Boy, are you ever excited for your upcoming birthday! You told me today that you wanted to get 20 presents. Plus you finally get to chew GUM when you turn three, and that is about the most exciting thing of all. You also want a cake with strawberries and you want to go swimming at the YMCA, no wait, maybe Chuck E Cheese, no swimming. Hmmm. I have a feeling the final decision will be mine as you can’t make up your mind! However, it is so fun to see you think through what you like and want.
As we were starting out on a walk (for me & Abby)/bike ride (for you) today, I heard you singing a delightful little diddy, “Riding my bike is very fun.” Over and over. This is very common for you – you’re always making up a new little tune with lyrics expressing what is in your heart at the moment. I had a moment of panic after playing some nursery rhymes on the piano for you when you no longer wanted to make up your own music because you “can’t do it by myself”. So I backed off from fun “real songs” in favor of letting you plunk away on your own.
As we were starting out on a walk (for me & Abby)/bike ride (for you) today, I heard you singing a delightful little diddy, “Riding my bike is very fun.” Over and over. This is very common for you – you’re always making up a new little tune with lyrics expressing what is in your heart at the moment. I had a moment of panic after playing some nursery rhymes on the piano for you when you no longer wanted to make up your own music because you “can’t do it by myself”. So I backed off from fun “real songs” in favor of letting you plunk away on your own.
One area that is really changing recently is your desire to color and do crafts. A few months ago I had to practically hold your hand to make you draw a picture. Now you seem to really enjoy. Often your method is to take one marker out of the box, draw a line or a circle, put the lid back on, then set the marker on the table. Then you go to the next color. This way you methodically manage to use all of the marker colors.
I’ve been pleased to see you choosing to obey so much more often. I have been trying to ask you “Will you obey?” after giving instructions to help you understand that this is a choice you must make. And every “no” choice results in consequences, so it has helped to crystallize the battleground for both of us, I think. The result is fewer bad choices and fewer spankings (which I DON’T like to give!).
Abby and you are developing a special little friendship too. You like to show her how to do things, and she likes to follow you around. I often catch you guys giving each other a spontaneous hug or kiss. What a delight you are to me! I am so thrilled to see you become a “big boy” and I love you more than ever.
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