The Howell Family Blog: p at 3

Christmas break is 1 day away. I am so freaking excited to have 2 weeks off to be with my family. Then, when we return in January, Parker will be starting at a new school. eek!!! Totally scared. Majorly nervous. But completely at peace about this decision. It really is the best educational move I can make at this point. At least I hope I'm making the right decision. My heart and my mind and my gut says that it is, so I'm going with that. Tomorrow, his last day at Kindercare, will still be bitter sweet. I love his teacher. I love the front office staff. I love that my child is rarely ever sick. However, I also know that what they do in the 3's room at Primrose (his new school) is WAY different (and by different, I mean better educationally & playfully) than what I was told they do in the 3's room at Kindercare. Anyway, the point of this post is to update and keep a written entry on what Parker does at 3 years old. Well almost 3 that is. We are 1 week away from his birthday, and honestly I'm pretty sure I'm not blogging anything over my break. So... here it goes....

PARKER AT 3 YEARS OLD

· Talking in sentences now for the most part.

· Counts up to 20, but needs a little help from #14-20.

· Can sing his ABCs perfectly. Still working on recognizing them by sight.

· Knows all of his colors.

· Has great pronunciation with his words.

· Asks “why” to almost everything.

· Is obsessed with making sure all the doors in the house are closed.

· Takes 1-2 hour naps.

· Goes to bed around 8:15.

· Favorite thing to do is go outside and play with his friends.

· Knows just about every animal you can think of.

· Favorite show is Jessie.

· Favorite song is “The Jessie Theme Song”

· Loves candy… especially sour patch kids and starbursts.

· Wants to know what every animal eats.

· Loves to dance and sing, and will use his fist as a pretend microphone.

· Is asking Santa for 2 things: a microphone and a Santa hat. Done. And Done.

· Weighs approximately 26 lbs.

· Wears size 2T in shirts.

· Wears size 12-18 pants. Gap and Old navy are the only ones that fit him in that size. It is almost impossible to find pants that fit.

· Wears size 7.5 - 8 in shoes.

· Prefers to be naked all the time.

· Is completely potty trained with an occasional accident.

· Still 100% a momma’s boy.

· Best friends are Charlie, Harlen, Joey, and Ethan.

· When you ask him his full name he says “Parker Howell Brendan”. He doesn’t like it if you correct his order.

· Understands and can tell you that Papa and Grandma are Mommy’s mom and dad, and that Nannie and Poppie are Daddy’s mom and dad.

· Has a crazy good memory. Like crazy good. It kinda blows my mind how good.

· Loves arts and crafts, and has a love of learning new things.

· Rarely has to be put in time out. He pretty much listens after the first warning.

· Is scared of dressed up characters. He is fine with them if they are far away, but if they come towards him, forget it.

· He is not afraid of heights or jumping off things. I think he will love roller coasters one day.

· Can turn the I-pad on and find and play with all of his apps. Although he loves the I-pad, he would 100% rather be outside playing in the dirt.

· Tells me “You look cute” when I get dressed up. Haha.

· Likes to get his picture taken for the most part. Will tell me to take pictures of him & will automatically say “CHEESE!”

· Still loves to cuddle and pick at my moles on my back or pull on my ears. I absolutely HATE his “picking” habit.

· Started saying “UGHHHH” when we tell him he cannot do something. It is super annoying, but I think I’ve put a stop to it for the most part. He learned this awesome trait from our 5 year old neighbor. Not happy at all about it.

Here are some random pictures of him lately.