Happy 3rd Birthday to our Joanna. If you looked in the dictionary for the meaning of second sibling, there would be a full page picture of you! Girlfriend, you are the wildest, strong-willed, exhausting, frustrating, tests mama's patience child I have ever met. Along with all of that, you can be the sweetest, funniest, silliest and cute as a button child I have every met. You are a complete package!!
It has been fun watching you grow! A little look back here, here, and here.
Stats:
You are still a little peanut weighing in at 25 pounds...light as a feather picking you up. I think I will always see you as a baby. I believe you are around 32 inches tall.
Clothes size: 2T-3T depending on brand. Size 6 - 6.5 toddler shoe.
You are following Vivian's growth pattern which is great for mommy. You get all of her hand-me downs.
Sleep:
You are still in a sleep sack and crib. You are not transitioning into a big girl bed until you are 4, HA! That's a battle I don't want to deal with. You love your crib so no need to hurry. You still take your nap around 1:30 every day and mommy always wakes you at 3 pm. Some days you just play and others you sleep. You are in your crib between 7:30-8 pm every night and wake between 7-7:30 am with the occasional wake-up around 6:30 am. Mommy still doesn't take you out of your crib until 7 am. Before nap, you sit on your dresser and eat a few m & m's before going in your crib. Mommy sings you 'Twinkle Little Star', 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Rock a by Baby' before you go in your crib. At bedtime you have to have 5 books, but you do not want mommy reading to you, you 'read' to me :) Our songs before bed we sing 'Silent Night', 'Jesus Loves Me', 'You are my sunshine' and
'Rock a by Baby'. Also, you only want mommy to put you to bed. If daddy tries to take you up, you always cry for mommy. There's nothing like mommy!
Discipline:
Time outs and spankings do not work for you. If you misbehave, mommy has to take things away. You are bad about hitting, pushing and taking things away from Vivian. For that, no m & m's before nap or not books at bedtime. You are getting slightly better about your anger issues, but aren't all great.
Our biggest thing has been that mommy had to take the Kindle away because you were becoming way too addicted to watching non-sense YouTube channels. Plus, your behavior was off the charts. It truly has been the best thing. Vivian has been off her's as well. We've been about 2 months without it and we aren't planning on going back.
Loves:
You still love baby dolls and animals. Both of you girls love animals so much, we had your joint birthday party at the farm (you can read it here). You've gotten more into playing with the play kitchen and cooking up food. You always ask me if I want coffee to drink and hot sauce. You add hot sauce to all of your pretend food so much, your teacher Mrs. Martha and Luke's mom, asked if you like eating hot sauce because you talk about it all the time. You also like dinosaurs. We are always being chased by T-Rex. You would swing all day if mommy pushed you. You like riding your tricycle around the neighborhood and picking up rocks to put on the back of your bike.
You are a beach and playground girl.
Since taking it away, you love looking at books. I love hearing you 'read'. You take all the books off the bookshelf and look through all of them. I'll hear you say, 'I said yeah, I said yeah' LOL. Not sure where you got that from, but it's so funny and cute.
You could live off of Cheerios, m&m's, ice cream and Hershey Kisses if I would let you.
Music. You love singing ABCs right now. You will sing it in the store and people can't help but stop and listen to you sing. So cute! You also love The Greatest Showman soundtrack. Love watching you try singing the songs. Your favorite song from the album is A Million Dreams.
You love to do exactly what Vivian does. You are a 'monkey see, monkey do' kind of kid.
Gymnastics. You love the bars and balance beam.
School. You absolutely love, love, love school! You always list everyone in your class and ask if your teachers will be there. You also love church nursery and Sunday school. I pray the love of school will continue.
Dislikes:
Miss independent. You always want to buckle yourself into your car seat which can be frustrating for mommy, especially if we need to be somewhere. There are many days the car seat is a battle. You refuse to sit! Mommy has to 'pretend' I'm going to leave you in order for you to sit in your seat. It works every time.
Being told 'No.' The crocodile tears come immediately. Then you will hit mommy in the leg. Fun times!
When you are unable to do some of the things that Vivian does because you are too little. You will then take your frustration out on Viv.
Sharing. You are not a fan of sharing. Everything is JoJo's.
Brushing teeth, at least before bed. You will brush WITH toothpaste in the morning, but refuses toothpaste at night. So weird! We brush with water. Better than nothing at all!
Potty:
You are still in diapers, but if you are diaper-less, you will pee in the potty. Or if you are in a bathing suit bottom, you want to use the potty. For pooping, you always ask for your diaper and you have to go upstairs to the playroom. You do not like pooping anywhere else. When we do potty train this summer after our vacation, that will be a hard one to break.
