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For Memory’s Sake: All About Carli, Age 3.

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Carli, April 2012

My kids are fabulous. Of course, every parents think their kids are fabulous, but it’s absolutely true about Carli & Katelyn. They are at such an interesting age, but some day I am going to look back and want to remember certain things and who knows if I will be able to?

And so here I go, writing things down for memory’s sake.

Carli – Age 3 (46 months)

Birthdate: June 12th, 2008

Favorite Food: Yogurt, fruit, & burritos

Carli will eat yogurt multiple times a day. She absolutely adores it and eats the Activia yogurt. Her favorite flavors are strawberry and vanilla, although she will eat any of it. She particularly likes eating with her silver Micky Mouse spoon.

Whenever Forrest brings home food, and before he gets in the door, she asks, “Did you bring me home a burrito?!” It used to be rather messy, but she’s getting much better with her yogurt and burrito eating endeavors, and now it takes very little wiping up. (The table, however, is another story.)

Favorite Person: Memaw & her dance teacher (Miss Kailee, who Carli calls “Mr. Kailee”)

In the fall, Carli started dance class. Although she’s probably not the most coordinated child in her class, she has a great time (and that is what’s most important!) I really lucked out with her teachers. It started out with just Miss Kailee, but when the class kept growing, they added Miss Trissi (sp?), too. They are both wonderful with her.

Carli was blessed with attention issues. Her father had ADD/HD as a child (was medicated, a problem to teachers, etc.) and I developed adult onset ADD in my late teens. Having ADD is seriously difficult and frustrating, but even worse — for teachers, dealing with a child who has ADD, well — they are Angel teachers in my mind. It takes a lot of patience (and often more repeating then you care to do). Her teachers are very patient with her and do a great job of redirecting her attention, moving her if she is fooling around, but meanwhile making her feel that she is so e-ffin’ wonderful. I’ve been a teacher, but now as a Mom, I realize how important that is and I am so super happy that her first experience with teachers is such a positive one.

Also, no matter how many times I correct her, Miss Kailee is referred to by Carli as Mr. Kailee. We know she can say Miss, but for some reason, it’s always Mr. Luckily Kailee finds it adorable and no one feels the need to correct her (except us — haha).

Fears: The vacuum cleaner (and sudden loud noises), The dark, going back home after Memaw and Papa’s house, but mostly the vacuum cleaner.

Carli loves her Memaw and Papa’s house so much that she doesn’t exactly treat us kindly when we pick her up. In fact, sometimes she doesn’t even want to talk to me on the phone, for fear that just the sound of me means I am picking her up. When we walk into my parents house to pick her up, she usually starts crying or running away. If we’re lucky, she just says, “No, I am staying at Memaw’s house.”

Makes us feel so loved. (not) Thanks, Carli! She’s fine once we start driving away, but geesh — for someone who gets so much attention and affection at home, she sure knows how to make someone question their parenting.

On another, more funnier note, Carli is incredibly scared of the vacuum cleaner. Even if it is off and unplugged, she will go out of her way to not go near it. I find myself being the best Mom ever by threatening to turn on the vacuum if she does something she’s not supposed to. (Hah?) ;) Hey — it works!

Every day Carli will ask, usually at least twice, if I plan on vacuuming. I always have to tell her when I am about to turn it on, as not to startle her. Otherwise, she is in a puddle of screaming tears. You would think exposure therapy would be helpful, but it doesn’t work — I vacuum almost every day and she is still terrified of the vacuum.

Her fear is so bad that my parents have to make sure to vacuum prior to her staying the weekend with them AND hide the vacuum away in a room. She knows exactly where it is and God forbid it shows it’s ugly, sucking, cleaning, face or she will let you know that she is not happy.

Interests:

Prince Phillip (from Sleeping Beauty), performing magic tricks, going to the park, online preschool, and getting her nails done. (Just to name a few.)

Carli is pretty easy to please. She’ll play anything with anyone. She loves playing in the dirt and running around and you can pretty much get her to go anywhere and do anything — and she’s happy to do it. She kind of reminds me of my friend, Iara — in a way. Iara was always up for anything and that is something I always loved about her. Carli is the same way. :)

Quotes:

“Good Morning! It’s a beautiful sunny day!”

“I want to hold you!” or “I want to cuddle you!” (When she wants you to do these things to her)

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