She's grown up so much in the last few months. She's definitely not a baby anymore, although she often reassures us that she'll always be our baby (so sweet!). She is quite independent, really enjoys making crafts (she just might be addicted to glitter pens), loves to socialize with her friends, and is always asking us to read her a story (we easily read 10 to 15 stories a day!). She includes family members in her list of friends - grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins! She is a great big sister; she takes wonderful care of Little Bud and excitedly greets him in the morning and after his naps. She knows which toys are his, and is diligent in rounding up every single one of them so that he has a large selection to choose from at any given time. The transition from single child to big sister hasn't seemed too difficult for her, but she has moments when she needs extra attention. I've realized that it's easy to ask her to wait a bit when she needs something, but when Little Bud cries, I'm quick to figure out what he needs. So, I'm trying to do a better job of meeting her needs/requests as quickly as possible.
She loves anything and everything PINK! She was upset when we stained her swing set brown; she told us that, "Pink is much prettier!". When we were picking out paint colors for our kitchen cabinets, she again suggested pink. I'm not entirely sure what that would do to the resale value of our home!
The other day she flipped herself into Little Bud's portable crib (thankfully he was not inside!). She hit her head when she landed, and then whispered to herself, "Heck, heck, heck! I think I broke my neck!". She then called out to me, "Mom, I think I broke my neck!". It seemed like she thought she wasn't supposed to say "heck" since she whispered it and didn't repeat it when she called out to me.
We had Big Sister's 1/2 birthday celebration tonight, since John was out of town the last two nights. She requested avocados and spaghetti for dinner, and wanted to "pupcakes" for dessert. When Big Sister was a baby, I read about a family that celebrated their kids' half birthdays, and thought it was a great idea, so we started the tradition ourselves. Kids love to celebrate any occasion, and when you're young, it seems like it takes FOREVER to get to your next birthday! Happy 1/2 Birthday Big Sister!! We love you sweet girl!
The Half Birthday Girl!
blowing out the candle on her "pupcake"
special gift that Daddy picked out at Mast General Store
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