I just realized I didn't do a post for Katie's 3 year old statistics and things to remember. Gotta write these down before they escape my memory. Here goes...
Weight: 27 1/2 pounds (10th %)
Height: 36 3/4 inches (25-50th %)
Special Items to Note:
1) Katie's Bunny goes everywhere with us. Bunny and her UVA/VT blanket are must haves at bedtime.
2) We have a budding artist. Okay, you can't call her pictures art....but this proud mommy thinks her pictures are pretty good. There is one on this post from about a week before her 3rd birthday.....a picture of herself.
3) Katie LOVES to play doctor and school. Apparently she has even convinced her new classmates at preschool to play doctor with her - to the point that her teacher is now looking for a doctor's play kit for the classroom.
4) Katie tells everyone the most embarrasing things about our private household activities. She basically just spills her guts....to anyone. Its AWESOME! No really, it is.
5) Katie is unbelievably shy. We went to the Roanoke Market a couple weekends ago and she told me when we entered one particularly crowded store that she was scared. When I asked her why she was scared she said, "I'm scared of all these people mommy." I have NO idea how to help her cope with this fear....or what words to say (goodness knows I wasn't shy a day in my life). That day I told her mommy was holding her and that she didn't have anything to be scared of because I would keep her safe. Crowds and new places seem to exacerbate her shyness. Hoping we can work on this....or that it magically will get better with age.
6) Enjoys riding her tricycle and climbing on everything in sight. Fire hydrons included. :-)
7) Has learned how to open the door - and unlock the bolt lock above the door. This is a serious problem! She will wait until you are occupied in some capacity (like using the restroom) and will use that opportunity to just walk out the front door. And NO - I'm not kidding. We have had multiple conversations about the extreme danger of going outside without and adult. I think its getting a little better, but if she wants to go outside and you tell her no.....she just walks out. We are going to have to find a baby proof door contraption that she cannot take apart (the last type I purchased she took apart and hid in her room so I couldn't find it and put them back on the door).
8) Katie is still having some sleep issues. Who can blame her when she is in a different place every couple of weeks? Richmond one week, Roanoke the next. We have resulted to putting a sleeping mat on the floor of our bedroom. We have told her that if she needs us during the night she can just come into our room and lay down on the mat next to our bed.
9) Katie is starting to write her own name. We have to help her with the "K"....she really struggles with that letter. But the "ATIE" part is pretty legible.
10) Katie is such a tender-hearted, kind little girl. Even her teachers at school comment that she is the first to go and console a classmate if they cry or get upset. If there is one thing we teach her, I hope it is kindness.
11) Tantrums are getting better....and Katie is starting to reason a bit. Not much, but its an improvement.
Katie, I hope one day you will read these notes/posts. I want you to see, remember, and understand how much your mommy and daddy love you. Each day you grow and change and we have the opportunity to learn a little more about you. Last night before bed you said thank you for being your best friend. I know I won't always be your best friend, but I am so honored to be your mommy. Love you, Katie Bug.