My Little Miss

Megan this post is for when you are older and you want to know what you were like as a child.  Most of this blog is about things that you do so I thought that today I would reflect on who you are as a person. 

You are so very affectionate.  You love it when we give you kisses and snuggles and you definitely give them back.  Sometimes you will grab our hands and have us caress your face or hair, or have us rub your arms or legs.  You return the favor too – rubbing your little hand on our cheeks.  You love to kiss and touch and snuggle your little brother too.  He is not always interested yet but you keep trying. 

You have a great sense of humor.  You laugh so easily and freely.  You crack yourself up a lot while you are playing, especially if you accidentally bonk yourself with a toy.  Somehow, quite some time ago, we discovered that you think it is funny if you get bonked on the head with a ball/soft toy.  We will throw balls at/to you and hit you in the chest or the top of your head and you laugh and laugh and laugh.  Sometimes you pick up the ball that just hit you and hit yourself again in the same spot.  Lately we will get you laughing so hard that you start snorting and snorting; and even laughing so hard that you fall over.  It is really great when Sam does something that makes you laugh – it is such a sweet sight.   You have mommy’s sense of humor because you think it is funny when someone drops something or falls down/trips. 

You are so smart and bright.  You are very thoughtful when presented with a new situation or toy.  You think about it and then do something.  You are starting to figure out new toys on your own without being shown how they work.  You know where toys are stored in the living room and can go get a specific item when you want to.  Sometimes I will clean up the living room and move toys around and the next morning you go looking for what you want until you find it.  You currently wear glasses and you know how to put them on by yourself and you definitely know how to take them off.  You are great about wearing them but you have your times when you just don’t want them on.  When you are trying to accomplish something you concentrate and if what you are doing doesn’t work you will change your approach – change which hand you are using, change the position of the toy, etc. until you get it to do what you want.

You love books.  You like it when we read to but you prefer to read the books by yourself most of the time.  You will pull the basket of books out from under the coffee table and sit with a book in your lap, turning the pages until you finish the book and then you start again.  Eventually you decide to change books.  There are days when you sit and read by yourself for 20 minutes. 

You are so much fun to spend time with.  I love playing with you.  You are inquisitive and engaging.  You get so excited when we play together.  You love to play chase right now and will chase Sam or mommy or daddy.  You get very excited when we chase you too. 

You are extremely compassionate.  If Sam is crying you stop what you are doing, crawl over to him, and pat him on the back.  You will put your head up next to his and give him a kiss.  You rub his face or leg.  If he doesn’t stop crying though you eventually decide you’ve had enough and you bonk him on the head and take off as if to say – enough bubba.  You don’t like it when mommy or daddy is hurt either.  You get very still and quiet and we have to tell you that we are okay to keep you from crying.  You have such a sweet and tender heart. 

You are mischievous.  You know when you are not supposed to do something and when we correct you, you tilt your head to the side and grin and almost bat your eyes at us.  When I am working with you to get you to walk you routinely rub your cheek on mine and give me lots and lots of kisses like you are trying to bribe me into letting you sit down. 

You are a very happy little girl.  You love music.  You clap whenever we turn on some music for you and will dance and clap to the songs.  You love to eat and get such a sweet smile on your face when we ask you if you are hungry and want to eat.  You are easy-going and it is not hard to make you smile.  

You are a beautiful little girl inside and out and I am so very happy and honored to be your mommy.