Brooks at 3

My wild and crazy little boy turned 3 at the end of August.  I mean little when I say little.  He weighed in at 26.8 lbs (10%) and was 36.4 inches (25%) at his well visit.  I think he runs off all his calories because he can eat like a teenager.  As long as it isn't dairy.  No cheese on his burgers or sandwiches, rarely likes yogurt and milk is a no go too.  He loves macaroni and cheese though and lasagna might be his favorite food. He's a big breakfast fan too.

 

He moved out of his crib way back in January and was potty trained in February.  Both seem like forever ago.  He did awesome at both transitions.

 

I'll count my lucky stars that this boy still naps.  Only about 1-1.5 hours but I'll take any kind of quiet break that I can get.  At night, he snuggles his blanky and curious George monkey (sometimes a few other stuffed animals) and is out from about 8pm-7am.   

Like his daddy, sports are his love language.  He's always asking to play baseball and prefers to have you pitch him the ball then hit off his tee.  He adores Salvy from the Royals and get's so excited for the Salvy Splash. He even got his own orange Gatorade bucket and splash at his birthday party.  He took soccer and tball earlier this year and is  currently in gymnastics. He enjoys playing games, YouTube, riding his bike, bothering his sister and holding his brother.

One thing he for sure got from me is being a chicken.  He won't go into a dark or go upstairs or downstairs unless someone else is there.  He is the worst at hide and seek because he get's too scared to actually come find you. 

He started preschool this year! He loves it and gets sad on Monday's when Collins goes but he doesn't.  I can already tell he's benefiting so much from it.  We got him evaluated for speech and he qualified for services so he'll be getting some help with his speech starting pretty soon.  He talks a ton, it's just hard to understand him.  And recently, he's started to stutter, though they say that part is normal at this age. 

Brooks is one of the funniest kids I know.  His facial expressions, dance moves and the things he says, make us laugh daily.  He is so darn sweet too.  He'll randomly come give me a tight hug and say "I love you so much, mommy." He may not listen to me very well but his teachers say he's excellent at school.  Other than wanting to use the urinal multiple times a day (gross).  I'm so proud of how polite he is.  Holding doors open, saying please and thank you, etc.  He is just the best.

 

Brooks, you go 100 mph and but this family wouldn't be whole without you. You've taken on the big brother role so well and love your baby Kai so much. I can't wait to watch your guys' relationship grow.  Your my sweet boy and I love you so much.

He had a baseball birthday party and got to witness the solar eclipse on his actual birthday!

 

*Photos courtesy of The Studio.  Some of my favorite pics of all time.