My sweet baby girl,
My how three suits you so very well. You are full of sugar and spice and everything in between. I want to just soak up each and every day with you, because they are filled to the brim with curiosity. You have a major fear of missing out, which is why you are always the first one awake in our house. 5:30 AM on the nose every day, we hear those little feet hit the floor and you head right for our bedside. Some days you'll crawl in with us - with promises of mommy's phone, or just to snuggle. But most days you want us up to head downstairs for hot milk and to play.
My how you love to play. You love airplanes and taking trips. We pack up all your toys, stuffed animals, purses, puzzles, books, etc. and tote them in shoe boxes, shopping bags, purses - whatever you can find to fill and travel room to room as we find different airplanes to ride on. You love playing doctor and pretending you are Doc McStuffins. You still love cooking in your kitchen, currently ice cream and french fries are your favorite meal to serve. We have tea parties often and love to play with your babies a good bit too.
You love to be outside. You've gotten really good riding your tricycle on your own, but like for us to be close by. You love to go on walks, run races in the front yard, play in your pool and water table, blow bubbles or just explore the yard. You have a favorite spot on the corner where you love to stop and "make tacos" for our "tea party." (I'm glad our neighbors don't mind!)
Play-dough is a new favorite toy and cookie cutters are a must. Coloring is still a favorite - and you are getting a little better at actually coloring the picture and not just scribbling on the page. You love to trace your hands and painting is the best!
The Library is one of your favorite after school treats - and we always have piles of books beside your bed... reading a dozen or so every day. In March and April, GranDe was visiting and able to take you to story time every Thursday. It was amazing to watch you break out of your shell and become more comfortable each and every week.
You're favorite expressions, "But Why?", "What you mean?", "Ohhhh!", "Thank you Mommy/Daddy", "No Mam, Mommy!" (even to daddy)
Other favorites include Ice Cream, Paw Patrol, Airplanes, Puzzles, Popsicles, Watermelon, Bubble Guppies, Instruments for your band and pretending to "play jail". haha
We finished swim lessons just before your birthday and you LOVED being in the water. I am sure you could swim on your own if we let you, but you haven't quite branched out on your own just yet. You love your puddle jumper when we are out and we're ok with that for now.
During the winter you loved sledding and boy did we get to do a lot of it this year!
Halloween was your favorite holiday and you still love spiders! You were great at trick-or-treating and dressed up as a "Bubble Guppy Bumble Bee". Aka, you wanted to be a bubble guppy and mom had already picked out a bee costume - so we compromised.
Christmas is a close second and we sing Frosty The Snowman year-round to this day. You loved singing Christmas carols this year and asked Santa for a blue truck for Christmas. You love to sing and dance - Taylor Swift's Shake it Off is a favorite!
You are super tall - aka, 42 inches and a solid 40lbs. You're blue eyes and blond hair are sticking around I think. You're hair is getting curlier like your mamma's and you also got my feet - sporting a size 10 shoes. You are potty trained and sleeping in your big girl bed like a champ, but you take a good 30 minutes of storytelling and songs before bed every night.
We tried dance this year, and you hated it. Would not participate at all. We started classes in September and at that point moms could go in with you - so we did and you would participate some, playing with props or sitting in the circle, but after parents couldn't go in - you didn't either. So, after January we decided to call it quits. We have a super cute costume hanging in your closet, but you want nothing to do with it. I thought maybe we could try again in the fall - but it's not looking so good.
You are surprisingly VERY shy and take awhile to warm up to anyone. You still cry most every time we leave you with a sitter. You love your mommy, daddy and Ford and are just content spending each and every day with just us.
We have spoiled you big time baby girl, but I wouldn't have it any other way. You have wonderful manners (most of the time), are friendly, so smart, a great eater, and full of life. We love you so and are so lucky to call you ours. You make me proud every day. Even on our hard days. I still love you so!
Here's to 3!
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