- Pierce continues to be our linear thinker and definitely has a strength for math and numbers. He recently counted to 200 by himself at dinner. He figures out patterns of numbers so quickly and often surprises me with his deduction abilities. He is so quick to catch on to most things academic and has an amazing memory.
- He still loves Thomas (probably more than Blaine), but has expanded his interests quite a bit. Both boys love legos and hot wheels cars played with in the backyard. He still loves to watch Thomas (again, definitely more than Blaine) and still rotates through different train names for himself quite frequently. I believe today he is Douglas. But now he tacks on "the leopard engine" because I recently called him a leopard after he had speckled mud all over his face. This delighted him to no end and now he's a leopard engine. Naturally.
- He has become a really great eater! He has a pretty large variety and is much more willing to try and taste new foods, especially with the promise of a "special treat", which he asks for daily...at every meal. But it is a huge motivator! He asks how many bites he has to have to earn his treat and by golly he does it! Even if it's 20 bites. He sits there and counts bite after bite (which he loves as well) and does it. Whatever works!
- He has continued to be the more daring, tougher one of the two. He is less cautious and a little more of a jump-first-think-later-type.
- Pierce still adores Landry and is constantly in her face talking to her. When he is around her or talking to her, he'll also start substituting the word "baby" in for other words. It's pretty funny. Like "Are you going to baby her now?" instead of "burp" or "Let's go babystairs." for "downstairs". You just never know!
- He has a pretty good stubborn streak through him. He doesn't take scolding super well and usually starts to fight or argue back when we correct him. These are also the instances in which he can go non-verbal on us. He'll only use monkey-like sounds and point to get his point across when he's really upset. I'm sure there's some kind of deep psychology as to why, but I've really been working on getting him to use his words when he's upset. He also has a tendency to use a super high pitched voice once he does start talking again. It can be a little grating.
- Both boys have aced their balance bikes and love riding them. I am amazed at how long the can truly balance and coast on two wheels. They absolutely love it. And it's been great to be able to go on longer walks around our neighborhood again. Pierce would play outside as long as I would let him. He has such a long focus and attention span for most activities.
- He continues to love music and still whistles with his train whistle in the car. I'm amazed at how quickly he can pick up and then remember lyrics. He's like me- a lyric listener. Our current CD on repeat is SteveSongs we got from the library. I have to admit, they're pretty good songs!
Favorite song: Don't Wake a Sleeping Lion and Fast Monkey by SteveSongs
Favorite show: Thomas and Friends
Favorite food: Peanut butter and honey sandwiches
Favorite activity: Legos
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