My boy is 3!

Matti turned three last week and we had a small celebration with our families. He wanted pizza so we took him to Cici's where we all chowed down. I found Cars themed cupcakes instead of a big cake. He loved them :) Saturday, we took him to the movies to see Cars 2 & he was able to make it through the whole movie. There was a lot of shooting/guns in the movie though which seemed a little much. It was still okay though, but I think Matti still prefers the first one. His favorite card is a Cars one which plays the song "Life is a Highway" from the first movie. He's constantly playing the card. His godparents got him a kitchen which I've been trying to convince Jason to do. He was reluctant at first (since it's "girl" toy), but after seeing Matti play with one at a friend's house, he was okay with it. Matti loved to pretend cook before, and with his new kitchen, he's whipping up meals left & right :)

Today he had his 3 year check up. Since his 2 year check up, he kinda got the hint that the doctor got in his personal space & used weird gadgets to listen to his body, and most times, he got poked with needles...so he wasn't really a fan. He had weight issues as well which led us to the doctor more times that usual & he just was not a fan. I was dreading it and Jason was able to leave work to meet me because he knew I was nervous about it. Did I mention I have a great husband? They are in a new building as well so Matti didn't know we were at the doctors yet. We let him press the arrows & numbers for the elevator & all was well. We didn't wait long at all which was good. He was in a really good mood. Naming animals that he saw on the walls and just talking away. He didn't stand on the scale again so Jason had to weigh himself & then hold Matti to find the difference. He DID stay still for his height. He is 24 lbs & 34 or 36 inches (I can't remember already!). He's below the 5th percentile for his weight & in the 25th for his height. The doctor wasn't concerned and thinks he's doing great. He was 19 lbs at his 2 year check up so he gained 5 lbs this year. The weight has always been a concern with Matti. He wasn't gaining any weight or he was losing it. Which led him to switching to soy milk & limiting his dairy to the minimal amount. He gets some once in a while. So, we were all happy to see that he gained so much in the past year. We're hoping he continues to gain, but she did say that growing at this age kind of plateaus. She tested his skills too which made me super proud! He has a Thomas backpack which has Thomas & Percy on it. She asked who they were and he named both of them. She asked what color each were & he got them both, but he did say yellow instead of blue--which he always does. I know he knows the difference though...I think it's just him being silly. She asked where James was (since he wasn't on the bag) and what color he is & he replied with, "Red." She was happy to see him know his colors and that he could remember what something is without it being present. She then asked to point to body parts which she did last year too, but he was happy to show her. Then, she started having a conversation with him. It went like this:

Doctor: Matti, what do you tell mommy when you're hungry?
Matti: Mommy, I hungry! (although this morning it was, "Mommy, I soooo huunngryy!")
Doctor: And...what do you like to eat when you're hungry?
*I assumed he was gonna say cooookies! lol*
Matti: I like to eat RICE!!

We all got a good laugh about that and she was happy to see him forming sentences. & being able to hold a conversation. She liked that although it was random question, he was still able to answer her.

She then continued with the check up. The blood pressure cuff was so cute & I think Matti was slightly amused by the whole thing. He didn't like the stethoscope still and wouldn't open up his mouth for her. He eventually did, but he freaked out when she tried to listen to his lungs. So, she got a bunch of books and we looked through them while she listened. I was able to distract him because one of the books had a clock that you could turn the hands on. So, I told him to tell me the numbers he saw & he did. She noted that he knew his numbers and pretty soon it was all done.

All in all we got a clean bill of health. She said he looks like a healthy 3 year old and that she wasn't concerned with anything. He did get one shot which he fussed a little about, but was okay once he knew we were leaving. He got two lollipops out of the visit & the doctor gave him the clock book too. The doctor said well hopefully we'll be seeing you with the new baby :) She was my pediatrician too!

Nothing else matters.

Although he is doing all that he can to get under my skin right now, haha, I wanted to write a little about my big boy Matti. He will be turning three in a few weeks and I can't believe how much he has grown.

Just last night, we were having dinner. We had my brother over because we rented a movie the previous night (LOVE Redbox codes!) and didn't have a chance to watch it. Jason whipped up some stuffed bell pepper with rice and when I got home, I made some zucchini. Matti was acting up a little bit so Jason put him in time out and the three of us prayed over our food. When Matti's time was up, he sat down in his chair and started whining again. Now, at the this point, I was just tired so in my mind, I was thinking, "What's wrong nooowww..??" I looked over at him and asked him what was wrong and he says in a whiny voice, "I wanna prayyy........" So we prayed a second time and he was just thrilled to eat his dinner. That moment just made me beyond happy. Sure, he can sing songs, say his ABC's, numbers, tell stories, know who certain people are, but nothing beats him wanting to pray. To me, that surpasses everything else. As a mom, I want nothing more than for my children to know & love the Lord.

"The goal is not to raise well-mannered heathen. What we long for is to reach his boyish heart and inspire in him a desire to be the Lord's man." (taken from Ate Josette)