Kyla - 3 Years Old!

Kyla turned 3 years old on August 19, 2016.  She is the definition of a first born child.  She aims to please and she is a creature of habit and routine.  She is very sweet to her Mama but she looooves her Daddy and often says throughout the day that she misses him.

Kyla's typical schedule is as follows as we are on a stay at home schedule most days.

8:00 - Wakes up to the green light of her alarm clock.  She is allowed to get out of bed and come out of her room when that light turns on and she gets so excited about it!  She usually makes a bee line to my room to wake me up, cuddle in bed for a few minutes until asking if she can have her milk.

8:30-9 - Breakfast time.  She usually eats waffles, scrambled eggs, cereal bars, oatmeal, toast, or cereal along with her cup of milk.

9-lunch - Play time, go for a walk, play with blocks, color a picture, etc.

12-1 - Lunchtime most days is a pb and j, cheese quesadilla, grilled cheese, or mac n cheese (are you seeing a theme here?) 

1:00-3:30 - Afternoon nap time! 

3:30-5:45 - Watch tv, eat a snack, hang out until Daddy gets home

5:45 - Daddy's home!!!!

6:00 - Dinner time! Kyla pretty much just picks at her food like a bird.  She doesn't eat too much of anything we have, but she is good to at least try a bite or two of everything.  If bribed by a treat, she will eat a designated portion of her food.

The rest of the night is spent hanging out as a family, doing bath time, and winding down for bed. 

8:30 -  Daddy puts Kyla to bed.  They brush teeth, read a book, pray, and sing a song.


Some notes on discipline....
Kyla is not one to bend the rules too often but she's a 3 year old and she does test the limits on occasion.  When she does something dishonest, disrespectful, or disobedient, she gets a spanking or has to go sit in her chair in her room by herself for a while, depending on the severity of the situation.

Some notes on potty stuff...
She is daytime potty trained.  She goes to the bathroom without being told and rarely has an accident in her underwear.  She is still using the little potty chair but she does know how to get herself up onto the normal potty.  Soon, we will be phasing out the little potty because Mommy is tired of cleaning it all the time.  Kyla still wears a diaper to sleep in, both nap time and bedtime.  About half of her naps, she has a dry diaper when she wakes up.  But we have yet to focus much on sleep time potty training.

Some notes on her favorites....
TV show - Paw Patrol
Food - Cheese quesadilla
Drink - Milk
Toy - Blocks or Paw Patrol figurines
Movie - Minions
Thing to do - Swing at the park

Some notes on her brain power and social development...
Kyla can count to 15 or so until it starts going downhill...
Says her ABC's
Learning lots of Spanish!  She can say a lot of animals, colors, numbers, things around the house, some foods, and people (mom, dad, grandma, brother, etc.)
When asked what she learned at church, she usually says "We learned about God"
She is always very excited to see her friends and play with other kids.
Not shy at all.  Will talk to anyone about anything.
Likes to make up songs about any and everything.
Very protective and concerned about her 15 month old brother.