On the 27th of August 2014 you turned 38 months old.
3 Years and 2 months old.
All of a sudden your personality is blooming.
You’re funny, cheeky and mischievous.
You’re lovable, cuddly and you’re a wind up!
The wind up side of you is coming out to play daily these
days, ever since your 3rd birthday rolled around it has become much
more apparent. You have worked out what to say and the actions that complement
them, and your away.
It was just the other day that I told you not to do
something for one reason or another, only to be met with your reply of ‘I
funny!’. Of course at the time I didn't think your actions were funny, but just
hearing you state that you were indeed funny, proceeded to put a smile smack
bang on my face.
So now whenever you do something that you potentially
shouldn't, you tell me that your funny. In fact when anyone does something that
they shouldn't, you tell me that they are funny too. Your cousin Josh decided
to try his luck at running away, followed closely by his Mummy, and then by us.
We really were a sight chasing Josh laden up with bags, and of course you in my
arms while you had a moment of refusing to walk for the umpteenth time. When we
eventually caught him, you looked at me and grinned from ear to ear, then you
told me ‘Josh runaway! Josh funny!’.
Then of course your cheekiness expands further, you are now
mimicking people. A few weeks back we paid a visit to the seaside, and we popped into
the pub for a meal. A man walked in shouting loudly, so you looked and me and
said ‘man’ and proceeded to make the strange sounds that he had made moments before… In fact recently you managed to really wind up your Aunty Alice. Alice
had been playing with you and getting you over excited, of course she then got
tired of playing… Whereas you wanted to keep going. You continued to climb all
over her, and eventually she got so annoyed that she threw a complete hissy
fit. You looked in my general direction to weigh up whether or not you were in
trouble, and when you realised Alice was just having a moment, you re-in acted
it for everyone in the lounge. You laughed and smiled even more when you saw
how funny everyone thought you were, except for Alice of course!
One part of the holiday you were really looking forward to, was the possibility of going out on another boat ride. We were sat discussing the different boat options together when you told me that you didn't want to go on a big boat. I asked you why, and your response was that it would sink. Having only watched Frozen with you again that day, it suddenly clicked that you thought big boats would sink like on the film, and clearly justified your reasoning for wanting a smaller boat.
A rather big development at 38 months was that you would now actually let us sit you on the toilet. Up until now you would only use the potty, but after Alice managed to bribe you with chocolatey goodness, you haven't looked back. This has made taking you out and about so much easier as we non longer have to worry about taking a potty with us. One aspect we are still working on is getting you to co-operate with number 2's... But we aren't rushing and are tackling it in the same leisurely manner we do everything else.
A rather big development at 38 months was that you would now actually let us sit you on the toilet. Up until now you would only use the potty, but after Alice managed to bribe you with chocolatey goodness, you haven't looked back. This has made taking you out and about so much easier as we non longer have to worry about taking a potty with us. One aspect we are still working on is getting you to co-operate with number 2's... But we aren't rushing and are tackling it in the same leisurely manner we do everything else.
The end of the summer holidays is here and you are now in your final year before starting school. This week see's you returning to nursery where you will be going Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. I know that when you go back this week your nursery teachers are going to see such a big change in you. I have finally managed to eliminate the word 'Choo' from your vocabulary, and instead you say 'train' without thinking about it. I cannot wait to hear their feedback on you, I just know they are going to be pleased!
As we go into your 39th month I still find is incredibly scary at just how fast time is flying by. Each day I feel that little bit prouder, even on the days where you push all of my buttons. You are such a clever little guy and I know that I cannot wait to continue watching you blossom.