Lucy is 3 years old!

Lucy is our lively, independent and deep thinking 3 year old.  She is the tallest in her 3K class so we figured she must be moving up the growth charts.  Here's her most recent stats from the 3 year well visit:

32.85 lbs (71.5%)

38 inches tall (73.4%)

Favorite Book:  Any Berenstain Bear book.  We have at least 40 of them and it's not uncommon for Lucy to have a stack of 20 in her bed.  She's the true definition of 'book worm'.  She affectionately calls them "Papa Bear books".

Favorite Song:  For awhile she was definitely on a "Ho Hey" kick but now she's happy to hear anything by the Lumineers.  "Charlie Boy" is also a new favorite of hers.  She can tell us the titles of most Lumineers songs and can pick them out on the radio.  Looks like we'll need to take her to a concert someday!

Favorite Show:  Lucy has been unwavering in her dedication to Dora The Explorer.  Unfortunately Amazon only has one season free online, so we are seeing a lot of re-runs.

Favorite Food:  Mac N Cheese is Lucy's steadfast favorite (especially white shells). She often tries her luck at eating this multiple nights in a row...and on weeks when we are really beat down, she sometimes succeeds (and I never thought I'd be that parent..HA).

Favorite Movie: We recently started watching a movie together as a family on weekends when we are home (which isn't real often).  Our first ever movie night was "Moana" and Lucy was a fan.  She also likes the special popcorn we get at the store for movie night.

Favorite Toy: This varies, but Lucy comes back to her farm on a pretty regular basis.  She also loves to have a Lumineers concert on the TV while she plays her drum or tambourine along with the music.

Milestones: The main two milestones of the year were potty training and getting rid of Oo-Oo (the monkey nuk).  Mom and Dad weren't sure either of these were going to happen before age 4 for awhile.  We've learned that Lucy is an observer and thinker who likes to succeed rather than practice.  We let her watch tons of potty videos and eventually she just started doing it on her own. Dr. Weber was a key piece in graduating from Oo-Oo as she explained to Lucy that she's too big of a girl for a nuk. Lucy was hesitantly agreeable at the doctor's appointment but tried her best to negotiate out of it at home.  She has trouble falling asleep as easily now, but she has never had screaming fits about it and has never really looked back once she realized it was a done deal.

Lucy is always full of funny expressions.  Now she's catching on to posing in cut outs.

Lucy's special Dora cake for her 3rd birthday.  She really enjoyed getting sang to.

This was quite the hilarious event until Lucy realized she couldn't get her head out.  (Mom and Dad weren't sure it was going to come out either!).  Lesson learned.