Thought I should document Quinn at three. He is really smart. I hate to brag, but he is way ahead of alot of the kids his age. He understands pretty much anything we explain to him. He is starting to ask a MILLION questions like "mom, what do dogs eat? Why do birds sing?' And he'll ask over and over until we have given him a satisfactory answer. We really should be quicker learners and just give him the lengthy explanation the first time. He is very logical and reasonable. Ever since he was able to understand, we have been able to reason with him. He would begin to throw a fit and we could calm him down and talk to him till he understood what was going on.
He LOVES to read books with us. And again, while we read he has lots of commentary and questions. He likes to talk and sing is usually only quiet when watching a show. He makes up his own songs, lyrics and melody. His songs usually have a beat, and alot of times a syncopated beat. He's always on key and makes up great tunes. He's just really musically talented and I'm excited to see how that develops as he gets older. He will do anything to get out of going to bed. His favorites, which I always fall for, are "I'm hungry & I need a drink." He has gotten sneaky about it and after we go to bed, we can hear little feet running around on the main floor getting into food, toys, etc.
He loves to be outside, especially with his daddy. He could be outside all day long and be happy. He makes "cake" out of water and dirt. He likes to cook with Thurm & me in the kitchen. He used to be a mommy's boy, but about 6 months ago, he started to prefer his daddy. He started catching on that Thurm is the fun one and that all mommy does is cook and clean. He even prefers daddy to put him to bed now.
He does NOT like getting eye drops put in his eyes. He is finally through the terrible twos! He has slowly been becoming a more obedient, nice boy the last six months. Getting a new brother last summer really threw his life into a twist. But he can be very gentle and older-brotherly with Jens now. Quinn teaches Jens and saves him from getting hurt or getting into something he's not supposed to. It's so fun to watch them interact now.
Quinn has been "running" like his daddy the last few months. He runs down the side walk about two houses down to a yellow sign and back. He does stretches before and after he runs. Occasionally he'll just break into a stretch, its pretty funny.
He knows how to turn on the TV and VCR (yes we have a VCR, all my Disney movies are on VHS) and watch a show. Usually he asks me, but sometimes he'll sneak off to watch. He would watch TV all day long if I let him. His favorites are Dora, Diego, Sid the Science Kid, Wonderpets, and Backyardigans.
He is really loving and loves to be held. He gives hugs and kisses without us asking. He started sucking his finger last year when Jens was born and is still doing it. He dresses himself most of the time and almost always has something on backwards or inside out. Its been funny seeing his outfits. He tends towards shorty-shorts that are supposed to be jammies.
He loves to make his daddy laugh. All he has to do is make silly faces and daddy will laugh. He can make Jens laugh more than anyone else too.
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