Aiden- 3 years

Aiden  . . .

is becoming very polite.  He has learned how to ask for things nicely and say please, thank-you, and your welcome.  Sometimes he will say "your welcome" before I have said thank you and he will say it over and over until I say thank you.  Typically he says "okay" after being told to do something.

has strangely become fond of stuffed animals.  He wants certain ones in his bed at night and just the other day he sat his monkey on the table and told him to "watch Aiden" as he colored a picture in his coloring book.

uses the potty "like Dadda" (standing up) and doesn't make a mess anymore!  He also pulls up his undies and pants by himself.  He needs help putting on shirts.

loves tools!  He talks about Dadda's drill all the time and loves to watch when Jeff is working with tools at home.  Power tools are Aiden's favorite.

is very interested in music and has some favorite songs.  In the car he will often ask "what's that song?", and then there are his requests.  Lately he wants "stuck like you" (stuck like glue-Sugarland), "hee ya"(hey ya- Outcast), "spinner" (I run to you- Lady A), and "livin on love"(Alan Jackson).  These are songs he'll hear one time and then request them over and over.

has such a southern accent already, especially when he says "down".  He drags out his words almost like a song.

still isn't interested in television or movies at all.

is very helpful around the house.  He loves to help with anything that has a button, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, etc.  If only I could get him to clean up his own toys.

loves rice, strawberries, cereal, granola bars, grapes, and his all time favorite is fruit snacks.

loves to play with his jeep, mower, train track, leapster, and Ty's air toy.

wears 4T shirts, 3T pants and a size 10 shoe.

now say "I'm 3!, not 2 and 1/2" when asked, "How old are you?"