10 things about a 3 year old...

 Having a 3 year old has brought Nathan and I many laughs as well as pull your hair out kind of moments. We have had our fair share of crazy moments in this house and I’m sure there will be plenty more to come but for all of those who have had or have a 3 year old now I’m sure you can relate to or a few things to expect when you have such a child at such a “fun” age.




1. They have to do everything themselves, even if they end up throwing a temper tantrum while doing it. The plus of this is that they have this resilient behavior of not giving up.

2. If you have a 3 year old little girl they believe everything they put on whether it matches or not is always beautiful and just make sure you make a little comment to their teachers and other people you see in public about how great their outfit is that THEY picked out. Most people nod their heads in understanding and compliment her on her choice of clothing.

3. No matter how often you remind them that stickers and crayons are ONLY for paper, you will eventually find stickers on your hardwood floors and their very cute letters of their names written in purple crayons on their bedroom walls.

4. They will tell you they want the purple spoon but as soon as you place it in front of them they swear up and down that they will only be able to eat their corn with an orange fork! 3 year olds love options.

5. They have favorite colors, this month Cece’s is pink and purple and everything she wants needs to be pink and purple, from her hair ties to her shoes and when she gets bigger even her house is going to be pink and her garage needs to be purple. One day she will most likely laugh at those random people who do actually paint their homes in those colors.

6. They have the attention span of a fruit fly. My daughter comes home and will start talking about preschool and mid sentence she switches to making sure I give her puppy a kiss and with out a breath switches to asking me a question and with out hesitation she continues about preschool and after I’m stunned with how quick our conversation has changes several times in a minutes she looks at me and says “Are you listening Mama?” To this I just laugh and say “I’m trying honey.”

7. 3 year olds can be the worst influences. I bring out a small bag of marshmallows only intending on having a few and giving a few to C, well of course she is just talking away and shoving marshmallows in her mouth like they are going out of style and I start to close the bag up and she looks at me while still chewing on marshmallows and says “Oh just a few more Mama and then we will save a little for Daddy” and a smile spreads across her face with marshmallow oozing out and how could you not just eat a few more?

8. I’m not sure if this goes for most 3 year olds but mine has no fear! Most people say “Oh how great” ummm no you have no idea how NOT great this is. When you peek out the kitchen window to see your small daughter climbing to the top of her swing set, to be able to see our entire block. Or climbing up the rope on her swing set to realize there is no monkey bars yet to climb across so what does she do? JUMPS! As if she will make it across the distance to the other side, needless to say she fell, she got close, but fell and face planted in the grass. I ask if she is alright and instead of frustration she looks down right pissed that she didn’t make it, so up she goes for another round…I’m hoping some sort of fear will set in soon, as in before we end up in the E.R for stitches or a cast.

9. 3 year olds believe that when told no, that the world is coming to an end, as in must throw ourselves on to the ground and use our last air to vigilantly tell me or Nate that what we just did was the end of her life as we know it. No in our house is said often, I know many parents like to use alternative ways to let their kids know they aren’t allowed to do this or that, well for us no is the quickest and when you are dealing with a child who can out run most adults we need quick and effective. Which on a side note they are so tiny how is it that they can run so damn quick and do it for hours?

10. I’m sure most of you think “WOW how negative, you are so lucky to have such a cute 3 year old.” Please know I am well aware of how lucky I am for this little life. The greatest thing about Cecelia and her age is that she still has unconditional love for me. I am unfortunately not the most present Mom on the planet but by God she doesn’t acknowledge it yet. She still gives me massive hugs when I pick her up and says “I love you” often and without being told first. I know this stage will be short lived and soon hugs and kisses in public will be out of the question. That I love you’s will only come after I initiate it first and all forms of affection will be out of sight of the public. 3 year olds have unconditional love and that out weighs all the craziness they bring to the table.