Josiah had his three-year-old check-up on September 8. He was leery at first, having observed several of Micah's not-fun doctor's appointments. But the weight and height check were pretty fun. Then he had fun getting his eyes, ears and mouth checked out and was so tickled when the doctor saw Lightning McQueen and Mater in his ears. He had fun with the vision test. Then the shot. Not fun. It's one thing with an infant; they forget the pain pretty easy. Josiah took a long time to recover!
Here are his stats:
Weight: 30 lbs. (40 percentile)
Height: 37.75 inches (65 percentile)
(I'm a little confused about the percentiles. Those are what the nurse wrote down for me, but the doctor said something more like 30 percentile for weight and 75 for height. Either way, he's tall and skinny, which is not much fun for shopping for pants!)
The developmental diagnostic revealed what I'd been observing. He doesn't jump with both feet yet. He can draw lines and curves, but not circles. He's obviously very developed in other areas: language!
We also discussed potty training, a topic I've not discussed much on this blog because it makes me feel like a Mommy-failure. I really should be more transparent. He does well with #1, but refuses to do #2, despite the fact he has had occasional success. It's become pretty much a control issue now. We've battled back and forth, but right now, we're trying to be patient and not push the issue too hard. Honestly, there's not too much more we can do until Josiah decides he wants to do it.
Josiah loves being with his family. When we're at home, he'd rather run around in circles near us downstairs than be upstairs with toys alone. He goes to nursery and preschool easily, but sometimes he's told us, "I had fun, but I with I could be with my family." I think Micah need to grow up fast, so Josiah can have a playmate!
We're currently in a more difficult phase in terms of his obedience and behavior. The picture above summarizes it well. I'm asking him to turn around to take the picture. He says he doesn't want to or distracts himself with something else. He's "defining himself" by not wanting to do anything we ask him to and hesitant to try new things. I'm hoping he phases out soon, but we're learning lots about discipline!
Memory Book observations:
-Still sleeps pretty well, but we have had issues with leaving his bed, "monsters" and saving his "accidents" for bedtime. Still takes a nap in the afternoon for normally 1.5-2.5 hours.
-His favorite foods are mac & cheese, chicken nuggets with sauce, any kind of fruit, peanut butter and jelly, pancakes. He prefers raw veggies (carrots, celery and broccoli) with ranch dressing or hummus. He's still not a huge meat fan.
-His favorite toys: trains, cars, trucks. He's enjoyed puzzles, especially easier ones that he's already good at. We've started challenging him with harder jigsaw puzzles. He prefers paint and play dough and chalk to crayons. He's gotten more hesitant at playgrounds since we moved. I think he has to go back to same one several times to feel comfortable.
-He still loves books. We read before naps and bedtime for 20-30 minutes a day. Three books plus a children's Bible story or two. Then he likes to look at books on his own before sleeping.
-His imagination is off the hook. We're always pretending to be something: a train, book character, or animal. He makes his food into characters, rocks, straws from the pantry - anything!
-Favorite TV shows are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, SuperWhy, Dora the Explorer. Our favorites have shifted with our time change after moving. The only movies he's really seen are
Cars,
Finding Nemo and Thomas the Train.
-Loves to sing right now. Old hymns, Andrew Peterson songs, kid's classics, Veggie Tales.
In the picture below, he's scared because he hears an airplane. He's become a little more fearful in general lately, and sounds in particular bother him. He asked me if it was a "fighter jet with soldiers in it."
Last Friday we had an awesome time apple picking with the Morgans! We drove all the way out to Morganton, but the place was really cute and the drive was beautiful.
We picked Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Jonagold.
Davis picking up high.
Josiah grabbing one low.
Goldens
Micah, in his normal position.
Josiah said he wanted to stay at the wagons and "keep Kallie company."
Our bountiful crop
Examining the crop with Maddie.
Pretty girl with pretty apples.
Apple Hill Orchard
Excited about the tractor
Enjoying apple muffins and doughnuts at the gift shop. They also gave us apple slushie samples that were delicious.
