Our baby girl turned 3 years old today! Here’s her long overdue “scrapbook” installment...
Lots of Love
- You absolutely LOVE your
family ("lub you" and lots of hugs and kisses)
- You like to be in mommy’s lap
(“sich-ee-wap” means “sit in your lap”)
- You can make your sister crack
up laughing in a split second by making a silly noise, silly face, etc.
- You can also make your sister
burst out crying in a split second when jealousy or anger takes you over
(luckily, this doesn't happen very often)
- You face-time (call with a
video on our iPhones) with Rah-Rah at least once a week--you love your Rah-Rah!
- You love spending time with
Grandma and Grandpa on Wednesday nights while Mommy and Daddy go to small
group--you squeal with delight, do a dance, run up and give big hugs when they
walk in the door!
- You talk about your family
members who we don’t see as often like Nina and your other aunts, uncles, and
cousins—even your dog cousins!
- Your teachers (church and MDO)
often comment on your sweetness—we LOVE to hear that!
You’re a Beauty!
- You are tall, with long legs!
- You have beautiful hair with
tight, soft curls—you are so patient with Mommy as she styles it
- You have favorite hair bows
(“ha bows”)—cute little clips with a fabric flower on them
- You have a “style”—you are
usually wearing skinny jeans with a cute t-shirt or leggings with a girly skirt
and top; you like fun socks and your Toms shoes or your purple sandals
- You enjoy feeling
"pretty" and will go show Daddy anytime you wear something extra
pretty or have a new hairstyle
Chatty Cathy
- You need full and honest
communication about your day (is Daddy at work or home; is this a
"school" day, home day, church day, or going out day; etc.)
- You are very animated as you
"re-tell" stories of what happened to you
- Your vocabulary is growing so
fast!
- You are polite and use your
manners ("peese," "thank koo," "koose me")
- You show your defiance toward
us by ignoring us when we call your name—we’re working on that J
- You ask for help when you need
it (“uh hep me”)
- You picked up a funny thing
from Grandma…when you see any baby (usually Jacob or Callie), you smile at them
and say in a loud voice “heh-wohhhhh!”
Sleeping/Waking Up
- You still go to sleep easily,
but either Mommy or Daddy MUST sing to you as we tuck you in ("ing!")
- You still go to sleep with
your lion and lovie (lion is a small webkinz stuffed animal; lovie is the blue
blanket you've had since we brought you home--Aunt Jenny gave it to you)...and
of course, your beloved paci [as of today, you are paci-free!]
- You know how to work Netflix on the iPad like a pro, so that is your wind-down activity at the end of the day (“i-pah”)
- You know that you only get
your paci at naptime and nighttime, so our routine when you wake up is to put
paci in a basket on your dresser--you kiss it and tell it "bye!" [as of today, you are paci-free!]
- You start every day with a
gummy vitamin (“vi-min”) and a cup of milk (“muck”)
- You give Daddy a "wet
willie" (wet finger in the ear) every morning that he is home to wake him
up--you prep your finger by giving it a long lick, then you get up on the bed,
crawl over to him, and stick your finger in his ear--he obliges by being
"surprised" every time!
Eating
- You are a great eater, but can
get distracted very easily at the table, so we have to remind you to take bites
and keep eating
- You are a carnivore—you LOVE
meat!
- You are not a picky eater at
all, and we love that you love veggies and fruits, too!
- Your favorite healthy snack is
a mandarin orange (Cuties) and you love to peel them yourself!
- Your favorite “treats” are
M&M’s (“eem-eem’s”), peppermints (“pop-mees”), and Jolly Ranchers (“joh-ee-rah-ers”)!
Activities
- You love to sing and dance!
- Your favorite song lately is “Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star”
- You love playing games on our
iPhones and are quite savvy with technology!
- You are still an outdoor girl
at heart--you love exploring our backyard for bugs, rocks, flowers, etc.—when
you find a bug, you ask for help to touch it (“touch it, touch it!”)
- You have an outdoor kitchen
where you spend lots of time mixing up all of your finds with water
- You love Disney princess
movies and books
- You love sitting with Mommy as
she puts on her makeup--you have your own set of brushes and makeup, too!
- You love going over to Grandma
and Grandpa's house--you especially love driving Grandpa’s truck, fishing,
feeding the turtles, swimming , helping Grandpa with chores (stacking wood),
picking oranges off the neighbor's tree, helping Grandma bake, reading books,
riding your horsey (rocking horse that says "neigh!"), and really
anything with Grandma or Grandpa!
Our Big Girl
- You completed potty training
boot camp (3 days in panties with Daddy as your coach) like a champ when you
were 2 ½ years old!
- You are "miss
independent" and can put on your own shoes--often on the wrong feet, which
is adorable! (you try to put on other articles of clothing, and are very close
to doing it yourself!)
- You are such a big
helper--with laundry, dusting, putting items in the trash, weeding the flower
beds, etc.
- You love helping us get Callie
up from her naptimes--you'll get in the crib with her and play for a bit and
then you'll help by throwing her dirty diapers in the "stinky" trash
can [and for the last 3 days, you and Cal now share a room!]
- You really like helping Mommy
cook or bake! We give you your own bowl, spoon, measuring cups, and some
ingredients and you go to town! You like to use the toaster oven as your
pretend place to cook your ingredients. (you and Mommy both wear aprons--yours
has a monkey on it!)
What
Makes You, You
- You are such a loving and kind
little girl—you wave at everyone, and even blow kisses to many—but you save
your smiles for those you are most comfortable around…and we love that!
- You are a girly-girl in SO
many ways! (princess dress-up, wearing skirts that twirl, etc.)
- You have picked up a bit of
your mama's need for tidiness (which we love!)--for example, we recently turned
to walk out of your room and you insisted that we go back to pick up a few
puzzle pieces that Callie had been playing with
- You can spot the "bad
guys" in every Disney movie you watch and will yell out "ba
guy!"
- You LOVE finding the moon
every night!
- You like talking to
Jesus--especially to thank Him for our food at meal time (we all hold hands,
close our eyes, pray, then say "Ahh-men" loudly together as we raise
our hands)
- You will mimic Mommy in the
car while we listen to worship music and raise our hands and sway them back and
forth--such a sweet time for me to see you worship our Lord!
- You do not like to “perform”
for the camera—maybe partly defiance, but mostly just your personality (which
is fine by me!!)...but you still give us your silly faces!
We love you SO much, Edeneku Lee Huss! And we are SO proud of you!