My Favorite Thing:
Every time mommy holds you, you always rub the back of my shoulder. It is the absolute sweetest!!
Stats:
You are still a little peanut weighing in at 25 pounds...light as a feather picking you up. I think I will always see you as a baby. I believe you are around 32 inches tall.
Clothes size: 2T-3T depending on brand. Size 6 - 6.5 toddler shoe.
You are following Vivian's growth pattern which is great for mommy. You get all of her hand-me downs.
Sleep:
You are still in a sleep sack and crib. You are not transitioning into a big girl bed until you are 4, HA! That's a battle I don't want to deal with. You love your crib so no need to hurry. You still take your nap around 1:30 every day and mommy always wakes you at 3 pm. Some days you just play and others you sleep. You are in your crib between 7:30-8 pm every night and wake between 7-7:30 am with the occasional wake-up around 6:30 am. Mommy still doesn't take you out of your crib until 7 am. Before nap, you sit on your dresser and eat a few m & m's before going in your crib. Mommy sings you 'Twinkle Little Star', 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Rock a by Baby' before you go in your crib. At bedtime you have to have 5 books, but you do not want mommy reading to you, you 'read' to me :) Our songs before bed we sing 'Silent Night', 'Jesus Loves Me', 'You are my sunshine' and
'Rock a by Baby'. Also, you only want mommy to put you to bed. If daddy tries to take you up, you always cry for mommy. There's nothing like mommy!
Discipline:
Time outs and spankings do not work for you. If you misbehave, mommy has to take things away. You are bad about hitting, pushing and taking things away from Vivian. For that, no m & m's before nap or not books at bedtime. You are getting slightly better about your anger issues, but aren't all great.
Our biggest thing has been that mommy had to take the Kindle away because you were becoming way too addicted to watching non-sense YouTube channels. Plus, your behavior was off the charts. It truly has been the best thing. Vivian has been off her's as well. We've been about 2 months without it and we aren't planning on going back.
Loves:
You still love baby dolls and animals. Both of you girls love animals so much, we had your joint birthday party at the farm (you can read it here). You've gotten more into playing with the play kitchen and cooking up food. You always ask me if I want coffee to drink and hot sauce. You add hot sauce to all of your pretend food so much, your teacher Mrs. Martha and Luke's mom, asked if you like eating hot sauce because you talk about it all the time. You also like dinosaurs. We are always being chased by T-Rex. You would swing all day if mommy pushed you. You like riding your tricycle around the neighborhood and picking up rocks to put on the back of your bike.
You are a beach and playground girl.
Since taking it away, you love looking at books. I love hearing you 'read'. You take all the books off the bookshelf and look through all of them. I'll hear you say, 'I said yeah, I said yeah' LOL. Not sure where you got that from, but it's so funny and cute.
You could live off of Cheerios, m&m's, ice cream and Hershey Kisses if I would let you.
Music. You love singing ABCs right now. You will sing it in the store and people can't help but stop and listen to you sing. So cute! You also love The Greatest Showman soundtrack. Love watching you try singing the songs. Your favorite song from the album is A Million Dreams.
You love to do exactly what Vivian does. You are a 'monkey see, monkey do' kind of kid.
Gymnastics. You love the bars and balance beam.
School. You absolutely love, love, love school! You always list everyone in your class and ask if your teachers will be there. You also love church nursery and Sunday school. I pray the love of school will continue.
Dislikes:
Miss independent. You always want to buckle yourself into your car seat which can be frustrating for mommy, especially if we need to be somewhere. There are many days the car seat is a battle. You refuse to sit! Mommy has to 'pretend' I'm going to leave you in order for you to sit in your seat. It works every time.
Being told 'No.' The crocodile tears come immediately. Then you will hit mommy in the leg. Fun times!
When you are unable to do some of the things that Vivian does because you are too little. You will then take your frustration out on Viv.
Sharing. You are not a fan of sharing. Everything is JoJo's.
Brushing teeth, at least before bed. You will brush WITH toothpaste in the morning, but refuses toothpaste at night. So weird! We brush with water. Better than nothing at all!
Potty:
You are still in diapers, but if you are diaper-less, you will pee in the potty. Or if you are in a bathing suit bottom, you want to use the potty. For pooping, you always ask for your diaper and you have to go upstairs to the playroom. You do not like pooping anywhere else. When we do potty train this summer after our vacation, that will be a hard one to break.
My Favorite Thing:
Every time mommy holds you, you always rub the back of my shoulder. It is the absolute sweetest!!
We love you oh so much!!! Our daily life would be a little less exciting without you in it. You bring so much joy to all of us. We love you Jo!!!!!
XXOO
