Madmartigan, 4 Years Old |

About Mads, 4 Years & 1 Month Old:

• Rather than "cannon ball," Mads shouts, "Canny Ball!" as he tosses his Bumblebee transformer into the full kiddie pool in the back yard.
• When he wears his Spider-Man web slinging glove in combination with his Batman mask, he is Spider Bat (a hero of his own invention).
• He practices new words and their definitions like so: "He's a bandit. He takes things that aren't his. He's a bandit."
• Mads is also practicing good manners and politeness diligently. For example, "Mommy, I would like it if you would please wipe my butt." 
• Mads sometimes refers to his dad as "your husband" when talking to me.
• Mads says, "Mommy, I'm going to throw up on you," and mimics vomiting first thing in the morning. We're working on not making rude noises (vomit, farts, burps) in restaurants, which is difficult when I'm not as strict about not making those noises at home in our kitchen.
• Mads says, "Remember when I was 3, and you picked me up all the time and you were always close to me?"
• This month: Mads wrote his first song, he got his hair cut at a barber shop with his dad, he did a lot of art projects including learning how to collage in his journal.
• Favorite books: Curious George and Batman easy readers
• Favorite movies/shows: Justin Time (always)