Matthew - 3 1/2

"Baby" Matthew is now 3 1/2. He is a joyful child (unless awoken from a deep sleep). He gets along great with his brother and sister and is pretty easy going. He still needs a nap every day but the hardest part is waking him up! He would sleep for 3 hours but then not go to bed until 11 pm. But awakening him is brutal. He wakes up really cranky! He still cannot ride a bike or swim but I am hoping to work on these things this summer. I would love to have all kids be independent swimmers in the next few years. 

He goes to a Mother's Day Out program at Covenant United Methodist Church Monday-Thursday. His teacher (Miss Michelle) is super lame, but he does not seem to notice or care. For the most part he enjoys going. He has a great friend in the class named Nora who is so cute! We have started trading off play dates every other Thursday which has been fun. 

Matt's brother Rusty remarks that Matthew looks so much like Matt. Having Rusty be 10 years older than Matt, he can probably remember! Bob and Ruth don't really have any pics to give or show me which is such a shame. I have seen a few but not enough to really know for sure. I do know that Matt was really blonde until he was about 8 or 10 years old. 

I think Matthew is going to be funny and the comedian of our family. He loves to be the center of attention and yells and screams very loudly to be heard. We are constantly telling him to "use his inside voice." When he is not getting is way or fighting with his brothers, he tends to scream a high pitched ear piercing scream that is terrible! 

He says "hello" to anyone that walks by and has never met a stranger. He is quick to smile. He is confident most of the time, but sometimes can be clingy to me when it is a new situation like a birthday party or a loud restaurant. I still love to snuggle with him and lay down with him several nights a week to help him settle down. He still sleeps above his covers and wears a pull up. But he is waking up dry many mornings so we probably can drop the pull up soon. 

One quirky thing about him is that when he has napped too long he often gets up after being put down for the evening. He will turn on all his lights and play in his room quietly until who knows what time! I often have to go check on him before I go to bed at 11 pm to make sure he is actually in his bed. I have found him in various places in his room including his closet! Sometimes I have trouble opening the door because he is laying right in front of it. 

What I want to be when I wake up: Builder

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite TV show: Myles from Tomorrowland

Best Friend: Nora

Besties - Nora and Matthew. Matt remarked that Nora was really tall, but Matthew is sitting and she is standing!

He sat on this stone and asked that I take his picture. So cute. . .just love it.

I never buy the preschool pics but thought he looked SO CUTE!