three!!

Dear Rebecca,

It seems like only yesterday that I first held you in my arms.  And now you're a running, talking big girl of three!

It's so hard to summarize you in one little blog post.  I've had trouble every year on your birthday.  Your personality is so big, Rebecca!  You talk, and talk, and talk non stop, about anything and everything.  You ask questions about EVERYTHING.  You want to know WHY about everything.  You are either super happy or super sad.  (Thankfully it's more happy than sad!)

You adore Rachel and want to do everything she does.  She's into Lalaloopsy, so you're into Lalaloopsy.  She plays dress up, so you play dress up.  It's hard to pin point your interests, because mostly you just like what your sister likes at any given moment, but from what I can tell, your biggest interests at the moment seem to be guitars, doctors, music, tractors, and barns/farms. 

You have a short attention span, which can get frustrating, as you flit from thing to thing to thing all day long.  You don't sit still for long.  Just in the last couple of weeks, though, you've been playing by yourself a little more.  It usually starts with Lalaloopsy dolls, but then the princess dolls sometimes join in, as do your Little People.  You're getting pretty good at pretending and make believe play, thanks to your sister. 

You're so cuddly and loving, and want to sit on my lap and be picked up all the time.  You love being read to, and some of your favorites are the classics: The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, Jack and the Beanstalk, Nursery Rhymes.... 

Playing outside is a favorite pastime, though you don't stick with one activity for long.  Riding bikes to coloring with chalk to swinging to playing in the sandbox to trying to hit the tee ball....you just go from one thing to another all in a span of about 15 minutes. 

You're a little dare devil, unafraid and eager to climb, explore, and try new things.   While your sister has always been timid when presented with something new, you rarely blink twice.  You go down slides Rachel's still a little afraid of, and you climb up anything and everything. 

People can't believe it when they hear that you're only two (well, now three!) because of how much you talk and the things that come out of your mouth.  I know it's because you've caught on to everything your big sister says and does, but it just blows my mind sometimes, what you know.

Happy Birthday to our sweet, smart, energetic, happy three year old!  You add so much to our lives.   We love you so much!