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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