great small things: tobey is three!

Tobey turned 3 last Tuesday. It is still unbelievable to me that three years have passed since the most wonderful little boy came into the world! Tobey proves to be an intelligent little goofball. He's the kind of kid that you just want to be around. Sure he has his moments, but most of the time, he's just trying to get me to laugh. I wish I could remember every thing that he says because most of it is hilarious. Just yesterday he told me that a certain song was a good dance song...that cracked me up. I love hearing him call me from the other room, "Mommy!" He sounds like such a little boy now, and he gets so excited to show me what he is up to. Recently he has gotten into puzzles (24 piece jigsaws), hiding under his bed, and of course garbage trucks. I can't imagine my life without my son, and I'm so grateful to be his mom.

Tobey went to the ped the other day, and for three years old:

Weight: 27.4 lbs (8%tile)
Height: 37.5 inches (47%tile)
BP: 92/50 - I had no clue that they started to do BP at 3 years old. He was so good when they took it too.

So the kid is really healthy even though he looks like a stick figure. He's picky, but he loves his sweets, especially chocolate. He gets that from me.

Before I do pictures, I wanted to start doing a series of questions each year to document for Tobey his childhood favorites. Here my interview with a three-year-old:

1. What is your favorite color? orange
2. What is your favorite toy? big garbage truck
3. What is your favorite fruit? apple
4. What is your favorite tv show? Thomas and Friends
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? train peanut jelly sandwich
6. What is your favorite outfit? just my jams
7. What is your favorite game? puzzles
8. What is your favorite snack? apples
9. What is your favorite animal? giraffes
10. What is your favorite song? I've been working on the railroad
11. What is your favorite book? Journey Home from Grandpa's
12. Who is your best friend? Cooper (and Daddy and Jonah)
13. What is your favorite day of the week? Tuesday (because the garbage trucks come)
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? playing with my dump truck
15. What is your favorite drink? Gatorade and milk
16. What is your favorite holiday? birthdays (because there is cake and ice cream)
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Gee (and my blanket)
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? cereal with milk
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? mac and cheese
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? an orange monorail

And now for some pictures. It feels like it's been a long time since I have posted pictures of Tobey so these are really just highlights.