December 18, 2012
December 3, 2012
To My Four Year Old "Little" Girl
Dear Clare,
Another year and another birthday has passed. This birthday seemed more exciting, because you were preparing for it months in advance. The night before your birthday, Daddy and I asked to have extra kisses, because they would be the last 3 year old kisses we would ever get from you. I had to bite my lip a little and blink back the tears as I thought about you growing up.
When I tease you and beg for you to stop growing up, You tell me, "Mommy, I have to get more numbers (get older), so that I can become a person (adult), so I can die and go to heaven!" But that won't stop me from wishing you could stay a little girl forever.
Our days together are filled with books, Science Spectrum visits, shopping, cooking, cleaning, story times, playgroups, water coloring, and naps! You love cleaning toilets and get upset if you find out I've cleaned them without you. Somehow, I don't think you'll always love this task so much. Grandma says you have gotten my domestic gene.
You're still an only child. While this weighs on your Daddy and me, I sometimes see that it bothers you too. This year you added a new addition to our family, Soma, your imaginary friend. Most of the time Soma is a boy, but occasionally you switch him to a girl, if it suites your fancy. While I don't mind Soma being a part of the family, I draw the line when you ask me to buckle him into his car seat too!
If your not hiding away somewhere with a good book, you love to be outside. Playgrounds, camping, bird watching with Daddy, running through the sprinklers, and swinging. You even walked nearly all of a 3.2 mile trial in Carlsbad Caverns! To see you walking Duke, our Pyrenees mix dog, is hilarious since he easily triples you in size and weight.
You really are a great girl. You're girly and gentle for me, and you're daring and active for your Dad. You fill both of our lives up to the brim. Having you is the hardest thing we've ever done, and having you is also the best thing we've ever done. No one can drive me up the wall like you, and no one can make my heart melt into a puddle of happiness like you. I love you!
Another year and another birthday has passed. This birthday seemed more exciting, because you were preparing for it months in advance. The night before your birthday, Daddy and I asked to have extra kisses, because they would be the last 3 year old kisses we would ever get from you. I had to bite my lip a little and blink back the tears as I thought about you growing up.
When I tease you and beg for you to stop growing up, You tell me, "Mommy, I have to get more numbers (get older), so that I can become a person (adult), so I can die and go to heaven!" But that won't stop me from wishing you could stay a little girl forever.
Our days together are filled with books, Science Spectrum visits, shopping, cooking, cleaning, story times, playgroups, water coloring, and naps! You love cleaning toilets and get upset if you find out I've cleaned them without you. Somehow, I don't think you'll always love this task so much. Grandma says you have gotten my domestic gene.
You're still an only child. While this weighs on your Daddy and me, I sometimes see that it bothers you too. This year you added a new addition to our family, Soma, your imaginary friend. Most of the time Soma is a boy, but occasionally you switch him to a girl, if it suites your fancy. While I don't mind Soma being a part of the family, I draw the line when you ask me to buckle him into his car seat too!
If your not hiding away somewhere with a good book, you love to be outside. Playgrounds, camping, bird watching with Daddy, running through the sprinklers, and swinging. You even walked nearly all of a 3.2 mile trial in Carlsbad Caverns! To see you walking Duke, our Pyrenees mix dog, is hilarious since he easily triples you in size and weight.
You really are a great girl. You're girly and gentle for me, and you're daring and active for your Dad. You fill both of our lives up to the brim. Having you is the hardest thing we've ever done, and having you is also the best thing we've ever done. No one can drive me up the wall like you, and no one can make my heart melt into a puddle of happiness like you. I love you!
Love Always,
Mommy
- What's your favorite color? Pink
- What's your favorite animal? A bear
- What's your favorite food? Macaroni & Cheese
- Where do you like to play? At Parks, Sandbox
- What's your favorite thing to do? Run around
- Who is your best friend?s Anthony, Connor, My Playgroup Friends
- What's your favorite song? B-I-N-G-O
- What were you for Halloween? Dorthy
- What's your favorite toy? My Baby
- What do you love? You (Mommy)
- What's your favorite shirt? My Texas Tech One
- What's your favorite book? Whoo loves you, Clifford books
- What's your favorite place to go out to eat? Dion's & Chickaleigh (Chick-Fil-A)
- What's your favorite thing to drink? Chocolate Milk
- What do you want to be when you grow up? A Mommy