Snap Shot Sunday: Chunk-A

The ultimate middle child, Chuck is all about making sure he gets plenty of attention. He loves his "wankie" and all things cars or trucks. We use to say he talked like Jab*a the Hut, because we never understood a single word he said. Now we think he talks allot like Jar Jar Binks, "mesa hav toa goesa potty". But hey it is a 6/7 words sentence, much improved over a few months ago. He now can answer questions correctly and it communicating much better. He still repeats asks for clarification on most things, for example, I will tell him sit down, and he will say:

"thesa mesa chair mom?"

me: "yes that's your chair, sit down"

him: "thesa chair, mesa chair mom?"

me: "yes Chuck, your chair, sit in it please".

him: "sitta in mesa chair mom?"

me: "YES, sit down"

him: "OK, mom, mesa sitta mia chair"

him: 'mom, mom, mom"

me: "yes Chunk"

him: "mesa sitta mesa chair"



Cute but annoying when it occurs several times a day about different things.



No sense of spacial relationships, Chunk is forever head butting me as he tries to cuddle or sit on my lap. I do not know how many times he has awaken me with a head butt. He loves to get into my get into my bed in the mornings and get as close to me as he can, which is great for cuddling (except for the head butt) until you realize that he has soaked his pull up and it is leaking out onto you and your bed. Fulling potty trained during the day, I think he got tired of waiting for mom to have time or the energy to help him learn so he did it on his own. However he will still have a little melt down about going sometimes, when it is someone else idea and has SOAKed the bed at nap time a few times.

Loves his bath time, and is crazy about swimming. We have been in swimming lessons for the past two months and I think that it is really helping with his sensory issues. He says all the way there "its not scary". His way of telling me that he is scared. He can swim on top of the water now, he just needs to learn how to lift his head and take a breath and he will have it.

Chuck-A is turning out to be a major fun 3 year old. He still is a great sleeper, especially if big bro in not around, great eater of all carbs (will not eat a fruit and very few veggies) and will make you laugh at the crazy made up language that he uses. We often say Chuck would be a perfect only child, except when he gets into things he should not, like baby Vick's rub and puts it in his hair. He is still the child I wanted and prayed for after his wild brother.

We love you Chunk and are so glad God trusted us with you.