To my dearest Jillian,
I can’t believe it has been 3 years. I remember when you
were born and recall the actions of that day. You were so tiny and precious—we knew
we had something wonderful.
We celebrated your 3rd birthday at a Children’s
Museum in Frankfort on May 12th. It was a Hello Kitty themed party
because you LOVE Hello Kitty. In fact, you won’t wear anything if it doesn’t
have a kitty on it. Mainly all of your shirts have Hello Kitty on it somewhere.
Of course, I made you a Hello Kitty cake. All of your cousins came and some of
your friends from coop.
You received: Hello Kitty purse, Hello kitty shirts/shoes,
Hello Kitty little figures, book, crayons, gift card, kitty sleeping bag, a
baby that talks (I’m not sure if you are into it or not), Little Princess-by
Tony Ross DVD, Hello Kitty towel, and Hello Kitty bathing suit.
Likes/dislikes/favorites:
Color: you love pink. I think it is incredible because you
aren’t always a girly girl.
Food: You are one tough/picky eater. You don’t really like
anything unless its bad for you. You like crackers, hotdogs, Keifer bug yogurt
which you call your Baba, maple yogurt which I freeze for you and you think it
is ice cream. It looks like ice cream because I put it in a ice cream cone looking
container you can freeze. Sometimes you
like green beans. You love bread—especially Italian bread. You like peanut
butter but sometimes I give you almond butter (of course all natural and
organic). You like French fries, popcorn, baked snap peas, pretzels, and veggie
sticks. I have tried to get you to eat chicken, fish and other things that are
good but you always say—Yucky and blow a raspberry at me. I’m hoping one day
you will change your eating habits.
You like to watch: Peppa Pig, Little Princess by Tony Ross,
Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom, Wubbzy, Charlie Brown/snoppy, Richard Scarry’s
Busytown, and some things that your brother’s like to watch.
Clothes: you are not a girly girl but you do like sparkly or
shiny things—we call them bling (they are really rhinestones). You don’t like
to wear clothes at home because you are just like your brothers. Sometimes you
wear a shirt. I think mainly its easier so we can potty train you. You will
only wear a dress if it has Hello Kitty on it. Mommy bought you a non-hello
kitty wardrobe for summer and you won’t wear it. I am not seeking ways to put
Hello Kitty on your clothes so you will wear them.
Playing: you love to play with magna tiles, you love the
sand box and swings. Mainly you just love to help me as much as a 3 year old
can.
Humor: you are a very funny child. You make us laugh all the
time. Sometimes you are very silly but sometimes your Daddy encourages your
silliness. You do things to aggravate your brothers but you do it for
attention. You have a fake cry that sometimes is funny but sometimes can be a
bit over the top.
Learning: of course you know now that you are homeschooled.
You love to learn with your brothers and pick up things quickly. You will definitely
surpass them when it comes to reading/writing. You love drawing with
pens/pencils/crayons. You love to paint….I think you could paint every day. You
are very creative and I love nurturing your creativity. Your vocabulary is incredible
and you repeat everything that we say and then you use it yourself. So I make
sure that I speak clearly and repeat things to you.
Personality: you can be very stubborn. If you don’t want to
do something you cross your arms and say no. When we are walking and you don’t
want to walk anymore—you just stop and won’t move. You cry very easily and are
easily upset. But on the other hand you sometimes are tough as nails as long as
something hasn’t bothered you.You love to act like a kitty making kitty noises and love jumping on people. You think that is funny.
You are sleeping through the night with your brothers. You
have certainly grown up quickly. You are mostly potty trained but we are
working on underwear during the day. At night we put you in a diaper because
you don’t get up to tell us you need to go potty. I know you’ll grow out of
this stage.
Everyone thinks you are so cute and you know it. You go up
to people and use your “girlish” ways to get their attention. You do this with boys and girls.
While I am writing this you are walking around naked with
your new Hello Kitty shoes your Aunt Chrissy bought you for your birthday and
your Hello Kitty balloon I got for your birthday. You asked for your “BABA” but
you aren’t really interested in drinking it and returned it to me. You are too cute.
We are so lucky to have you in our lives and are grateful
for every day that we get to spend with you. We love you so much and can’t wait to see what
the next year brings.
Happy 3rd birthday.Love your Mom and Dad.
