Even at 3.5 years old Carson continues to simply be a joy.
He has such a fun, sweet personality!
I wish mine was as pleasant as his! :)
Carson is going to preschool 2 mornings a week. He really likes school and is doing well. He is more outspoken than Erik and Lainey are/were and is affectionate and silly towards his teachers and classmates.
Carson has never liked loud noises or big crowds (museums, weddings, birthday parties, etc. are not his thing) so I was worried that he wouldn't like the busy preschool class. Thankfully, he has had no issues and his teachers had no idea he didn't like loud noises or crowds. Ha!
While Carson doesn't love big crowds he does love being around his friends and family. He excitedly refers to all of his babysitters, teachers, grandparents, uncles, siblings, etc. as his friends. He knows how to make someone feel special!
Carson is very sensitive and sweet. He is a peacemaker and wants everyone to be happy. He hates conflict immensely.
Carson is very smart. He can count to 100 by memory and is able to count up to 100 objects (for example, dealing out 100 cards). He does need 2-3 cues to get to 100 but basically does it on his own. He can count to 100 by both 1's and 10's.
He knows all the upper and lower case letters and is starting to know the sounds they make. If you show him a list of 10 one syllable words and ask him to find cat vs bat vs hat vs pan vs can vs ran vs car vs jar etc. he can correctly identify the words most of the time by figuring out the first and last sounds. (He can not read them independently, but will point to the right word when asked.)
He has figured out how to draw pictures of people and includes eyes, ears, mouth, nose, hair, head, arms, and legs. They are very cute!
He writes his name fairly well and uses scissors without any problems.
Carson is very physical. He played soccer this fall and loved it. He also loves to run and has participated in two 1 mile races and a kids triathlon. He can ride his two wheel bike, without training wheels, but still prefers the balance bike.
Carson also loves music and sings almost every second we are in the car. He seems to have good pitch at this point. It's fun to hear his little singing voice.
Carson can be grumpy but it is most often a reaction to Erik pestering him. They get along well overall, although it does seem that Erik will intentionally annoy him (rather than anyone else). That is very annoying.
Carson and Kyle have a special bond. I think it's because they've been the two primarily together since Kyle was born. Kyle loves Carson more than his other siblings (sorry guys) and multiple times a day with run to Carson and lay his head on his shoulder. So sweet!
Carson is growing up fast! He feels like a big kid now, closer to a school boy than a toddler. He is such a sweet little boy. I am so thankful he is mine!
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