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FIVE

To my sweet, beautiful girl:

 

FIVE.  How in the world did we get here so quickly? You have been over the moon excited about turning five for the past few months, in your eyes, (and mine) five is for-real “big girl” status.  It hurts my heart to think about, and as much as I want you to stay LITTLE, we all know that doesn’t happen and I am just as excited about watching you grow and learn and take on your new “big girl” age.

 My Colls… you are sweet, sassy, sensitive and seriously the BEST big sister on the planet and so protective over your little brothers.  Being the oldest, sometimes I worry that daddy and I put too much on you and expect too much; but you generally don’t mind a bit and always enjoy being our little “mini mama”.  Your teachers always tell me how sweet and polite you are; and they all talk about how much you help out with your brothers at preschool.  There’s not much that makes me prouder.  You definitely get sassy at home with daddy and me, and we have to politely remind you not to get whiny and to listen, but hey… you are just a little girl, after all.  No matter where you are, you are always looking out for your brothers.  Every once in a while they annoy you or try and steal your toys and you get a little mad; but  that’s okay and perfectly normal…it’ll happen for the rest of your life;-)  You are very sensitive and get your feelings hurt pretty easily, we have to remind you that just because you are being disciplined does NOT mean that mommy and daddy love you any less!  Mostly though, you are sweet as sugar and have a heart of gold.  I am so proud to be your mama and I love hearing you talk about helping people out and ways that you try and make people feel good.



You’ve finally let go of the 30 minute bed time routine (where we have to tuck you back in ten times) and will go to sleep pretty quick…now staying in your bed all night is another issue;-)  You generally get up about once a night and come in our room…. If it’s before 5 am…we take you back to your room, you don’t like it but you go back to sleep just fine.  Any time after 5 am and momma becomes a pushover and lets you crawl up in our bed. You’ve just now about given up naps for good. I guess it’s pretty good we’ve lasted this long…but that probably has to do with the face that you Glenn kids don’t go to bed until 8:30 at night…because mommy and daddy like to have enough time to hang out with y’all each day.  Some nights, no naps makes you a tad bit crabby, but mostly you handle it fine.  A lot of Mondays and maybe one other day a week you will still crash for a bit…but definitely not the everyday napper anymore.

 You are still shy and don’t prefer to be the center of attention.  You’ll act a fool and dance silly at home with the five of us…but otherwise you are shy.  It’s gotten WORLDS better and you’ve never been painfully shy,  but if you aren’t 100% confident in something you tend to shy away from it.  And that’s quite ok, baby girl. 



 


 

You got your first American Girl doll for Christmas from Lolly and Granddaddy and that is definitely your current obsession.  Especially after spending the day in the store on Monday.  You also like Barbie’s, other baby dolls, playing dress up, art projects and playing outside.  You know pretty much all of your letters now and are learning SO much in preschool. You love to sing songs and make up words as you go. You got the movie Trolls for your birthday and are obsessed.  You are still loving dance and gymnastics, but also love the days when you have nothing to do so you can just play. 

 Being your momma is one of the best things that has ever happened to me, you make me so proud on a daily basis and my heart could burst when I think about how much I love you, sweet girl.  The past five years have been nothing short of amazing and I cannot wait to see what the next bring, although I wish they’d come a little slower.  Thank you for being you and thank you for showing me what it’s like to love so unconditionally, you are my everything, Collins Glenn, HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY…your daddy and I love you BIGGER THAN THE WORLD.



 





 

 

xoxo

 

Comments

  1. Ashley @ The Houston HouseFebruary 22, 2017 at 12:05 PM

    FIVE! I remember reading all of your pregnancy posts. How does it go by so fast! Happy Birthday, Collins!

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