Monroe at 5 Years Old
Height: 44.9 in (85%)
Weight: 46lb 10oz (82%)
BMI: 16.0 (74%)
Monroe is five years old!! He continues to be full of energy and enthusiasm. Monroe is very sweet and loving and also loves to throw attitude. He has a voice and he is not afraid to use it. Monroe is getting so big and he's very excited to start Kindergarten in September at Coe with his big brothers. And here is a little bit more about five year old Monroe. He...
- started riding his bike without training wheels just after he turned 4 years old and he hasn't looked back. He's a pro on the bike.
- is a monkey bar machine. He really wanted to be able to do the monkey bars and he stuck with it through lots of blisters.
- loves to read anything he sees - shirts, road signs, etc..
- is a legit reader! He reads an astounding array of books and he does so with such great enthusiasm and expression. He knew the sounds of all the letters and had a ton of sight words under his belt so when he started asking questions about other letter combinations we got after it. It's really fun to see him so proud of himself when he reads.
- kicks with his left foot and writes with his left hand, but it appears as though he prefers to throw with his right hand.
- is no longer napping. He still has a quiet time most days from about 1:00pm to 3:00pm. He reads for a while and then plays on his own in his room.
- has a ton of stuffed animals and his current favorite is Syber, his newest stuffed tiger.
- can play for a long time on his own and it usually involves lots of imaginative play with stuffies, cars, and sometimes utilizes a structure he's build out of blocks or Legos.
- loves to have pretend baseball or football games and he loves to keep us updated on the score. "Mama, the Mariners are playing the Yankees. Who do you think is ahead?"
- is doing a great job sleeping in his big boy bed (mostly). Every now and again he comes back out of his room at night with some random request, but now that he isn't napping, he's pretty tired by the end of the day.
- still yells "Stop It!" rather frequently. We're still working with him on being more specific about what he would like the other person to stop doing and communicating it with a tad bit calmer tone. It absolutely does not help when his brothers laugh when he yells at them to stop.
- has an easier time playing with Conway than Parker these days, but they all can get really into a good round of imaginative play with their stuffed animals. Their current favorite seems to be stuffy school.
- still has a couple of fun mispronunciations: buacamole = guacamole, witerally = literally, shwetty = sweaty.
- lists French toast, pancakes, and waffles as his favorite foods - he loves a good syrup covered carb at breakfast. His favorite vegetable is asparagus and his favorite fruit is watermelon. Monroe's least favorite food is any type of beans: green beans, black beans, white beans - not a fan.
- can get pretty frustrated and he mutters to himself when he's upset. He'll go into his room and we can hear him talking himself through the situation - a lot of verbal processing.
- is very physical. He loves to tackle his brothers, but then he often goes down crying.
- says some really cute things like "This is a delight!" I with I could think of more examples like this.
Somehow, the concept of our children choosing their birthday dinner has spun into choosing every single thing they eat on their birthday. See below for a picture of Monroe's menu items. He started out asking for French toast for every meal, but we were able to persuade him to add in some variety.
Happy Birthday Monroe! We Love you!
