You are not at all bashful (so different from how Graecyn was); you will talk to anyone and love to show people whatever toy you have with you. Your vocabulary has grown and we love to hear what new words will come out of your mouth - especially those that aren't quite what they're supposed to be. Some of our favorites are:
"My byself" = by myself
"struckin'" = construction
any word that ends in "s" gets an extra "s" at the end (cars ss)
any word with a "v" is pronounced with a "b" (excavator = excabator)
"someping" = something
anytime you give someone a thumbs up, you touch your thumb to theirs and say "tomp"
Every night when I'm tucking you into bed, you say,
C: "Mama, I want to tell you someping."
Me: "What Cody?"
C: "How 'bout we go on a helicopter."
Me: "Not today"
C: "maybe tomorrow"
You HATE loud noises and instantly cover your ears with your hands if you hear a loud noise or if you think there is going to be a loud noise. This has caused some challenges (especially when it comes to using the bathroom when we're out in public...public bathrooms are sooooo loud!); you're getting better about handling noises and we've gotten a solution for when using the potty when we're out and about (you cover your ears before we walk into the bathroom and keep them covered the entire time we are in there; I do all of the work for you - pulling down your pants, sitting you on the potty, holding your legs so you don't fall in. For awhile it was causing a lot of stress because you would refuse to use the bathroom unless we were at home - sometimes holding it for HOURS. Now when we use public restrooms, you say "just like at home" after you're finished.
You were in swimming lessons, but we had to take a break. You started to hate going to swimming and throwing major tantrums. The pool can get really noisy during lessons and I think the noise was just giving you too much anxiety. It was becoming too much of a fight each week, so we decided it was time for a break. Hopefully in a few months we can try it again.
You are learning your letters and numbers and can spell your name and Graecyn's. You don't care anything about coloring or drawing right now and spend all of your time playing with your cars and trucks. You love anything with wheels and will lay down and push it on the floor, watching the wheels turn. You still nap, both at preschool and home; at home you'll nap for about 2 hours. You love to be outside, even when it's cold. We had a big snowstorm recently and you chose to help me shovel off the deck - you were in heaven and were such a good helper!
We're not sure yet if you will be right handed or left handed; you eat with your right, but do most other things with your left. You seem to be pretty athletic and coordinated, so we're excited to get you signed up to try different sports once you're old enough. You still have a bit of a temper, so I'm hoping to get you into karate or something similar to help you learn how to channel your temper better.
You LOVE to dance and will wiggle your bottom anytime you hear music. You really get into it too, making different faces, trying to get laughs from people. You love to have your back and bottom rubbed and will wiggle around if I stop rubbing to get me to start up again.
You have mastered zipping things and love to zip your coat. You're so proud when you've done it and let everyone know you got your coat zipped all by yourself.
You are a constant source of entertainment! Love you, buster!
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