The Allers

Nathan is changing a lot and learning many new things.  He now can drink from a straw.  He has a big appetite.  He eats more than Noah now!  He isn’t very picky either and eats what we feed him.  He says Mama, Dada, Nonna, ball, wow, BooBoo, Ella, tractor, night-night, and cracker and he’ll also repeat some words if we say them first like banana, cross, cookie.  He makes certain sounds for things like drink, Grampy, Noah.  He loves his squeaky shoes and wants to put them back on when I take them off at night.  One night I took them off and he picked them up, gave them to me, and held up his foot.  Today I was blowing air through my lips and he was trying to so he’d pucker them up and blow then he’d laugh.  He loves playing with cars and tractors and he pushes them around and says "bruummm brummm".  It’s really cute.  His new trick is crawling up on top of things then standing up and looking at us.  He crawls up on top of the side tables or chairs and does this.  He calls most animals Ella.  When he sees a cow or a duck he’ll make the right sounds for them.  He will also say turkey and frog and try to make their sounds as well.  He will give hugs and kisses too which is so sweet.  I’m not sure how tall he is or how much he weighs, but he has grown a lot lately.  

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Noah turned three two days ago on April 9.  We got him a sand box for our backyard and when he saw it he first said "what is that?" and then when he saw what it was he said "this is the best birthday present in the whole world!"  He had a Lightning McQeen/Cars birthday party for our families on Saturday and had a blast.  All the kids brought their riding toys and the rode their 4-wheelers around and around the house.  My mom and I made him Cars cupcakes and put them on a cupcake stand and it turned out really cute.  Noah didn’t even eat lunch; he rode his 4-wheeler then came in to open presents and he ate 2 cupcakes.  He got some nice gifts from everyone: Cars toys, backpack and wallet, V-Tech video game system, clothes, race track, Thomas the Train tracks and trains, tractor, Cars shoes, and some shirts.  He had his 3-year check-up on Wednesday and weighed 36 pounds (90th percentile) and was 38 inches tall (50th percentile).  He didn’t have any shots and was in perfect health!  The doctor said everything was great.  Some funny things he’s said recently are: "do we stick our fingers in coffee?" and "what’s in Mickey’s pants? Is it a glow worm?"  Of course this totally cracked us up.  He also asked me last night if I say no all the time and I told him it sure feels like it!  When we ask him a question he’ll see "I sure did" or "it sure is" and he does it with a southern drawl which makes us laugh.  He doesn’t seem to eat much either.  When he does eat, a little bit later he’ll tell me he’s hungry. 

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