Christian is 4! And so big! Hard to believe, how fast the past year has gone and how much Christian has grown and changed in the year. Christian is sweet, affectionate, strong-willed (it's true), and independent.
What C man is up to these days:
Likes:
- LEGOS and building
- His drink (still true- this boy drinks, and drinks, and drinks. We never have to worry about him being dehydrated.)
- Stuffed animals (his favorites are currently his husky pup from Nana and Papa's Alaskan cruise, a teddy bear from Papa when C was born, and a brown and white "Jelly Cat" dog from my Aunt Deanne)
- Art projects: coloring, play dough, chalk. He has also taken interest in learning how to write his name recently.
- Clothes. Ever since I had Lucas (Daddy let him pick out his clothes while I was in the hospital,) Christian has been choosing his clothes and getting dressed on his own. For the most part his clothing combinations look okay now, but there are always a few days that he mixes stripes with plaids, etc. At first I really cared, now I have learned to just let it go.
- Riding the cool "Strider" balance bike our neighbors lent us
- Reading and going to the library, recent favorite: Dr. Seuss' "Yertle the Turtle"
- Any type of outing, he especially enjoys going to the park
- Playing ball (he has a great arm! Much better than Mommy.)
- Playing and wrestling with Lucas
- Pretend play, playing hide-n-seek ("Mommy, come find me in my closet.")
- School, learning, and playing with friends
- Salad (which to him is anything green)
- The few occasions when we don't understand what he is trying to say. He becomes very frustrated.
Much to mommy's despair, Christian gave up his afternoon nap about two months ago. He still has a quiet time, but it is definitely harder to get some things done during this time. It sure was nice when both boys napped from 2-5 pm! On the plus side, Christian falls asleep at night within minutes of settling into bed.
At Christian's 4 year/back to school check up (in August) he weighed 38 pounds (70th percentile) and was 40.5 inches tall (58th percentile for boys his age.)
For Christian's Birthday on the 17th, Christian attended preschool where they had a little cupcake celebration. In the afternoon my parents came up to Fort Collins (Steve had his evening class- boo!) and my dad played with Christian and his new "Dusty" airplane toy for.ever. (C also received his very own golf club, glove, and practice golf balls from Papa.) It was really nice to see them enjoying each other's company. After Lucas woke from his nap we went to Red Robin and enjoyed dinner and a surprise "Happy Birthday" song, Red Robin-style. All in all it was a special day for our wonderful 4 year old!
Christian on his BIRTH-day 4 years ago!
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