Abby is THREE!!

Abby is THREE! She's growing so fast.

Height: 37 inches (up from 35" at age 2) = 50%
Weight: 30.2 lbs, (up from 27.8 lbs at age 2) = 50%

Those awesome PJs are hand-me-downs from Eve, one of Grant's friends. They have been in Abby's pajama drawer for 8 months or more, and I've been telling her she can wear them when she's three. Do you think she was excited to wear them?

Potty: Accidents are VERY rare, but have been more frequent with the remodel going on. She still wears a Pull-Up to bed.

Clothing: 2T & 3T tops and 2T bottoms

Sleeping: She usually sleeps 8 p.m. - 7:30 a.m., but over the past month she's been getting up at 5:30/45. UGH! One good 1.5 hour nap though.

Abby-isms: "I hold you!" and "But I WANT to!"
She'll chant "Tony Romo - bam, bam, bambambam".

When we drop the kids off at school, we always remind Grant to be on green (behavior chart). She tells us that she stays on pink & purple. There is no behavior chart in her room, but to her pink & purple are the good colors so that's what she wants to be on.

Favorites:

Food: Ketchup and "Cheerios" (not together) The "Cheerios" get quotes because a long time ago, I started mixing Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Now that's her go-to for breakfast and snacks. Shocker - she eats the sugary stuff first.
Movie: Frozen

TV Show: Paw Patrol and Dora
Book: Richard Scarry's "Best Word Book Ever" - she loves it.
Toy: Usually, whatever Grant is playing with.
Milestones:
She can say the letters in her name but can't write it yet.

She can count to 20 in English and tries really hard to count to 15 in Spanish.
She can dress himself, but she still needs help with shirts.

She's been to the dentist three times and does really well every time (well - except the first trip, which was more of a wrestling match).

We had her birthday party at Chuck E Cheese the day before Thanksgiving. Abby LOVED Chuck E!!

I think she had a good time!

Grant is THREE!!

My big boy is three! Here's what he's up to:
Height: 39.5 inches (Up from 37 inches at age 2) = 90%

Weight: 37.2 lbs. (Up from 34 lbs at age 2) = 90-95%

Potty: Accidents are VERY rare. When they happen, it's usually at nap time. Grant still wears a Pull-Up to bed.
Clothing: 3T & 4T tops and 3T bottoms

Sleeping: Sleeps about 10.5 hours now. :( 7:45 pm-6:15 am is the norm. One good 2 hour nap though.

Grant-isms: The child canNOT say motorcycle. He ALWAYS says motorbicycle. Derek has been working with him, but it's not changing! I think it's adorable and not worth changing! :)

He also says "Tomorrow tonight?" when he means later. I think he must be used to people correcting him - he says "tomorrow" and they say "tonight", so he just always puts them together. He still says "EARL-ee" instead of earlier.
"Not todayyyy. Maybe tomorrow!"

"I make a BIG poo poo." or "That's a LOT of pee pee!" or "Go away, Dada" when he wants some privacy in the bathroom.

"Bay-ed" = bed. "Tay-en" = Ten. "Oars" = Yours

"I show you Abby, okay?"
"That's a regular bus, Dada." or "That's a school bus, Dada."

He points out big trucks and when he sees a blue one (like Papa drives) he says "That's Papa's truck!"

I think he's going to be a Mapsco like his daddy. He knows his way to school and back. No matter which way you go, he points out the blue car wash on the way "where the car gets a bath." The car wash is not directly on the path every time, but he still finds it a block over from the light. After going to the donut store with Papa twice last weekend, he told us on our way back home when we passed it "The donut store is over day-er".
Favorites:

Food: Chicken Spaghetti, Bananas, Watermelon, Oranges... basically all fruit.
Movie: Cars 2 (but Cars, and all Toy Stories are runner ups) - and the latest addition is The Incredibles
Book: We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Knows all the words. Without the book. I actually recite it when he gets upset to calm him down.
Toy: Lightening McQueen & Mater. The boy ALWAYS wants to fix things. He pretends the fork from the play kitchen is a wrench and "fixes" the tires on his cars. And lately he's been "fixing" the Lego airplane (also from Cars) by taking it apart and putting it back together all crazy.
Milestones:
He can say the letters in his name and recognize it when written. He can't write it yet.

He can count to 20 in English and 15 in Spanish.

He can dress himself, but he still needs help with shirts.

We're behind on some of them. Like going to the dentist! But Grant will have dental coverage in September and since he's waited this long, I don't see the harm in waiting 3 more months.

We just started having him wipe himself. It will be GREAT to have only 2 bottoms to wipe! (mine and Abby's).
I love seeing him as a big brother. There are times he relishes it. When Abby repeats a word he says, we praise him because he taught Abby a new word. We also take the opportunity to emphasize that it's important for him to make good choices because Abby is learning from him. He's always eager to go into her room in the mornings and at least once a week asks to get in her crib to play. They both love it.