I finally get what people were saying about the three-year-old stage. Lol. It hasn't been too bad so far, but compared to two, phew! It's gonna be a rough year. Jack never had the "terrible two's" but three has been far more challenging on us both. His emotions are bigger. He's smarter (and dare I say slightly manipulative? Ha!)
He's also funny as hell. This kid makes me laugh about a million times a day. His attitude is simultaneously frustrating and hilarious. I never know if I should be mad or just laugh. Usually it's a little bit of both.
Like the other day, he was angry at me for something...no idea what looking back on it. I probably said he couldn't have any rainbow sprinkles for breakfast or something. Lol. Anyway, he cried (a lot) and I tried to have a little "chat" (what we call time-ins) about it after he calmed down. But he wasn't having it.
"I'm sorry, mommy. You can't talk to me right now. I'm much too busy to talk to you." *walks to his bedroom door and slams it behind him* The threenager. He has arrived. Lol.
He also is just a quirky kid and I love it. I've mentioned before here on the blog that he's not really into toys too much. Cars, yes. But anything else. Not really. He's super into random objects and packs them around in the cup holder of his car seat. Like it is currently holding a wad of yarn, a Tylenol syringe full of water, a rock and a pinecone. Ya know, just in case.
He's still ridiculously smart. (Bragging ahead, beware, lol) He counted to 30 all by himself while we were checking out at Target the other day (he was counting holes in the cart) and the checkout lady just stared at me. Lol
He's getting better at recognizing letters and full words. If it's a word he sees a lot, he can sight read it. Numbers are still his forte. Addition and subtraction are regular occurrences around here. Like the other day at the store he told me that we still needed two more of something in order to make the five we needed since we already had three. It's just crazy to me that his brain even goes there and that he even cares enough to consider it.
I got him a new game on his iPad. It was for ages 5-7, but I figured I could help him play. It incorporated a lot of STEM activities, which he loves. I helped him with the first couple levels. He played it off and on the next couple days and I found he'd beaten the game. All 35 levels. With perfect scores on each level. Holy crap, kid.
He sleeps in his own bed 98 percent of the time, but still crawls in with me early in the morning for cuddles. He's back to taking naps about 65 percent of the time. It really just depends on the week. Usually the nap times are super inconvenient. Usually he'll fall asleep at like 5 p.m. Too late for nap, but too early for bed. #thestruggle
If you follow me on social media, you've probably noticed he still uses a paci occasionally. And while I know many of you probably have strong opinions about allowing a three year old to use a pacifier, I am in the "DGAF" boat. Haha. Jack is going through a lot of transition right now and it's really a comfort tool for him. He mostly uses only when he's tired and/or upset. I figure it's the lesser of the evils. I'd much rather have him do that then regress on potty training or sleep. He went about six-seven months without one until he found one a while back. It was all downhill from there. He's very attached lol. Yesterday he went hours without it until he was tired and then he told me, "Mommy, I'm getting really worried about my paci." LOL.
So it is what it is for now. Once we're settled, we'll readdress the paci issue.
I finally took the kid in for his 3-year well check. (Not too bad, not even two months after his bday!) and he's very healthy. (Despite a cold we had a few weeks ago). His recent dentist visit also revealed great health. No cavities!! Yay!! This is especially a big deal considering the cavity issues we had with him last summe. He's about 32 lbs and 38 inches tall. Wearing size 7 shoes. He's slightly above average in his height and weight percentiles.
He's also the biggest helper. He always wants to help me. It's amazing. I hope he's still like this at age 12. :P
His favorite pastimes are hanging out with mommy.
Blowing bubbles.
Swimming at Grandma's House.
Hanging out with daddy.
Hanging out with his Uncle Rusty.
Visiting his new cousin Tylie. :)
Playing outside. As much as he possibly can.
His favorite shows are currently Octonauts, Miles from Tomorrowland, Tumble Leaf and Blaze and the Monster Machines.
He's learned a ton from those shows so I don't mind him having some screen time. He was rattling facts off about Neptune to me the other day (thanks, Miles) and corrected my misunderstanding of what the "horn" of the narwhal is made out of. "Actually, it's not a horn. It's a tooth!"
I'm getting so excited for this summer. With baby girl and Jack, we'll have some fun getting out of the house, going swimming, blowing bubbles (obvs.) and going on adventures.
Even though the past few months have been hard taking on a lot of solo parenting with Daniel being gone for work, I am also incredibly grateful for the time Jack and I have gotten together. He's so fun and sweet and really is my best little buddy. I don't even feel ashamed for admitting that. I hope we always have a good friendship between us. Our relationship is probably about to change with the arrival of baby sister coming soon, and hopefully in a good way. I'm interested to see how it will grow and evolve, but most of all, I'm excited to see him grow and become a big brother. He's already getting so independent and legitimately helpful to me. I know it's going to be a tough transition, but we're ready for it.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
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