I've said it so many times, but it's hard to believe that my
first baby is now three years old!!! I think that means he's technically
not a "toddler" anymore - maybe considered a "preschooler?????"
3 YR STATS
Caeden's eating has been much better this month. He is mostly eating whatever we feed him - without arguing. This has caused his eating to be a little more healthy too. His favorite foods are macaroni & cheese (still), hot dogs (still), yogurt, carrots with ranch, applesauce, and goldfish. Caeden loves ranch. He will dip anything in ranch - even his fruit, if there is ranch on is plate at the same time!
- After visiting the doctor today, Caeden officially weighs 28 lbs (10th percentile) and is 36 inches tall (25th percentile)!
- He wears 24 mos shorts, 2T shirts, and is in a size 9 shoe! In jeans, he'll probably be in a 2T.
Caeden's eating has been much better this month. He is mostly eating whatever we feed him - without arguing. This has caused his eating to be a little more healthy too. His favorite foods are macaroni & cheese (still), hot dogs (still), yogurt, carrots with ranch, applesauce, and goldfish. Caeden loves ranch. He will dip anything in ranch - even his fruit, if there is ranch on is plate at the same time!
SLEEPING
Caeden's sleeping habits are pretty good. His bedtime has gotten stretched a little later over the summer. He's usually asleep between 8:30-9:00. And he wakes up between 7:30-8:00.....about 11 hrs of sleep at night. He then sleeps about 1.5 hrs for his nap each day. During this month, Caeden moved to a twin bed, and has done a great job! He still stays in his bed from the time we lay him down until we go get him. He will sometimes lay in bed for up to 30 minutes, awake, without getting up! He still sleeps with his 2 Marvins (his sock monkeys), and his blankie. He does not like to be covered up with his new sheet - just his blankie. And he will sometimes add various stuffed animals to his bed to sleep with at night.
Caeden's sleeping habits are pretty good. His bedtime has gotten stretched a little later over the summer. He's usually asleep between 8:30-9:00. And he wakes up between 7:30-8:00.....about 11 hrs of sleep at night. He then sleeps about 1.5 hrs for his nap each day. During this month, Caeden moved to a twin bed, and has done a great job! He still stays in his bed from the time we lay him down until we go get him. He will sometimes lay in bed for up to 30 minutes, awake, without getting up! He still sleeps with his 2 Marvins (his sock monkeys), and his blankie. He does not like to be covered up with his new sheet - just his blankie. And he will sometimes add various stuffed animals to his bed to sleep with at night.
PLAYING
Caeden has discovered Dora & Diego this month, and they are his new favorite!! It's amazing to us his comprehension and memory of various episodes. One day he was trying to get out of the car, and he said, "Help! Help! Ayudame! Ayudame!" We cracked up, and thought, "He's seriously learning Spanish from that show???" Caeden is absolutely LOVING to pretend lately. He plays in his kitchen a lot, and is very creative with the meals he makes. :) He will get out his doctor kit and help make us feel better. He will get out a baby doll, and pretend to take care of her. He loves to play dress-up and be different characters. Aside from pretending, he is also loving cars & trucks.
Caeden has discovered Dora & Diego this month, and they are his new favorite!! It's amazing to us his comprehension and memory of various episodes. One day he was trying to get out of the car, and he said, "Help! Help! Ayudame! Ayudame!" We cracked up, and thought, "He's seriously learning Spanish from that show???" Caeden is absolutely LOVING to pretend lately. He plays in his kitchen a lot, and is very creative with the meals he makes. :) He will get out his doctor kit and help make us feel better. He will get out a baby doll, and pretend to take care of her. He loves to play dress-up and be different characters. Aside from pretending, he is also loving cars & trucks.
LANGUAGE
Caeden seems to be doing great on his language. One thing that exploded this month was his amount of talking - sometimes he talks non-stop. There was one day, he had a 10 minute conversation with himself in the back of the car - talking non-stop for 10 minutes. I think he was talking to us, but we seriously did not have one chance to interject and comment on what he was saying. This has happened a lot lately! If someone talks to him at a store, he will start talking and won't stop - we have to pull him away. :) A lot of people comment on how clear his speech is, so I guess that's good.
