Kylie is THREE!

Three years old!

I don't know how it happened, but my sweet, little preemie has grown up! Kylie turned three years old on Novemeber 19th. I remember the day she was born so vividly that it's hard to believe it was three years ago already.

Kylie is becoming a smart, sweet, sensitive little girl. She is learning so much every day. She regularly surprises me with the things that she says, does, and remembers. She is a very sweet girl. She takes care of her brother and her baby dolls very carefully. She is gentle and soothing with all things little and delicate. She is also becoming sensitive, which is typical of a Scorpio! :) She has started to take notice of other people's feelings. She is always asking if we are happy or sad. When someone is scowling or seeming angry, she will ask if that person is happy. She also likes to tell people to smile! :)

Kylie has some favorite things, and I love that she can tell me what she likes now. I did a little birthday interview with her, and these were some of her answers...

Favorite color: black, green, and yellow (I think the real answer is pink, though.)
Favorite animal: giraffe
Favorite TV Show: Barney
Favorite Movie: Monsters, Inc.
Favorite Food: pizza
Favorite drink: milk and water
Favorite thing to do outside: water plants with Grandma Susan
Favorite thing to take to bed with you: bunny
What do you want to be when you grow up: dump truck girl

A few other things she likes to do...Dress herself, wear accessories (hats and jewelry), help me cook/bake, do preschool, go for walks/runs, "swim" in the bath tub, watch her "pretty" shows (PBS Kids), ride on airplanes, and color with markers.

I didn't ask her about the things that she dislikes, but I can list a few off the top of my head...

Sharing toys (especially new toys), eating peppers, strawberries, and onions, and going to bed when she's not ready. I guess she's pretty laid back...I can't think of too many things that she really detests.

As far as her milestones, she's mostly developing cognitively. I really enjoy this age because she can express herself through her words without getting frustrated. She seems to be able to control her emotions for the most part as well. Some of her recent developments include learning most of the alphabet song, counting 1-10 correctly, drawing people and faces, singing all the lyrics to a few songs, starting to color within the lines, playing with friends rather than along side them, understanding other people's emotions, and "reading" books aloud to herself (memorizing the words that she has heard a million times).

Because her vocabulary and sentence structure is expanding, she says some really funny things. I wrote down a few one day, but I hope to keep track of some more in the future for the blog.

I was holding Kylie on my lap one day and Brooks was whining at me. I said, "Are you a little jealous?" Kylie said, "Yes, he is the jelly, and I am the peanut butter."

As Kylie was putting her shoes on the wrong feet, I said, "That's not the right way to do that." She said, "No, that's the left way."

Not much is changing with her gross motor skills except that her coordination is improving. She throws a ball, but not well, and is learning to catch with two hands underhand. She likes to run, and I hope she always likes it! After I go for a run with the jogging stroller, she likes to get out and run for a bit too. She will usually go for a 1/2 mile to a mile before she is done. I can't wait for the day when we can run a race together! :)

She is still a good sleeper and eater. She still takes an afternoon nap, and will sleep anywhere from an hour to three hours, but I always make her stay in her room for two hours...When else am I going to sew? :)  She eats almost everything I give her, and drinks lots of milk and water! Here potty training is coming along. She is completely dry during the day, including naps, but is still wearing a pull up at night, and she wakes up wet most days.

I'm not exactly sure of her measurements, but I weighed her on our scale and she came in at 34 pounds. I think she is still really tall. She is quite a bit taller than most kids her age. *She has her 3 year check up in a few days, so we'll know more then! She is wearing 3T and 4T clothes, mostly because of her height, and size 8.5-9 shoes.

*At Kylie's 3 year well child visit on December 3rd, she weighed 36 pounds, 9 ounces and was 39 inches tall! That's 85th percentile for weight and about 90th percentile for height! She may have started small, but she's dominating those growth charts now! :)

On her birthday, we celebrated by going to the Franklin Institute Science Museum with some friends, opening presents throughout the day, and eating special cupcakes from Pamcakes!

Here are some pictures from her day:

Statue of Benjamin Franklin.

 Playing with trains.

 Fun in the water!

 

 Doing surgery.

 Racing cars.

Looking at "outer space."

 Playing in blood vessels.

Kylie and Natalie.

Enjoying her special cupcake!

Kylie Bean is such a special girl and wonderful blessing! We love her sweet, gentle personality, and happy, laid back demeanor. She brings more love and joy to our family than I could have ever imagined possible! We love you so much, Kylie!