Aidan is already so darn tall! I love it that he is going to be a tall guy. His pediatrician thinks he will most likely be taller than Brandon (who is 6′2″). He figures Aidan may end up somewhere around 6′4″ to 6′6″. Crazy!
Other people pretty consistently ask me if he is 4 or 4 1/2. They are blown away to find out he just turned 3. I figured his growth may slow down some soon, but it doesn’t seem to be letting up.
Over the past week or so, he is sleeping 11-12 hours a night and taking a 2 to 2 1/2 hour nap. I have had to go into his room everyday this week to wake him from his nap lest he sleep too long and turn bedtime into an ugly matter. This is a LOT of sleep for a 3 year old to be getting. (I’m NOT complaining, mind you. It is great!) He has also been eating like crazy. He has been asking for a LOT more milk. Like double his normal amount. Brandon told me that milk was one of his “growth foods” when he was a kid. Brandon’s mom confirms that.
So Brandon and I were looking at him a couple of nights ago and both commented that he looked bigger. We backed him up against his growth chart and sure enough. He has grown 1/2 inch in less than 2 weeks. He is about 41 1/2 tall.
I can’t tell you how amazing it is to watch him grow this much. Back in the NICU three years ago, the neos were a little concerned with his length. He was so IUGR and even when he reached his due date was only 19 inches long. I guess he is making up for lost time. 
His language skills grow every day. Lately he is really into experimenting with adjectives. Describing things as large, small, happy, sad, beautiful, cold…etc, etc. So darn cute. He tries his hand at huge words and almost always gets them right. But even the little mess-ups are amazingly cute. He tried to say “Boa constrictor” when I was reading him the book “Little Gorilla” the other night. It came out as “Boa consnicknor”. Too darn cute!
We were visiting our friend Catherine on Wednesday and he loves her dog Bela. Suddenly he looked at Catherine and said, “Catherine, Bela is a Vizsla.”
Here he is playing with and feeding Bela. So far 3 years old is absolutely my favorite age. Aidan is so much fun right now!
Well, you know I always love pictures of Aidin because he’s so cute!
Thanks for the comment on my blog. I know you understand, and I appreciate that you always hop over and think of me!
ages 3 and 4 are my favorites too. They’ve lost that whole 2 yr old mentality of “I DO EVERYTHING MYSELF NO MATTER WHAT OR I MAKE EVERYTHING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT!” It’s awesome. Enjoy your little 3 yr old that really does look to be at least 4 1/2!
There is more to come to enjoy. 7 is a good age cause you can really chat well with them and go skiing and hiking and all kinds of things. So his life time will be an adventure, enjoy it.
My 10 year old has had a shift lately and is very, very funny. We have a lot of comical folks in both mine and Stephen’s family but seeing the change is very amusing.
Speaking of tall my poor mother is watching my Son’s growth very carefuly lest he grow up short. She thinks short is a liability.
The thought of this former tadpole growing taller than me makes me giggle. Three is definitely a fun age. I think for fathers and sons.. the next few years are precious. Teaching, coaching, mentoring, loving…. before they become teenagers and dad is just a huge PITA that dispenses money.
This age right now is accented with ‘rice-nocerous’ ‘esca-elevators’ ‘boa con-snick-nors’ and cats that (for some curious reason) eat bananas. ELephants, trains and fire trucks are aidan’s constant companions while Curious George is his best friend. I love the simplicity. As the one that goes to work as a sole provider in a devastating economy, i am sometimes jealous as hell at the simplicity he experiences every day. Sometimes I wish I was the one playing with trains all day… mom taking me to lunch after Pump-it-Up… My biggest concern is if my mac and cheese is going to be too hot.
But if I was three… I would have no clue the pride, joy and pure love that belongs to a father watching his son flourish within his mom’s care in an ecosystem I work so hard to provide.
It’s rarely easy
It’s getting to be more fun
Screw Peace Corps… this is the toughest job I will ever love.