Three Years

May 4, 2018

Scarlett is three years old!

At 3 years old, Scarlett:

Weighs: 31 lbs 10 oz (55th)

Measures: 3 ft 3 in (85th)

Loves:

Her baby brother—the first thing she wants to do in the morning is give him a kiss and hug
Attention and affection
Bear
“Helping” mama and dada on her kitchen stool
Riding her tricycle around the apartment
Favorite toys include her new ice cream stand & stroller, LEGOs, stuffed animals, board games such as Candyland and Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, and cooking in her kitchen
Finding rocks and picking flowers during walks
The Moana soundtrack
Books—loves going to the library every other week to get new books & is always bringing a book to mama/dada to read to her
Going to the park to climb and slide
The color pink
Mealtimes, especially if it includes PBJ, fruit, quesadillas, spaghetti, or muffins
Swimming lessons—has jumped into the pool without holding onto the teacher a few times
Gymboree
Dates with just Mama to Breadco, Picasso’s, or a special treat like frozen yogurt
People watching
Loves learning new things and doing activities, experiments, and art projects
Disney movies

Dislikes:

Being told what to do
Getting dressed or getting hair brushed
When August tries to take/knock over/throw something she’s playing with
When August is getting more attention than her
Random things that are fine one minute and the end of the world the next

Scarlett Lately:

Saying “I want mama/dada to do it” in response to the opposite parent trying to get her to do something (For example, if mama tries to put her shoes on she’ll say “No I want dada to put my shoes on” if he’s nearby at the time)
Has been a bit more oppositional and testing her limits lately. Will often say no or I don’t want to when you ask her to do something, and when asked to not do something she will often keep doing it until she gets a reaction.
Is finally able to climb most things at the park independently, although mama/dada still stand nearby because she still gets distracted by other people and will often not look where she’s going because she’s looking at other people
Can run fast without falling all the time
Gets upset about seemingly minor things at times
Is starting to initiate play with other kids at the park and loves when she makes a new friend
Not only does her vocabulary continue to increase but she also uses quite a variety of different tones and speaks with expression—she will often say things that make her sound like an adult, copying tones and phrases she hears other people say
She’s getting better at her conversational skills—she can have a good conversation with mama/dada but often clams up when other people talk to her/question her about things, although she’s gotten better about at least answering when someone speaks to her
As mentioned above, really loves to learn about the world and asks lots of questions while reading or just out and about—loves hands-on activities and learning by doing
Must have something in hand when we leave the house (whether it be a stuffed animal, book, or something random like a rock or Easter egg)—this isn’t a new behavior, just have forgotten to mention in the past
Is fixated with the phrase “36 degrees” and will randomly answer questions with this phrase
Has a few bad habits including picking her nose, biting her finger and toenails, putting her feet on the table, and tooting