E at 3

It is hard to believe that our little guy is now 3. Here are some of the fun things he says/does.

Opening presents on his birthday

~Can count to 10. Always skips 4. And then says 16, 17, 19

~"That would be silly"

~"That's better"

~Is OBSESSED with swords. OBSESSED. Everything that resembles a sword has become one. I'm not a huge fan of swords, but we are rolling with it and teaching sword safety. :)

~Loves to hide (under blankets, pillows, etc.)

~Loves to build "ports" (forts)

~wears a hooded towel on his head so he can "run just like a hero!"

~weighs 29 pounds, 4 ounces (with clothes on) (25th percentile)

~is 38.5 inches tall (51st percentile)

~terrified of bugs (more on that in another post)

~loves his friends and is always wanting them invited to our house

~favorite toys are cars and trains

~enjoys stories

~prefers to be without clothes on as much as possible

~talks all of the time. In full sentences.

~likes to drum

~all "L's" in the middle of the a word are pronounced "Y's" (Selah = say-yah)

~calls his bottom his "body" - "you have to down the slide on your body"

favorite birthday present - the 1$ velcro ball thing at Target

~adores his sister

~loves to play "crash" where he tackles Selah to the ground

~favorite food is pancakes and he asks for them all of the time

~favorite color is green

~still wakes up once a night and crawls into our bed

~loves to snuggle

~only naps once a week, if that

~is usually asleep by 8PM

~is up anytime between 6:30 and 8AM

Dairy free ice cream sundaes

~is still very lactose intolerant and understands that he has special "Ephraim butter" and "Ephraim milk"

~can tolerate ranch dressing (to dip veggies in) and Kraft macaroni and cheese (but not Annie's - that has real cheese in it)

~loves to play basketball

~loves to jump