Surrounded by stuffed animals in his bed
EATING
Caeden's eating has gotten better during these months. We give him smaller afternoon snacks and he eats a better dinner....go figure! ;) He's truly not as picky, especially if he's hungry. So I'm praying we're over that hump...but not going to get my hopes up. His all-time favorite food is macaroni and cheese - and would eat this everyday if I let him. Some of his other favorites are applesauce, pizza, RANCH, hot dogs, and Gogurt! He will dip ANYTHING in ranch. If there's fruit on his plate, and ranch, he'll dip the fruit in ranch. It's been a helpful tool in getting him to eat lots of foods. Ha! He has not been liking many varieties of fruits lately, so that's no fun....mainly grapes and applesauce. We still offer different things, but he rarely eats them.
PLAYING
It's been warmer outside so his favorite toys have been outside toys! He's loving his tricycle the most. He also still loves to play basketball and hit his tee ball. We did lots of Valentine and Easter crafts during this time and he always loves this. I have been awful at implementing Room Time so we need to start this back up soon - it will be very helpful when the baby arrives!
SLEEP
He is still sleeping normally. He goes to sleep great and basically never gets out of his bed. His nap lasts about 1-1.5 hours long and he sleeps 11-12 hours at night still.
LANGUAGE
His vocabulary is still growing all the time and he is speaking more clearly, so more and more people understand him. His favorite questions are "What's that?" and "What you say?" He asks these numerous times a day....We just answer them simply and go on :)
POTTY
He is still doing great at the potty! He tells us 98% of the time that he needs to go....maybe only 2ish accidents a week...and they're always #2. :) He basically never has a pee accident. And just recently he's been taking himself to the potty if we leave the bathroom light on.
DISCIPLINE
We've dealt with some very difficult tantrums during this time period. But over the last few months they've gotten better. He was consistently put in time-out when he would throw a fit, so I think that helped a lot. Caeden is just so social, he hates being isolated...so time-outs are something that work for him. We are having to work a lot on not whining.
SURGERY #2
Caeden had his second surgery during this time. In March he had his hernia repair done. He did great before the surgery, but waking up from the anesthesia was the worst part!!! Once we got home, he did awesome and his recovery was very quick! Now he's just got a one inch scar down his belly...
SIBLING!!
Caeden learned that he has a sibling on the way during this time. He knows its in mommy's belly and at first, he kept telling mommy to take it out. We showed him how small it was with our fingers and are always reminding him that we have to let the baby grow big and strong in mommy's tummy before the doctor can take it out. We've shown him pictures of mommy being pregnant with him and talked about how big he made my belly - and this baby will do the same thing. He loves to talk to the baby and say, "Hi baby! This is Caeden! I love you!" Sometimes he will say other random things to my belly....like telling the baby what he will teach it and telling the baby that he will share his toys with it. We are daily praying that he loves and accepts this baby and has a lifelong bond with it. We have lots of things we're trying to teach Caeden to do independently before the baby comes. He will be 3 yrs and 2 mos old....so hopefully he'll be at an age where he can do many things independently!
We still thank God every day for the precious gift of Caeden....even on our rough days!!
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