Asher at 3 1/2 years!!

Asher sleeping at naptime holding onto his shorts tag.

On Sunday Asher turned 3 1/2 years old! WOW! That's crazy! I mean, time sure flies doesn't it?!

He is a special little boy. I know, aren't they all?!

Asher is a sensitive little boy, who likes to sleep with his teeth out like bugs bunny while holding his tag in his shirt or his pants. He is very selective of his clothes because they have to have the perfect silky tag or he refuses to wear them. He likes airplanes, playing soccer and catch, visiting playgrounds, riding his bike (yeah! He just started doing this finally) and the plasma cars. He also likes to swim, "when it's nice out" now swimming underwater like a little fish. We are looking forward to getting a family pool pass and going any time we want!

Asher has his favorites, too:
Food: Biscuits, pizza, chocolate animal crackers, fruit snacks, chocolate or plain special K, M&Ms
Toys(s): Plasma car, bike, bouncer, anything active really, and playing dogs with his sisters
Places to visit: Grandmas and Grandpas, the zoo, and playgrounds.
Person: Mommy :) "I want you."
And his tags, not taggie blankets, just tags.
Asher is great with his colors and counting to 20.

Dislikes:
Sleeping. Seriously, the boy rarely sleeps. He especially hates sleeping alone.
Storms: He shakes when he sees it raining.
Clothes without the right tags inside.
Most desserts, milk and most milk products.
Can not get him to sit still long enough to color.

Addison's Half Birthday: 4 1/2!

Today Addison is 4 1/2 years old! Addison is still, and will always be, our little girl. She has changed a lot since turning 4. She finally said good-bye to her Taggie, has learned many things in school, but still loves playing with her dolls. Addison is learning to read and perfecting writing with her LEFT hand...yes, Addison is left handed! She likes to read stories, color, play with Asher, and loves going to preschool and playing with her friends, especially Bella. Addison loves stuffed dogs and has a ton of them. She also loves Mickey Mouse and is requesting to go to Disney World soon.

Addison loves to chat and ask questions. But, she is also full of not so nice things to say that we have no idea where she got those words! She seems to know things before they happen, too. She keeps saying that she is going to have a baby and live at Grandma Bets' house. Addison is definitely one of a kind, just the way we like her!

Happy Half Birthday, Addison Rose!

Addison's 1/2 Birthday

 

Addison's 1/2 Birthday

Today Addison is 3 1/2 years old! Amazing! She is growing out of her little baby body, slowly. However, she is still our little baby girl.

Addison has changed a lot in the last 6 months. She went back to having her taggies with our moving struggles. And, we have not taken them away yet. She says a lot, "Mommy, I do not want my taggie anymore." But, when it comes time for bed, she asks for it back. She is not taking it to preschool in her backpack anymore and is rarely seen with it during the day. So, she is getting better. The move also stressed her in other obvious ways. She started having accidents at night. Just recently, after all other efforts had failed, Chris told her that she would have to get a "pee pee shot" if she could not stop going potty at night. She, amazingly enough, has not gone potty since! Whatever works, right Daddy? Addison talks a lot about the old house..."Mommy, we played this game at the old house," or "They visited us at the old house." She used to say how much she missed the old house, but she has stopped saying this now that we are not going to our old neighborhood daily for school. She does like her new room, but she would really like to see it purple. We hope to get her room done first, replacing her big toddler bed with the full bed it turns into with new bedding. Someday.

Addison has been going to preschool Tuesday and Thursday mornings since the fall and has been doing well. She is very social and likes to learn. Addison likes to play with Alivia and Asher (when Alivia is not available), play pretend with her babies, and cuddle. She likes to call Asher "Lucas," which is their cousins name. It really annoys me because Asher is beginning to get confused as to what his name is! So, I call her Suzie when she calls Asher Lucas. :) Addison really likes to eat off of the Spiderman plate and eat out of a purple cereal bowl. Believe me, this is worth noting if you want her day to go smoothly. We have really fancy dinnerwear around here. Addison is sleeping good at night from 8pm until 7am and then takes a nap from 12:30-2:30 on good days. She will not take a nap when Alivia is home, but she still really needs one. Addison is still a big cryer and gets teary over just about everything. Her cry is so loud it sets our doorbell off...seriously! Addison is our best eater, and she likes eating best on someone's lap. Her fav foods are veggies. She will still sometimes eat her broccoli over a cookie. At breakfast she prefers special K or Total cereal over cheeries. Funny girl. She continues to love clothes, but sticks with her one outfit with leggings a day. We lost all of her clothes in our move, so she has little to chose from now. (Yes, we lost her entire tub of clothes. So, Addison only has what we took with us to the apartment. We have unloaded everything here and no clothes. We hope to comb over each of our parents homes soon to see if they have them because there were a lot of neat new things in there! I am so upset about this and so is Addison). 

Addison's favorites:
Toy: Baby dolls (and she has many), Food: steamed broccoli and carrots with cheese. Dessert: Cupcakes. Color: Purple. TV show: Curious George. Movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks. Favorite place to visit: Addison said the zoo when I asked her, but she loves the Omaha Children's Museum, too. Clothes: Feet PJs, and anything with leggings. Headbands.

Addison's dislikes: Having her hair put in pony or piggie tails, preferring headbands, and wearing her winter coat.

It will not be long and we will be celebrating her 4th birthday. We will enjoy her as a 3 year old until then...and love every moment. 

 

 

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