On being three

When Thomas turned 3 I had every intention of stealing an idea from Taryn & Nancy and posting a list of his favorites. So I'm a few weeks late, but I still thought it would be fun.



Favorite color: Red?
Favorite food: Changes frequently. Currently probably fruit snacks (either Finding Nemo or John Deere; to him they are "fish fruit snacks" or "tractor fruit snacks." Or maybe it's french fries!
Favorite toy: anything with wheels (which he loves to remove, much to my chagrin!). Right now he loves two of Parker's new toys.
Favorite movie: He's never really watched a movie, but since he loves the Cars characters, I'll go with that one
Favorite TV show: Calliou (he's starting to love Handy Manny, too; and he also enjoys Zooboomafoo (or Zaboo, as he calls it). We try to limit his TV to an hour or so a day...pretty much just when I need to occupy him while I feed Parker to put him down for bed/nap.
Favorite school friend: Hmmm, Braxton? Maybe also Ella & Grace. But really, he talks about all of them quite a lot. It seems to change each week.
Favorite playgroup friend: Lily
Favorite person: His brother Parker! He always wants to be near him.


Favorite costume: He's not much of a dress-up kid, but he still likes to sport his dragon costume from two Halloweens ago
Favorite book: Changes weekly. Right now his faves are Horton Hears a Who (he calls it "the elephant book") and Library Lion
Favorite room in the house: Wherever everyone else is!
Favorite place to visit: Aquarium, or his grandparents' house (either set) where he can be spoiled and treated like a prince!
Favorite thing to do at school: play outside
Favorite thing to do outside: Play with water or ride his Jeep


Favorite animal: our dog, Sully
Favorite song: Jesus Loves the Little Children, ABCs
Favorite restaurants: Chick-fil-a, Moe's, Andolini's Pizza, Wild Wings

Taryn talked about the things Lily says that she doesn't want to correct (for the cuteness factor). The one word I love that Thomas says is what he calls the remote control. It is a "malote." And speaking of Lily, he still calls her "Yeelee." I'm sure there are other Thomas-isms that I love, but I am too tired to think of them at this moment. I'll have to try to dedicate a future entry to that.
We also had his three year well child visit a few weeks ago. Everything went great and the doctor thought he was right on track. She agreed with everyone else I've talked with, that it's best not to push Thomas too hard to potty train. He will be willing sooner. We just need to keep asking and keep encouraging. As for his measurements, they were:

Height: 38 inches (55th percentile)
Weight: 31 pounds (50th percentile)

I think the height measurement was a tad bit off. He didn't have his head straight (he was kind of looking down and I don't think he was standing up very straight). He's all torso though. He wears 3T and 4T tops and 2T bottoms (preferably with an adjustable waist that I can cinch to nearly the smallest option!).

So in summary, life is pretty good as a three year old. Our litle one has many favorites and not too many complaints. Life is good.