Caitlin: 3 years old!

Caitlin, you are 3. I can't believe that my baby is almost no longer a toddler, but a little girl! You are beautiful and so much fun to be around. We talk, laugh, and play. It's so fun to watch you discover and enjoy life. Trying to soak it all in. As I look back at your baby pictures, it seems like it has all gone by much too fast.

Size 37 1/4 inches (57th percentile) and 29 lbs (32nd percentile)

Caitlin can...
Help out. You love to help Mama cook dinner or bake and help Dada in the garage. You are a wonderful big sister and enjoy feeding baby Levi a bottle or giving him his paci or sharing your toys.

Jump on the trampoline or bounce houses. You (at 2 1/2) used to like to bounce only from the safety of your hands and knees, but now you enjoy standing up and jumping.

Count to 10. Identify your colors and shapes. Sing the ABCs and other popular children's songs.

Brush your teeth. Brush your hair. Put on your pants, socks, shoes, and jacket by yourself.

Feeding:
You have a healthy appetite. You like to open the fridge or pantry and pick out what you want. Favorites are: yogurt (especially frozen tubes from the freezer), cereal and milk, toast and jam, waffles, cheese, fish (goldfish), mum-mums, carrots, pretty much all fruit, chicken nuggets, pizza, and spaghetti.

You are still on a quarter cap of Miralax a day. I've been too nervous to pull you off it completely, but we'll probably try here in the next week or so just to see.

Sleeping:
Sleeping about the same as when you were 2 1/2. You go to sleep between 7:00 and 7:30 and wake up between 6:00 and 7:30. You nap from 1:30 until 3:30ish (sometimes longer depending on when she got up and how busy we've been).

You have been fussing about it a lot more when it's time to go to sleep. You don't want to miss anything!

Loves:
Collecting things. You've been picking up random things around the house and putting them in your shopping cart or purse. You lay it all out and say, "Look at all my stuff!" Outside you collect rocks, sticks and leaves.

Blowing bubbles.

Dance class.

Riding on the "up down" escalators or elevators.

Airplane rides from mom or dad. About the only way to get you in your crib for nap or bedtime. Whatever works! :)

Not a Fan of:
Going to bed. You frequently ask, "Not time for bed yet, Mom?" or "Not dark yet?" with a hopeful look on your face that it's still time to play.

You love baby brother, but it has been an adjustment to share mom and dad. You have been throwing more temper tantrums especially after you wake up from nap in your crib. You won't tell us what's wrong, but you yell and scream and kick your feet. Breaks our hearts, but we let you get out your anger and then finish up with a big long hug and cuddle session (seems to be the only thing that works to calm you down).

And as this picture shows, getting your shots taken last. Silly girl!

Wearing:
Clothes: 2T still. All the 3T stuff I've bought will have to wait (that's fine with me, stay little for now!)

Diapers: size 5 Luvs only for naps and night.
Hardly any accidents at all any more. Just recently had your first one after a month of no accidents! So proud!

Shoes: size 5 (your feet have only grown a little bit since age 2!) You're well stocked in 6s and 7s as Mama thought you'd be in them already.

Caitlin, we love you so much! It has been so fun to get to know you more and more and hear what your thoughts are on everything. You are an amazing person!