Three and a half.

My girl.

 

Goodness, I look at her now and just watch her grow up before my eyes. She’s turning into such a little girl now and not my baby….why does that have to happen? 

 

Collins is shy, sweet, sassy, kind, cantankerous, caring, and opinionated all rolled into one!  All of her teachers (preschool and dance) tell me she is always so sweet and listens very well; I can totally see her being good in class…and following instructions, etc.  Those who know her really well know that a spirited side can come out too ;-)  She’s still the SWEETEST to her brothers and is constantly worried about them and loving on them.  Every blue moon she’ll get perturbed if they try and take one of her toys or something.   She’s really a good kid, most of the time.  We really don’t have a ton of tantrums (I’m sure I’ll get payback in full force with her brothers (really just Thomas, ha!)…she’s pretty even keeled for the most part, but she will pitch a fit every once in a while when she doesn’t get her way.  Such a tough thing for three year olds to understand, huh!?  She’s gotten better about waking up in the middle of the night and generally it only takes me 3 times of coming back in her room each night to tell her night or give her “one more hug and kiss’ before she finally goes to sleep! 

But, the girl can be CANTAKEROUS. That’s really the best way to describe it, it makes me laugh but when she’s acting that way, watch out!  She’s still really shy meeting new people or doing things she isn’t comfortable with.  I was SO proud of her recently…the cheerleaders invited all the girls from cheer clinic to cheer ON the football field and she went out there!  BIG MOVE.  NO cheering, but I was proud she did that.  I think the older she gets the shyness will go away, because once she gets comfortable around people she is wild and free!  

 

Girl LOVES to cheer and sing ALL THE TIME at home. She’s become OBSESSED with watching music videos and singing (something in the water : carrie is one of her favs).  We have to monitor our phones b/c she knows her way around you tube so well.  She will bust out in her cheer at any given moment and still loves princess play.  She starts back at dance next week and is so excited!

SAYINGS:

She gets her words confused and will say: my belly hurts cause I can’t eat anymore or something like that.

She says: sit nexta side me, momma.

She aays like all the time now!!

And she'll always respond when she learns something new or Tell her about plans or anything she doesn't know she'll say "I didn't know that " I didn't know that Mary brooks had a big girl bed or I didn't know that lolly was coming over. It's so cute. 

She tells Mikey all the time " not funny, daddy" bc he's the jokester of the family. 

I can’t believe my girl is THREE and a HALF.