”

March 1, 2018

March 20, 2018

DAY TIME NAPS & NIGHT TIME SLEEP

• naps: status quo
• he went through a stretch of sleeping through the night that lasted ~2 weeks but other times he wakes up asking for Goppa
• he likes to “sleep with” Lego sets
• he said:
  • “Me is just loving you” (at bedtime when I told him to stop squeezing my nose)
  • “Dada, is mama here?” (when I was away from home for 1 night)

March 20, 2018

POTTY TALK

• status quo: potty trained except for wearing diapers during naps & night
• he wears a diaper for skiing but they’re always dry
• he said:
  • “Me really had to go. Me not touch my poo-poo” (sitting on the toilet)

March 3, 2018

March 3, 2018