"Mom, I'm going to put you straight in time out if you say that again!" ...what?
Our personal recent favorite (preface, we are an adorable family who calls each other best friend so most of the time, Blake calls mom and dad his best friends) "Blake, you have to take a nap." "Fine! But you are NOT my best friend anymore!"
I could honestly make this whole post consist of sass quotes but let's be honest, there is way too much cuteness to this 3 year old to waste it on the sass. He has grown so much. We constantly look at him with this confusion, 'how did he get so big? What happened?' He isn't our little baby or toddler anymore. He is our little BOY. He is incredibly smart, driven, independent and fun. He is super animated; I've seriously contemplated putting him in some type of theater program because this boy can put on a show! I'm the classic mom that could go on all day about my kid...here we go...
-Word/Phrases he says a lot:
A recent one taught by the new teenager, Uncle Jon "GAINS, BRO!" Except for more than half the time it come out "GAINS, BROKE!" This is a phrase that brings Mom and Dad's palms to their faces...
"Daddy Dewek, Mommy Istina"
*Closes his eyes* "Where did Blakey go? I dunno, I no see him" *Eyes shut extremely tight*
*Strokes mom's face "Mom, where are your whiskers?"
*In British accent (so many British accents these days...) "Because [insert blahs] because [insert more blahs and gibberish] because...[and on and on and on...this kid LOVES to babble and he tends to babble about things in close proximity which means you know he is just talking to talk...]
"Look at that smile!" *He points to his mouth laughing*
Everything is "hims" "He is going to hims house."
Carbonated is carbicated.
*Lover boy that melts moms heart* "Mom, you're beautiful and you're pretty and I LOVE YOU!"
"Happy Christmas!"
"Huh?" *Literally his response to him every time you say his name*
"Agoobeday!" *His word for 'tickle me'*
"Deal with it."
"Arg! Give me all your treats!" *Pirate voice of course*
"I'm a chatterbox!"
The movie theater is the "Popcorn store!" where we can now enjoy a movie with him without 15 breaks.
"Boat snack!"
"We don't say stupid!"
-Big Boy Milestones
Has started spelling things, like his name and one of the shows he likes, Blippi.
Potty trained day and night the summer of 2018. He basically sits inside the toilet to poop and it always looks like he is about to fall in...but he never does.
Prays all by himself. He never leaves anyone out and anytime we pass a car accident he prays for the "people who get accident. Jesus Chris, Amen."
Matches pitch perfectly. He sings really well; it seems he has some hidden musical talents!
Very independent. He now basically takes care of himself. He gives himself baths, dresses himself, wipes, brushes teeth, gets in the car and buckles up, feeds himself, etc. Mom can't even help him turn his shirt around so it's not on backwards...
Brave enough for basically all the rides at Disneyland, even Guardians of the Galaxy!
Moved to a toddler bed right before turning three - August 2017.
Can count to 20-30.
Sings ABC's while washing hands.
As of November of 2018, he is 39 inches tall (40 if you stuff his shoes at an amusement park ;) )
-Obsessions
Still with the fans...can't quite figure it out. We are pretty sure it's just anything mechanical because the next one is...
LAUNDRY MACHINES. He is OBSESSED with Washer/Dryer machines. So much so, we have to stop and look at them all whenever we go to Costco or a new house. Blake enters new house; resident greets him. Blake: "Where's your laundry room?" Cue the face to the palm. I would turn my back for five seconds and go upstairs to find the washing machine on, running correctly, with soap and CLEAN towels. Cue the child lock on the laundry room door. He will even imitate what a washing machine does. He is obsessed with figuring out how machines work so I'm sensing an engineering future of sorts...
Halloween
Chocolate. It's mom's desperate power go to tool.
A new recent one...babies. Oh dear...
Other kids. Blake is more social than an obnoxious high school jock on a homecoming day!
-Funny Behaviors
His cleanliness. Blake does NOT like to be or feel dirty at all. If he walks outside and he doesn't have shoes on, he waits to be carried. If he sees a speck on the floor he wipes it up. When he comes through the outside door, he wipes his feet on the mat all nonchalant. And he gets mad if people make messes.
Wants hugs...only when it's cold or he is tired.
Holds his ear when he claims he heard a noise.
Talks faster than his mouth can go so sometimes stutters.
