3 1/4

Today, Vincent is 3 years and 3 months old. What's he like these days?

-Can count from 1-20 in English and Mandarin. I honestly don't know if he can count further in Engligh or not, but I suspect that he may. He can also count 10-1 (backwards). Usually proceeding, "Ignition! Blast off!"

-Almost pottytrained. Still has accidents from time to time, usually because something is different, like he's getting a cold. Does wear a diaper for naps and bedtime.

-Loves preschool.

-Still loves music. He's a good singer and can get lyrics to songs pretty well. When I sing to him at night, sometimes he will sing with me.

-Enjoys dancing & has a bit of groove in him.

-Is learning about saying prayers.

-Will sometimes say "sorry" when he has done something he shouldn't have without having to be prompted, and sounds like he's truly sorry.

-Is imaginative. Vincent loves to pretend to be someone else. He changes his character often, and when he does, the whole family changes with him. It's hard to keep up with who he is at any given time, and when someone does not call him by the correct name of the moment, he gets very hurt & sad. Characters include Lightning McQueen, Kai Lan, Bob the Builder, Wallace (& Grommit), just to name a few.

-Has two chores; feeding the cats 2 times a day (if he remembers; otherwise, we do it) & taking his dishes to the counter or sink when he is done eating at each meal.

-Is starting to draw & color, rather than just scribble. He can do circles (sort of) & he is able to color specific items on a page, even if he goes outside the lines.

-Still loves books. He will sit and look at them on his own, but enjoys being read to.

-Claims to love his brother, though he doesn't always act like it.

-Has so much energy sometimes, it so hard to keep up with him. When he's happy or excited, he tends to get crazy wild (and a little clumsy). Somedays I feel like the story, Where The Wild Things Are, was written about him.

-But, with all his wildness, Vincent is incredibly sweet, loving, and caring. He tells us all the time that he loves us. When one of us goes away, even just leaving his room at bedtime, he says, "I'm going to miss you. I'm going to think about you." Sometimes when he hears a crashing noise coming from the kitchen & he's in another room, he'll run in and ask whoever is in the kitchen if they're okay. He loves to give us kisses, and will give me gentle ones when we're snuggling up. Speaking of snuggling, he's a super snuggler, always has been. And, every so often, he will try to stroke my hair very softly.

I feel like I could go on and on about our big boy. Not all is shiney & happy all the time, but we feel so blessed to have such a wonderful kid (two of them, actually!).