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5th Birthday Interview

November 17, 2016 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom 1 Comment

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When my son was three, I decided that it would be fun to do an interview with him every year to see how his likes change as he grows. 🙂 (Links to the previous years at the bottom of this post.)

His answers are in bold, my comments are in parentheses/italics.

How old are you?: five
What makes you happy?: What makes me happy is when you let me go crazy.
What is your favorite animal?: Tigers, dogs, and lions.
What is your favorite color?: green
What is your favorite thing to eat?: yogurt
What is your least favorite thing to eat?: mustard
What is your favorite thing to do?: play Minecraft
What is your favorite TV show?: Pokémon and PJ Masks
What is your favorite movie?: Zootopia
What are you really good at?: drawing Pokémon
What is your favorite song?: the Pokémon song
What do you and Mom do together?: play games
What do you and Dad do together?: We do Pokémon battles.
What is your favorite book?: Pokémon XY
What do you want to be when you grow up?: Be the most goodest Pokémon drawer in the whole world!

Previous interviews: four / three

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Filed Under: My Life, Parenting Tagged With: birthday, family, Preschoolers (3-5), son #1

Five Years Old!

September 5, 2016 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom Leave a Comment

Little man –

Five years old. I can’t believe it.

Last year’s interest in superheroes was fleeting. We are now knee-deep into the worlds of Pokémon and Minecraft. That’s what the big kids like, after all.

You are a great artist and storyteller. (You obviously get this skill from your father.) You’ve excelled at swim lessons this summer. In May, you didn’t even want to put your face underwater. Now, you love to wear your goggles to practice swimming in the bathtub…lol

You have one more year of Pre-K starting this week. I can’t wait to see what this year has in store!

Love you lots and lots!

~ Mommy

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Current stats:

weight: 41 lb.
height: 44 in. (Or 3′ 8″)

Shorts: 4T
Shirts: mostly 5T, but can still squeeze into some 4T if the brand runs big
Shoes: Size 10-11

Foods:
Likes – strawberries, corn dogs, broccoli
Dislikes – red meat, green peas

Read this year’s birthday interview! (See last year’s interview here.)

Filed Under: My Life, Parenting Tagged With: birthday, family, letters to my first born, Preschoolers (3-5), son #1

4th Birthday Interview

March 22, 2016 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom 3 Comments

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I finally got around to this post, now that my older son is four and a half. (Better late than never, right?!) Last year, I decided that it would be fun to do an interview with him every year to see how his likes change as he grows. 🙂

His answers are in bold, my comments are in parentheses/italics.

How old are you?: four
What makes you happy?: treats
What is your favorite animal?: cheetah and lion
What is your favorite color?: green (same as last year)
What is your favorite thing to eat?: goldfish and chocolate milk
What is your least favorite thing to eat?: regular milk
What is your favorite thing to do?: cuddle with my (stuffed) animals
What is your favorite TV show?: Power Rangers
What is your favorite movie?: Scooby-Doo
What are you really good at?: writing (drawing) Rescue Bots
What is your favorite song?: “An octagon is a shape that has 8 sides!”
What do you and Mom do together?: write Rescue Bots
What do you and Dad do together?: write MORE Rescue Bots (I’m sensing a theme here…lol)
What is your favorite book?: The one with the animal tails (Whose Tail is This?)
What do you want to be when you grow up?:

A policeman, a fireman, and a construction guy. But not an ambulance guy, because they have to shock people, and that’s not nice!

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Happy 4th Birthday!

August 24, 2015 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom Leave a Comment

Little man –

How are you four years old already?! Time is just flying by! Three was a good year overall, but “threenager” is a very accurate term! lol Things steadily improved as you got closer to four, though.

You’re really into superheroes now (Transformers, Iron Man, Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, etc.), but you still like dinosaurs, too. You love to tell stories, and attempt to sing the theme songs to your favorite shows. You prefer to be outside (especially swimming, which you’re much more confident with this year than last). Everyday you ask me if we’re going to school, so I guess that means you’re looking forward to starting Pre-K in a couple of weeks. lol

I can’t wait to see you become a big brother, and teach your little brother everything that you know!

Love you lots and lots!

~ Mommy

Current stats:

weight: coming soon…
height:

Shorts: 3T
Shirts: 4T, and even some 5T depending on the brand
Shoes: Size 9

Foods:
Likes – strawberries, apples, corn on the cob, pork chops, mac & cheese
Dislikes – Still not a huge fan of veggies, but he does try most things at least once, which is an improvement!

