Tomorrow She Will Be Four

Tomorrow Kate will be four years old. Our baby will be four. That seems so incredible to think about. These last four years have been just amazing. I can remember clearly wanting her so much, carrying her during pregnancy, being overjoyed when she arrived in the hospital, worrying those first few days spent in the NICU... and now here we are. Four years later. On the eve of her birthday, I sit and think about how far she's come (and truely how fast the time has gone by...). She is such a tiny girl with such a mighty personality. She is girly and not so girly. Just yesterday she picked out a Scooby Doo shirt that she loved... and she begged for the blue dinosaur Easter basket at Hobby Lobby. She can princess it up with the best of them though and have painted nails and play tutus with her sister all day long... She loves the color blue and her favorite animals are elephants. She still adores and has to have her 'White Blanky'. She loves to watch Princess Sophia, Peter Rabbit, Max & Ruby and Jake & the Neverland Pirates. Her favorite toys of late are her 'Jake' pirate ship, her my little ponies, blocks and 'Holly' pockets. She can spend such long amounts of time entertaining herself and still loves for me to lay in the floor and play with her. She loves to paint and draw pictures - mostly of her family. She is very into polka dots at the moment. She has requested a polka dot birthday party. There is nothing, nothing she feels she can't do. She loves to help cook, mix & bake in the kitchen. Her favorite foods are mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, apples, grapes, oatmeal, toaster strudel, pancakes/waffles and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She loves to play at the park and asks to go nearly every day. When I ask her if she wants to do gymnastics like Rachel, she'll say 'No, Mommy, I want to dance!!', every time.... I love her free spirit and her giggles and how she makes us all laugh. I hope she never changes. Love you, Baby Girl. You'll always be our baby.