He is “3”!

3 might not sound that old, but to this mama, it is really old. 3 years ago he made me a ‘mom’. He gave me the most important title I will ever have; A title that can’t be taken away…ever.

He is the hardest working 3 year-old you will ever meet. His favorite thing is mowing the lawn with dad. He would rather vacuum than play with his toys. In fact, if I want his toys picked up off the floor, I just tell him that we need to vacuum. It’s amazing how quick those toys are picked up. When he is getting in trouble, I offer to let him help me do some work and he straightens right up. He just loves to work!

He is quite the shy guy some times. Since he was really little, he has clung to me or Brad wherever we go. Lately he is starting to venture out on his own. When we go to the store he says “hello” to almost everyone we pass. He is even brave enough to run down the aisles… sometimes a little too far for my liking.

He is working on being the most polite little guy. He tells everyone ‘thank you’, most of the time without a reminder. We are working on ‘please’ and ‘excuse me’. Although, when he farts he almost always will tell the world (giggle included) before he says ‘excuse me’.

He is still a super picky eater. He loves chocolate milk and hates water.

He still brings Monkey everywhere!!

He is learning his colors and his numbers. Red is his favorite.

He is not the best sharer but he loves his sister. He is constantly giving all of us “lovies”. Last weekend, I was in the rush of trying to get them kids dressed for the day and I hear Corbin laughing and repeating, “Sissy cute”. It was such a good reminder to slow down and enjoy the little moments with them.

He is stubborn… man is he stubborn. He gives this mama a run for her money in that department.

Each night before bed Brad and I each read him a story. No exceptions!

Although, I hate to see him grow up so quickly, I love each new experience with him.

Where are they now

Corbin would be perfectly happy if he had his own Kindle, a constant stream of cartoons on the TV and 100% assurance that Chloe wasn't going to play with any of his toys!

Corbin still loves to work! He uses his play tools to "fix" things around the house and to "repair" his trucks. His favorite thing to do, though, is to detail his trucks. He uses dad's belt as the hose and gets washcloths out of the bathroom to make sure his trucks look amazing. Like father, like son.

Corbin has been fully potty trained for several months now. No diapers, not even at night. We are now working on getting him to go #2 in the big boy potty instead of the training potty, but otherwise I am fully impressed with his progress at only 2 years old.

Every night at bed time we read books with Corbin and are constantly surprised at the things he recognizes in the books. After story time we tuck him and Monkey in and must leave the "door open" about 4 inches.

Corbin can name a majority of his different body parts and identify them when asked. He is a great helper and has learned to say "thank you" when appropriate. He has also learned a few other words that might not be as appropriate (time for mom and dad to be careful with our language).

As his communication tools are improving the temper tantrums and outbursts are decreasing. 

Chloe would be perfectly happy if we let annoy her brother all day long. She knows exactly what annoys him the most, so she does just that. As I write this, she is trying to be sly about sticking her foot on top of the Kindle that Corbin is playing on.

In all seriousness, she is super smart. She can and will repeat any word you throw her way, but is still learning how to use them when she needs to. She can use a few though including: hat, shoes, juice (which is currently pronounced "Jew"), bite, thank you, please ("peas"), night, love you, baby, bye-bye, and remote ("mote").

She is also a charmer. Her relationship with Brad is the epitome of "she has Daddy wrapped around her finger". She flashes one smile at him and gets whatever she wants. I think last week was the first time he has really disciplined her. However, that's only because he was worried about her safety. Climbing on top of the dining room table, repeatedly, is enough to throw Brad's stress level through the roof.

Chloe is an eater. She will eat all day everyday. She is not picky either. She likes anything from veggies to her favorite chocolate cake (with grandpa). However, she believes that eating should be a full-body experiment. She refuses to use utensils (regardless of our encouragement) and instead spreads food from her hair to her legs...at every meal.

Chloe likes to play with her toy dishes (and real dishes)  and anything the Corbin thinks is cool. Although, she would rather spend her time playing with mom and dad.

She is starting to show some interest in the potty business, so we will soon be investing in a training potty for her, because Corbin isn't in to the whole sharing idea. We have no idea why Corbin took to potty training so easily, but we plan to take the same tactic with Chloe. We never pushed him but always supported his curiosity. Maybe Chloe will be just as eager as he was... Maybe.