Carter Pavona: 3.5 Years Old
A late blog is better than a never blog ;) Carter turned 3.5 years old on November 3rd and he has been keeping us oh so busy during these last six months. I tell ya, people talk all the time about the terrible twos, but I think the actual parents in the trenches would say that three years old is a DOOZIE. It's really a good thing that Carter is so stinking cute because he can be quite a challenge sometimes. I don't know if there are others out there who have children like mine, but it's such a roller coaster with him. One minute you are wondering if it's too early for some kind of boot camp and the next he is walking up to you, with his arms open, asking for a hug and a kiss with an 'I love you' attached. He can make my heart so angry and then want to explode with happiness mere minutes apart.
These last six months have brought him a little brother, more time at preschool, and the absence of his big brothers as they were off to kindergarten. Being home without them during the day has been a HUGE adjustment for him and also me. I realized that Nolan and Judah really ran our show- they often picked what we were going to do, were the orchestrators of play, and the generator of ideas. Carter and I were a little lost without them at first, but we have found our groove. Carter, now I think, loves being the big guy at home. The joy is evident. However, he will tell me from time to time that his misses his brothers during the day.
Carter's verbal capacity is quite shocking sometimes. He talks non stop, all day long. Seriously. He's one of those kids that will get asked a simple question and he will go on and on and on and on and on. He loves nothing more than to laugh or do something that makes other laugh. He is also extremely injury prone. This kid bites his tongue, trips over his own feet, falls over, and runs into things more than anyone I've ever known.
Sometime very fascinating about Carter lately is all the weird places he falls asleep. We've found him fast asleep under his bed, in his chair, face down on the floor, by the door, and behind the curtains.
Other Things Carter is Into:
- Numbers- Carter is obsessed with counting items, counting to 100, and having people count while he goes and does something or gets something to see how long it took.
- Privacy in the Bathroom- Carter is 90% potty trained I would say at this point- he still wakes up from a nap or bedtime with an occasional wet or full diaper and during the day he is all "fancy pants" all the time. When Carter needs to use the bathroom, he always lets us know and then we are never sure if he's going to say "I need some privacy" or "I don't want privacy" and then expect you to go in there with him. He literally just let me know he had to poop while I was writing this and let me know he needed privacy.
-Games- Carter is super into board games. We love them in our family so this is a wonderful thing. I've really enjoyed playing with him while Preston is napping.
- "Reading"- Carter loves to read books he's memorized. He has always been a person who gets super into a few books at a time and wants to read those only. He still does this, but then also loves to read his books to Preston. Some favorites are Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do, Dada, The Little Engine That Could, My Truck is Stuck, and the favorite of all favorites The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- "I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING." If he ever gets in distress or in trouble, you can bet he is going to yell these words over and over again until he is able to explain his side the story.
This kid can simultaneously light up an entire room with his smile and laugh and make you want to pull your hair out as he needs to be placed into time-out yet again and it's only 9:00am. He will send tears streaming down your face as he strokes your cheek and kisses your nose and have you gritting your teeth when he gets his eleventh injury of the day for not paying attention to where he's going or what he's doing. He is wonderful and challenging, and sweet, and smart, and hilarious, and frustrating, and kind all wrapped into the one and only Bing.
These last six months have brought him a little brother, more time at preschool, and the absence of his big brothers as they were off to kindergarten. Being home without them during the day has been a HUGE adjustment for him and also me. I realized that Nolan and Judah really ran our show- they often picked what we were going to do, were the orchestrators of play, and the generator of ideas. Carter and I were a little lost without them at first, but we have found our groove. Carter, now I think, loves being the big guy at home. The joy is evident. However, he will tell me from time to time that his misses his brothers during the day.
Carter's verbal capacity is quite shocking sometimes. He talks non stop, all day long. Seriously. He's one of those kids that will get asked a simple question and he will go on and on and on and on and on. He loves nothing more than to laugh or do something that makes other laugh. He is also extremely injury prone. This kid bites his tongue, trips over his own feet, falls over, and runs into things more than anyone I've ever known.
Sometime very fascinating about Carter lately is all the weird places he falls asleep. We've found him fast asleep under his bed, in his chair, face down on the floor, by the door, and behind the curtains.
Other Things Carter is Into:
- Numbers- Carter is obsessed with counting items, counting to 100, and having people count while he goes and does something or gets something to see how long it took.
- Privacy in the Bathroom- Carter is 90% potty trained I would say at this point- he still wakes up from a nap or bedtime with an occasional wet or full diaper and during the day he is all "fancy pants" all the time. When Carter needs to use the bathroom, he always lets us know and then we are never sure if he's going to say "I need some privacy" or "I don't want privacy" and then expect you to go in there with him. He literally just let me know he had to poop while I was writing this and let me know he needed privacy.
-Games- Carter is super into board games. We love them in our family so this is a wonderful thing. I've really enjoyed playing with him while Preston is napping.
- "Reading"- Carter loves to read books he's memorized. He has always been a person who gets super into a few books at a time and wants to read those only. He still does this, but then also loves to read his books to Preston. Some favorites are Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do, Dada, The Little Engine That Could, My Truck is Stuck, and the favorite of all favorites The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- "I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING." If he ever gets in distress or in trouble, you can bet he is going to yell these words over and over again until he is able to explain his side the story.
This kid can simultaneously light up an entire room with his smile and laugh and make you want to pull your hair out as he needs to be placed into time-out yet again and it's only 9:00am. He will send tears streaming down your face as he strokes your cheek and kisses your nose and have you gritting your teeth when he gets his eleventh injury of the day for not paying attention to where he's going or what he's doing. He is wonderful and challenging, and sweet, and smart, and hilarious, and frustrating, and kind all wrapped into the one and only Bing.
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