2.5 Weeks Later...

Dear M,

I'm running a little late this year with your letter, but that is partly because it has taken me a while to wrap my head around the fact that my precious baby girl is now FOUR!!!

Just four short years ago, this was you...

Now look at you.  

Beautiful.   

 Inside and out.

No longer are you a toddler.  You are officially a preschooler.  As I look at you, I'm in shock and in awe.  M, over the past year you have gotten so long and skinny.  Your hair is getting so much thicker.  You move and talk like a little kid not a baby.  So very fun, but many times I want to yell, "How did this happen? Where did the time go?"  Usually I just ask you how you got so big and your response is, "God is making me grow!"  :)

There is so much about this age that I don't want to forget:

-Your curiosity about what words mean.  You ask me at least once a day about a new word.  It is fun to listen to you using some of your newfound vocabulary (satchel, exquisite, diligent, judgement).

-You are now very aware of letters and are learning to write your name.

- Skipping is a new thing!  You've been galloping for a while, but about a month ago you learned how to skip.  I love to hold your hand and skip with you!!

-Tangled is your new obsession.  You love this new Disney movie and want to play Tangled ALL. THE. TIME. 

-We are reading our first chapter book together...Charlotte's Web.  You love it!!  Next up....Mr. Popper's Penguins.

-You beg for craft time and love glitter.  

-You want to be outside all the time.  I can't blame you though.  It's been a long winter and a cool spring!

-You and your sister are learning how to solve problems.  One minute you love each other, the next you are screaming.  Pretty sure that this isn't going to change any time soon.  :)

-This past weekend was your first soccer game.  I'm not sure that you were too impressed, but I am excited to see how it goes.  You have been begging to try it.  I love how you are always more than willing to try new things.  You are my outgoing brave girl!!  I hope this never changes.  

-You love your dance class and your recital is in 2 weeks.  

-We are working on ways to respectively express your different emotions.  I'm so proud of the progress you've made and how you are learning what words describe your feelings.  Good job, baby!  

-Favorite color:  purple

Although this year holds many changes for us, I am excited to see what God has in store for you and our family.  

Happy Birthday, baby girl!  

Mama loves you bunches and bunches