Happy 3.5 years!

Happy 3.5 years Sweet Hannah! My goodness, time surely does fly. 

Hannah's happenings: 

Favorite Things Interview: 

*Favorite movie: Peter Pan

*Music: Ana and Elsa 

*Games: "candy landy"; 

*Show: Olivia

*Books: Sophia the tea party

*Best friends: Emerson, Lily, Kevin, and Jack

*Favorite color: Purple

*Favorite food: cookie

*Toy: Ana, Elsa, Ariel, and Minnie 

*Stuffed animal: rapunzel 

*Thing to do with mommy: play and read books 

*Thing to do with Daddy: watch a show on the iPad 

*Thing to do outside: play catch the ball

*Animal: crocodile, it snaps! Like at Captain Hook...

Stats:

*Size 3-4T clothes

*Size 9-9.5 shoe

*Height: 38.5 inches (51st percentile)

*Weight: 35lbs even (79th percentile)

Milestones:

*can write the letters H, A, N, and O and can write HANNAH (with the letters in order);

*can follow simple patterning; 

*continues to work on phonics; 

*understands most opposites;

*added a heart to the shapes she can draw;

*will draw and color real objects. Suns, clouds, rainbows, balloons, flowers, and people (with all appropriate features) are among her favorites.

*Very into playing pretend anything! Hannah has such a creative mind and can turn any object into a toy. For example, her jump rope and/or a spool of ribbon turns into her "Rapunzel" hair. A current favorite is playing "Disney World" and pretending to go on all her favorite rides.

*mastered riding her tricycle! We struggle getting her to wear a helmet and she won't ride very long because of it; 

*began pronouncing her L's correctly (vs. as a W)! This is new within the past month. 

Daily routine:

*still naps in the afternoons anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours (hooray!);

*bedtime is between 7-7:30pm and she sleeps until about 7am;

* LOVES books and generally enjoys several before bed and other times throughout the day; 

*Hannah has always been a good eater, but sometimes rebels when new foods show up. Since our move, we've been able to eat a lot more dinners together as a family. That's huge! What a difference it's made in her attitude in trying new foods. She ate her first fish taco a few months ago! And even enjoyed a bowl of chili. She now loves her Daddy's spaghetti and is warming up to most casseroles. 

Current struggles:

*still struggles with clinging to momma in new situations, but getting better (especially if an older little girl shows her some love and interest); 

*went through a stage where she cried at school drop-off November-January, but it's better now; 

*has a hard time listening in exciting situations (eg-swimming class, friend visits, family visits, etc);

General:

*Hannah started attending the neighborhood playground on Thursday afternoons. We are lucky to have around 50 children ages 5 and under in the 'hood for Miss H to meet. We really lucked out! Around 15 or so show up for the weekly play dates. 

*Unfortunately, ballet was cancelled in January. H was the only child left, and the decision was made to discontinue the class. We took this opportunity to try several, short term activities with her. She took soccer and a pottery class in February with one of her friends. She is currently in swim lessons and will continue through May. She has really enjoyed each new thing! 

*H had her first true sleepover with cousin Madeline. Both slept on air mattresses beside one another during a recent visit. I hear H did really well through the night! Madeline was a trooper for letting her stay!

*Verbalized she was scared for the first time during a sene watching one of the Cinderella Sequels.