How has it already been 3 years with this little guy? It seems like only yesterday HE was the baby of the household. Bennett has had some big changes in the past 6 months, but he has been great. Bennett loves his baby sister so much. He tries so hard to love on her, but to be honest, sometimes it overwhelms her quite a bit! He will talk to her in a baby voice, and copy everything Josh or I say to her. Now that she is getting older, he is very interested in having her "play" with him, even though she can't sit up yet, I am constantly putting her in his jeep, or cozy coupe, or pretending to ride outside toys. He tries to share his toys with her, which is so sweet. And when she is crying or hasn't fallen asleep or is asleep, he informs us right away. You can tell her is very concerned about her and wants to help. Overall, we are getting used to having 2 kids, and I will honestly say, sometimes Bennett is more work.
Bennett hit his "three-nager" stage much earlier than when he actually turned 3. He is Mr. oh-so-independent. He wants to do everything by himself; put on his shoes, pull up/down his pants, buckle his seat, get in his seat, etc. He is SO particular on everything you do for him, for example, if you cut up/don't cut up his food (and he will always want it the exact opposite of what I just did for him though), how much drink he wants in his cup, he wants to get his own ice and pour his own drinks (which I do not allow....one or two messes later). He is very adamant on what clothes he wants to wear, and it is usually a combination of batman, superman, spider man, or some other superhero. When he does not get what he wants, or you do something "wrong" he throws a fit. We have had to get more persistent with discipline (although, he mostly just laughs at mom when I try to discipline).
Bennett has cut out his one and only nap of the day at this point. We were finding that by making him nap, he was wired at 8-9 pm and not ready for bed at all. So, without a nap he goes down much easier at 8 or 9 for bed. He typically sleeps from 8:30 pm to 6:30-7 am. When he does take a nap he will try to prolong taking a nap or going to bed for as long as he can. Some nights he gets up multiple times to ask for 1 more show, 1 more snack, potty, song, story, etc.
Some of the things Bennett loves: Batman (or any superhero), cars/trucks, trailers, boats, Hot Wheels, Transformers, playing outside, swimming, being on the boat, puzzles, play-do, Legos, Paw Patrol
Some of the things Bennett hates: being told no, eating what we ask him to, going to bed, taking naps
Some of the things Bennett can do: tell us his birthday (it usually goes "14 Bennett August", Sing Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Jesus loves me, Count to 15 (sometimes he skips a few numbers, ride his bike (with training wheels)
Bennett is extremely social and loves to talk (wonder who he gets that from??) Sometimes, we just want him to be quiet! But, we love his social personality and know that's what makes him, him. He is curious about the world around him and is very friendly and loving. He wants everyone to be his friend and has no issues walking up to people to strike up a conversation.
This past spring, Bennett participated in Rounded Minds:Soccer and Spanish. We loved watching him participate and learn. However, a 3 year old soccer program can have its challenges. He (and all the other kids) quickly lost focus and we ended up chasing them down, but it was fun!
He also participated in Vacation Bible School this July. He loved VBS! He had so much fun with his little friends and again watching him participate and learn was awesome!
We are so excited to see what his 3 year old self will turn into. He keeps us busy! We love seeing how his little personality grows and develops. We would have never guessed how into super heros he would be, so I can only imagine what the next year will bring. It is so hard to believe in a year he will be going to preschool. I just love who he is and the funny things he says.
Here are a few more of my favorite pictures from the past 6 months. Enjoy!!
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