1) At a recent check up on 11/5, Micah topped the scale at just over 31# (90%), is 36 inches tall (97%) and has a head circumference of just over 20 cm (97%).
2) Talking in sentences - a few days ago, I asked Micah what he wanted for supper on the way home from daycare. He responded "I want bagel, Momma". I love his voice and all of the crazy little things that come out of his mouth.
3) Best friends seem to be Kyle and Logan. Every day I ask him what he's done at school. His response, "I play with Kyle. I play with Logan too. We play trucks"
4) Has a special bond with my Dad who he calls "Poppa Whoppa". Micah lights up whenever we talk about my dad or he sees him. I am so thankful that my parents live close and for their involvement in Micah's life.
5) Baby sister or Baby brother? According to Micah it's 50/50. We're excited to find out in a few weeks.
6) Continues to love his oatmeal. We now buy the large boxes, as 2 packet/day were causing us to make multiple oatmeal runs to the store each week. He also recently has added a bagel or peanut butter toast to his man-sized breakfast.
7) Still drinks either milk or water. A few days ago he came up to me and said "I want juice". I have yet to fulfill that request, because when I've bought it in the past he's turned it down.
8) Starting to figure out how to drink from a straw.
9) Sweet-tooth - yes! He's learned that if he goes grocery shopping with Mom, that he usually gets a cookie to keep him occupied.
10) When asked his age - his answer is "4"
11) Counting to six.
12) Learning more songs. It's fun to hear him sing. Recent favorite have been "Jingle Bells", "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" and "Twinkle, Twinkle little Star"
13) Knows the difference between football, basketball, and baseball on the TV. Now if we could only consistently get him to say "Go Vikings".
14) Knows the President - "Rocco Momma". When asked the Vice President, he will say "Doe Biden" about 50% of the time or "The Packers".
15) We still have our sleeping battles. Some nights he sleeps 11 hours straight, and other nights he's up 2 hours during the night only to wake up by 6:30 in the morning. As parents, you learn to function on minimal sleep some nights.
16) Loves to wear either his soccer ball or monkey pajamas at night. Other favorites include a gray zip-up coat that I had bought at Once Upon a Child for the fall. Thankfully the warm weather has allowed Micah to wear that coat well into the winter. He has a nice LL Bean winter coat, which he will reluctantly wear if told that "Poppa" has the same coat.
17) Matchbox cars are his favorite toy
18) Loves to play hide and seek. Okay, loves to do the seek part. He still hasn't mastered the hiding part.
19) Daycare pick ups have been difficult lately. Micah is often well ingrained in an activity, and has no interest in leaving. Trust me, it's great to see him so happy at daycare, but I often am carrying a screaming, kicking kid out of daycare these days. We have a few strategies that we're going to try over the next few weeks, as I am already dreading the pick ups when I'm on maternity leave and Kyle is working an evening shift.
20) Tantrums are still a daily occurrence and I don't anticipate that they will be going away any time soon. Micah simply does not like to be told "No" and he's at the age where you can't reason with him. He is going through a stage where he hits or kicks when he's mad, and Kyle and I are coming down pretty hard on him to break both of these habits.
21) Knows Jesus which makes me smile! We've been reading him a Bible story every night before bed, and he knows that the Bible is about Jesus. He also will tell us that Jesus' birthday is coming up.
22) We are so thankful for all of the laughter, smile and yes even the challenges that this little boy has brought into our lives. We love you Micah James!!
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