Aidan at 3

My Men of Steele

Aidan made this birthday hat himself.

For the record, here are some things about Aidan as he turns 3.

Weight: 35.9 lbs
Height: 40.2 inches

Loves:

• All things Toy Story
• Searching for anything with a flashlight, especially his plastic bugs that he will hide all over the house and then find
• having Ethan lay on his (Aidan's) stomach
• being outside, especially if he can play in sand
• playing with our neighbors, especially their 5-year-old, David
• playing in the bathtub
• reading stories

Aidan with Mr. Potato Head, one of his treasured birthday gifts because it is a Toy Story friend

Aidan wanted to make a Mr. Potato Head on a tortilla like they do on Toy Story 3.  He actually did pretty well!

Dislikes:

• tomatoes
• being interrupted in the middle of something

Skills he has mastered:

• daytime potty training
• saying that his birthday is on June 2nd
• showing his age with fingers (although he can't say the matching numbers)
• talking a mile a minute about everything
• clearing his own plate and silverware
• memorizing favorite stories and "reading" them back to us
• coloring on the actual picture instead of all over the page (although still not staying in the lines)
• is just beginning to buckle himself into his car seat
• conjugating verbs in an overly-applied manner (I "gotted" something, I "ateded" it, etc.) 

Skills he is still working on:

•  nighttime potty training
• dressing himself
• saying all his ABCs (he likes to sing the song using only the letters that he hears me say during piano lessons!)
• counting correctly (we often get 1, 2, 3, 11, 16, 17)
• saying certain sounds, such as ch, v, and r-controlled sounds (squirrel is "skull-uh," church is "totes," shovel is "shuzzel," David is "Da-did")
• pedaling his trike
• pumping his legs on the swings

Personality:

• generally very loving
• currently going through a very Mom-oriented stage
• perfectionist tendencies - wants things to be in certain places or done certain ways
• getting more rambunctious every day
• is developing such a cute sense of humor
• occasional temper tantrums - he must be three!

We sure love our little guy!

Aidan got mad at Buzz one day and put him in the time out chair.  Cracked me up!

Why yes, Mom, I DO fit in Ethan's excersaucer!