Loves to pretend everything is a garage door when he is playing and he has a particular garage door opening/closing sound "Chooka UUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUHHHHH"
He copies his Dad on just about everything. He finally came around to the idea of wearing a tie to church when he noticed that's what his Dad does. He also declared to me the other night while he was getting ready for bed that he was going to work at a bank like his Dad. This is one of Mom's favorite funny behaviors.
Has officially declared all brown doors are graham crackers.
-Funny Stories
Dad got up with him one morning and Blake couldn't stop talking about a butterfly in his room. So they looked for the butterfly until Blake finally proclaimed "It wasn't a butterfly" and their journey ended. He then decided it was time to move on and go eat bananas. A day in the life of parenting Blake right there.
Blake kept hearing Dad calling his dad "dad" so he got all worked up and yelled, "He is called GRANDPA, not dad!"
We are always telling Blake to "Use your words." Well one day, that backfired when he saw Dad get mad and he said "Dad, use your words!"
One moment Mom was complaining about her high heels hurting her and Blake ran over, kissed her shoes and said "There, you can wear them now." Thanks buddy.
One evening, we couldn't find Blake's favorite teddy bear so after about an hour of looking we told Blake that teddy bear had to go to work and he responded "Oh, so he can make money?! That makes sense. He will be home in the morning." So Mom responded "He's taking the night shift eh?" Blake: "Yeah, he works hard so we can go to the store." Miraculously, we found him by morning time and the whole story gave Blake the idea that teddy provides the bacon for our family.
Blake gets told to kiss girls and he always does it- unless they don't give consent. Good job learning consent Blake! One of mom's favorite moments "she wants me to not do that..."
-Firsts
First trip to Disneyland summer of 2017. Second trip, fall of 2018.
First day of day care/pre school, end of summer 2018. He LOVES socializing with the other kids and comes home every day with a craft to brag about.
Started primary
Thinks he started school...
-Favorite Foods
Breakfast: Wheaties cereal or Dad's pancakes
Lunch: Peanut butter and honey sandwich
Dinner: Spaghetti or Lasagna (red sauce boy)
-Favorite Dessert
Chocolate cake. Exhibit A: "Hey Blake, what do you want to do for your birthday this year?" Without hesitation, "CAKE!"
-Favorite Places To Go
Still any place with friends
The park
Now Disneyland
Mommy's gym (they have a sweet kids center)
The "popcorn store"
-Favorite Things To Do
Watch movies- currently obsessed with "Coco"
Play pretend with Mom
Wrestle with Dad
Again...play with other kids. Anywhere, anytime.
Dance to "Crazy Frog" and "Toxic"
Pretend he is riding a roller coaster. We put him in a laundry basket up by the TV and simulate the ride.
Sing "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me!"
Play hide and seek: "I'm in here!" as he snickers...
-Favorite Toys
His cars
-Favorite Shows
Boss Baby
The Incredibles
The Original Scooby Doo
Bolt
Tarzan
Hotel Transylvania
Despicable Me
Any Halloween Show (Ichabod and the Headless Horseman)
Youtube Kidz
-Favorite Books
Go Away Big Green Monster
Goodnight Fuzzy Book
The Farmhouse Book
-Favorite Stuffed Animal
Teddy Bear
-Discovered Fears
The dark
Mechanical Jumping Spiders (so funny!!!!...the image forever engraved in my head...)
The unknown
Bugs
-Sleep
Such a wonderful sleeper! Even when we went to Disneyland, all three nights he was asleep in his stroller at a specific time with NOTHING to get in the way of waking him up...not even falling out. Not that we let that happen...obviously...
He averages about 12-14 hours of sleep per day.
He still takes naps but not consistently. Basically whenever Mom decides he is cranky and needs one...or Mom is cranky and need one...
-Daily Routine
Gets up when the sun wakes up, barges into Mom and Dad's room "It's a beautiful, sunny day!" He opens the curtains, is aggressive with getting Dad out of bed but hops on the bed, curls up to Mom and cuddles with her while gently stroking her face and telling her it's time to wake up. Her favorite.
Spends mornings at a wonderful woman's house named Telina. He does pre-school, social time, outdoor play time and is even convinced to eat vegetables! Mom is a big fan of Telina.
Mom picks Blake up and we spend time playing, cleaning, shopping or attempting learning games. Dad comes home in evening and we make an effort to eat family dinner and get Dad/Blake wrestling time in before bath, teeth brushing, story, prayers, song and BED.
