Ben is doing great at 3 1/2 and this continues to be my favorite age. He is so funny and we never know what's going to come out of his mouth! I think I text Josh almost daily with something new or funny Ben said. He likes to be more independent (especially with getting his own snacks and drinks and dressing himself) but he is also still so sweet and loves to cuddle with us.
One thing is for sure, Ben is not shy! When we're out he regularly strikes up conversations with random people. He recently greeted a packed waiting room at my doctor's office by shouting "Hi everybody!".
He is very interested in the Cars movies right now, which is funny because for the longest time he had NO interest in them and would get mad at us if we put the Cars DVD on. He recites the dialogue along with the characters and acts out his favorite parts.
We had a couple months where he was sleeping great and was waking around 7:30-8 and then napping too, but it seems like that has come to an end in the last week. It was nice while it lasted!
Ben is starting to branch out a little with his eating habits and he has been much more willing to try new things. Last night he tried a cheese quesadilla for the first time and told me it was "just like grilled cheese".
He's had a couple rough patches at school lately. Nothing major, just not loving it as much as he used to. We are moving him to the 4 year old afternoon class starting next week in hopes that it will help. He'll also be reunited with his best buddy who moved to the afternoon class in January.
Ben seems excited to meet his baby sister and we think he's going to be a great big brother!
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Ben at 3
I've been meaning to write an update on Ben for a few months now but he has kept us very busy! I have to say that I think 3 is so far my favorite age. Ben is so much fun these days (and challenging too but mostly fun)! It's hard to believe that just 7 months ago he only had two words and today he uses full sentences. "I want cold water please" is a common phrase in our house. We still have work to do on his articulation so that everyone can understand him, but I know that will come. It's just so nice to be able to have little conversations with him.
Ben has been doing great in preschool. We're lucky that he loves his teachers and classmates and he often sings songs that they learn in school. He's always very proud of his artwork that he brings home and enjoys telling us the new vocabulary words they learn each week. I had to drive him to school a few weeks ago and I heard his teacher tell him to "shake hands with friends". She explained that Ben is a "hugger" and was knocking the other kids down with his hugs to she had to implement a handshake only rule. Ben is definitely not shy!
He's also enjoyed getting to know some of the older kids in the neighborhood at the bus stop. Riding the school bus is still one of his favorite things and he gets excited every single time the bus turns the corner to his stop. I can see him talking away to the aide while they buckle him in.
Right around his birthday Ben started showing us that he wanted more independence. It was frustrating for all of us at first because he wanted to do EVERYTHING for himself and he would get very upset when we tried to do things for him. He also started to drop his nap around the same time so the fatigue did not help. We seem to have gotten past a lot of the tantrums (for now). He takes maybe 1-2 naps a week now. On the days he doesn't nap he is sound asleep by 7:30.
He still likes books and puzzles but he's been doing more pretend play lately. His current favorite show is Super Why and it makes me laugh that he talks back to the tv when they ask questions. He loved Halloween this year and was crying a few days ago because Halloween is over and he wanted to go trick or treating again.
All in all Ben is doing great!
Ben has been doing great in preschool. We're lucky that he loves his teachers and classmates and he often sings songs that they learn in school. He's always very proud of his artwork that he brings home and enjoys telling us the new vocabulary words they learn each week. I had to drive him to school a few weeks ago and I heard his teacher tell him to "shake hands with friends". She explained that Ben is a "hugger" and was knocking the other kids down with his hugs to she had to implement a handshake only rule. Ben is definitely not shy!
He's also enjoyed getting to know some of the older kids in the neighborhood at the bus stop. Riding the school bus is still one of his favorite things and he gets excited every single time the bus turns the corner to his stop. I can see him talking away to the aide while they buckle him in.
Right around his birthday Ben started showing us that he wanted more independence. It was frustrating for all of us at first because he wanted to do EVERYTHING for himself and he would get very upset when we tried to do things for him. He also started to drop his nap around the same time so the fatigue did not help. We seem to have gotten past a lot of the tantrums (for now). He takes maybe 1-2 naps a week now. On the days he doesn't nap he is sound asleep by 7:30.
He still likes books and puzzles but he's been doing more pretend play lately. His current favorite show is Super Why and it makes me laugh that he talks back to the tv when they ask questions. He loved Halloween this year and was crying a few days ago because Halloween is over and he wanted to go trick or treating again.
All in all Ben is doing great!
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