Birthday interview coming soon! (See last year’s interview here.)

Filed Under: My Life, Parenting Tagged With: birthday, family, letters to my first born, Preschoolers (3-5), son #1

I Have a “Threenager”!

August 24, 2014 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom 1 Comment

Little man –

We survived the “terrible twos”! It’s been a tough year with lots of big changes for you, but overall you’ve been an awesome kid! You’ve really gotten the hang of potty training within the last couple of weeks (no accidents, yay!), which is a HUGE milestone! I’m so proud of you!

You are “fast and fearless”, just like your shirt says in the picture below. 100% all boy – you love to get messy and are into EVERYTHING! And people wonder why I only have one child…lol

We’ve decided not to put you in preschool this year, but you and I will be working at home on letters, numbers, etc. so you will be ready for Pre-K next fall. There will be plenty of opportunities for socialization, though! Swim lessons, storytime at the library, and you start gymnastics classes next week. 🙂

I’m a little nervous about this “threenager” stage, but I’m excited to see what the next year has in store for you!

Love you lots and lots!

~ Mommy

Current stats:

weight: 36.5 lb.
height: 39 in.

Shorts: 2T
Shirts: 2T or 3T depending on the brand
Shoes: Size 7

Foods:
Likes – bananas, strawberries, goldfish crackers, raisins, turkey, cheese
Dislikes – anything green or remotely resembling a veggie lol

We’re also starting a yearly birthday interview! Check out that post here!

Filed Under: My Life, Parenting Tagged With: birthday, family, letters to my first born, potty training, Preschoolers (3-5), son #1, Toddlers (2-3)

Look who’s TWO!

August 26, 2013 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom 18 Comments

Little man –

We celebrated your second birthday this past weekend. (Just a small get-together with family, but you had a blast!) Oh, how are lives have changed of the past couple of years…

I just can’t believe how much you have grown up since your first birthday! You are a SUPER active kid, and you talk ALL. THE. TIME. (I have NO idea where you get that from! lol) You are definitely more social than I imagine your father and I were at this age. It’s really fun to see you interacting with other kids. A few days ago, when I dropped you off at daycare, you went right up to another boy in your class and said “HI!” and waved! It was so cute!

You love being outside, playing with trucks or a ball, and playing “fetch” with the dogs. You are quite artistic, too! Your finger paints of choice are applesauce or yogurt…all over the table…and any other furniture you manage to touch on the way to the sink to get cleaned up.

I’m so excited to see what adventures the next year has in store!

I love you SO much!

~ Mommy

What a difference a year makes!

Current stats: {as of 9/30/13}

weight: 29 lb.
height: 34 in.

Shorts: 18 months {I imagine 18 month PANTS would be too short now, though.}
Shirts: 24 months-2T
Shoes: Size 6
Diapers (when he’s in disposables): Size 4

Foods:
Likes – Cheese, chicken, applesauce, strawberries
Dislikes – Red meat, most veggies (unless I hide them in something else)

24 month milestones (from Baby Center):

Mastered Skills (most kids can do)

Can name at least six body parts on a doll – Yep
Half of speech is understandable – Definitely
Can make short sentences – Been there, done that!

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)

Starts talking about self – BTDT
Can arrange things in categories – Kind of.
Can walk down stairs – Yep

Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)

Begins to understand abstract concepts like sooner and later – Not really.
Becomes attuned to gender differences – I don’t think he’s there just yet.
Learns to jump – YES! That’s why my in-laws got him a TRAMPOLINE!

13 months / 14 months / 15 months / 16 months / 17 months / 18 months / 19 months / 20 months / 21 months / 22 months / 23 months

Filed Under: My Life, Parenting Tagged With: birthday, child development, family, letters to my first born, son #1, Toddlers (2-3), Young Toddlers (1-2)

I Had the Best of Intentions

April 14, 2013 by Allie @ The Practically Green Mom Leave a Comment

I had every intention of getting two blog posts written this weekend…but that obviously hasn’t happened. One involved cloth diapers, and my tester/model was uncooperative. The other was a DIY that I didn’t have all of the supplies for. (Look for those coming soon, though!)

Instead, we spent the weekend jumping in bounce houses at little man’s cousins joint 2nd and 4th birthday party, and other boring stuff (grocery shopping, blah blah blah).