Caeden seems to be doing great on his language. One thing that exploded this month was his amount of talking - sometimes he talks non-stop. There was one day, he had a 10 minute conversation with himself in the back of the car - talking non-stop for 10 minutes. I think he was talking to us, but we seriously did not have one chance to interject and comment on what he was saying. This has happened a lot lately! If someone talks to him at a store, he will start talking and won't stop - we have to pull him away. :) A lot of people comment on how clear his speech is, so I guess that's good.
SICKNESS
Caeden had gone several months without being sick, and almost a year with no ear infections! But that changed this month! 2 days before we left for Florida, he got Croup - which was very scary! There were several times in the middle of the night he couldn't breathe! :/ He then quickly got a cold with lots of congestion. Two days after arriving to Florida, we took a trip to Urgent Care where he was diagnosed with having an ear infection. And three days after returning home - another trip to his doctor for a separate ear infection! I'm praying all this sickness is done for awhile!!!!
Caeden had gone several months without being sick, and almost a year with no ear infections! But that changed this month! 2 days before we left for Florida, he got Croup - which was very scary! There were several times in the middle of the night he couldn't breathe! :/ He then quickly got a cold with lots of congestion. Two days after arriving to Florida, we took a trip to Urgent Care where he was diagnosed with having an ear infection. And three days after returning home - another trip to his doctor for a separate ear infection! I'm praying all this sickness is done for awhile!!!!
VACATION
This was the month we went to Florida for 6 days, and thoroughly enjoyed our first trip together as a small family!! Caeden did awesome adjusting to the time change, and being flexible while traveling. You can read more about our vacation here.
This was the month we went to Florida for 6 days, and thoroughly enjoyed our first trip together as a small family!! Caeden did awesome adjusting to the time change, and being flexible while traveling. You can read more about our vacation here.
SURGERY #3
On August 9th (just 4 days after Caeden's birthday), Caeden had his third surgery. When he was a newborn and had his circumcision done, the pediatrician at the hospital who did it left a lot of extra skin. Up until this point, it had just been a cosmetic issue - not a big health issue. But recently, some of the skin started to grow back together, and would soon be causing him pain. Thus, it was no longer cosmetic - it was something that needed to be fixed. So this third surgery was a "circumcision repair." I'm sure he will not enjoy me posting about this! But it was still a big deal. Honestly, it has been the worst of the 3 surgeries. He has done GREAT with it, but we are still recovering. We are praying this is the last surgery this little guy has to undergo!!!!
On August 9th (just 4 days after Caeden's birthday), Caeden had his third surgery. When he was a newborn and had his circumcision done, the pediatrician at the hospital who did it left a lot of extra skin. Up until this point, it had just been a cosmetic issue - not a big health issue. But recently, some of the skin started to grow back together, and would soon be causing him pain. Thus, it was no longer cosmetic - it was something that needed to be fixed. So this third surgery was a "circumcision repair." I'm sure he will not enjoy me posting about this! But it was still a big deal. Honestly, it has been the worst of the 3 surgeries. He has done GREAT with it, but we are still recovering. We are praying this is the last surgery this little guy has to undergo!!!!
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Caeden had his 3rd birthday party at the Bentonville splash pad. It was a pirate theme, which he was so excited about! He still tells people, "I had a pirate birthday party!!!" More details and pictures here.
Caeden had his 3rd birthday party at the Bentonville splash pad. It was a pirate theme, which he was so excited about! He still tells people, "I had a pirate birthday party!!!" More details and pictures here.
OUR SCHEDULE
This was our approximate schedule for the month:
7:30/8:00 - Wake up, Watch a short movie to wake up, eat breakfast
Morning - We did lots of different things each day since Daddy was home for summer. But mainly playtime with mommy and/or daddy.
11:30 - Lunch
1:30/2:00 - Nap
3:30 - Watch a short movie to wake up
*Sometimes he would eat a snack, but most days he does not ask for a snack anymore.
5:30 - Dinner
6:00 - Play outside!!
7:45 - Inside for bath & bedtime
8:45ish - Asleep!!!
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