mood: Joshua was not in the mood to take pictures. However, I don't ask it of him very often so I just snapped some so life could go on. Joshua tends to be pretty happy, but gets scared easily. He is also often in the mood to cuddle. His moods swing back and forth rather quickly. He is working on not throwing a fit the first time he asks for something; I'm working on listening to him better and responding promptly.
activities: Joshua still likes music a lot. He choose a Barbie CD from the library and wanted to listen to it a lot. (It was just pop songs; the only Barbie thing was the cover.) Duplos and Legos are still chosen on a regular basis. He loves birthdays and keeps telling people he's three. He likes to run, especially with Isaac.
eating: eating is still rather hard He does a good job at breakfast with yogurt and a granola bar. Lunch is usually pretty good because I let him choose his main item (often a bagel) with fruit and crunchy beans. I've learned that he prefers his banana in the peel. He rarely eats much for dinner. Sometimes a bit, but often it is just the fruit.
lovies: Joshua loves Bear, who is a pretty constant companion. Not all the time, but often. Ben and I asked if he could wait two minutes to get Bear today and the look he gave us was incredulity. He also has elephant, teddy bear, little bear, blue bear, EE, and dragon. They all sleep with him; there's barely room for him.
Motor skills: fine motor skills are obviously progressing since he can so some Legos. He's also working on putting his own clothes on. This does tend to be a bit of a struggle though. So we've implemented "pajamas are a privilege" and until he gets dressed without a tantrum we will be getting dressed right away in the morning. At night he's tired and flopping all over the place, so that's hard too. However, one morning in Florida Isaac helped him and he got all but one sleeve by himself...so it's working.
expressions: Joshua has the best expressions. Usually they show up when we did something that he sees as foolish, such as turning over the cup that had EEs pretend ice cream in it.
school: Joshua still likes school. He went to the 3yr old room on Thursday and apparently did great! But then when he heard my voice lost it and cuddled for the next several minutes while Isaac finished a project. Yesterday, Saturday, his favorite thing that he did was ride the bus to school. He's been doing a great job counting and can get up to 13 pretty easily.
bathroom: He's still potty trained; no relapses. He had a few accidents over break, but we managed and it was understandable as Grandpa's house is just so exciting. I'm trying to get him off having an M&M every time he goes on the toilet. I give them if he asks, but don't just give them any more. He's been pretty good at getting his pants up, so if I'm not around he doesn't seem to think about it either.
sunglasses: all winter he wouldn't go outside without his sunglasses. Now that the sun is coming out he's willing to go without them and in fact refuses them sometimes. Life is an adventure. :)
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