hey baby girl. can it really be? you’re finally three. i look back on those early days with you–oh, how happy they were. you were born in laughter, and you were your strong-natured unique and spicy little self right from the start. you were born just days before Thanksgiving and with everyone busy with family and festivities, we had a quiet few days alone together at home enjoying new you and the sleepy early days.
this past year with you has been fun and full and hard, a bit, too. being two is hard, and maybe being three won’t be much easier. but i see you growing and changing and learning, and i’m proud of you! you began talking up a storm this year, and hearing more of your little thoughts and funny words for things has kept us laughing. You call your bottom your “bawnos” and your fingers “fing-wey” or “fing-wa.” hugs are “squishees.” you call my yarn my “kninning” and my needles “neenles.” i love the way you run, little arms down and flapping back and forth. you love “moomies,” get excited about anything phoebe and noah are excited about, and you still love to be the family clown and make everyone laugh.
you can be bossy and head strong but also so sensitive, and a harsh word can easily send you into tears. this year we worked on potty training, and it was a long, long road–with still some hard days here and there, but you’ve made great progress and how you’ve loved your new big-girl status.
you and noah are inseparable, the very best of friends. often when i’m busy in the mornings doing school with phoebe, you two are off playing together somewhere and, boy, do you love to laugh together. i hope your bond stays strong all of your days.
often you ask me how the baby is doing, and you seem so excited to be a big sister and not the littlest one anymore. i think you’re going to love it and be a very good big sister.
sweet girl, you have a tender and joyful spirit. i still love our evening sings and prayer time, just you and me. watching you grow up is a delight. seeing you become more interested in our morning family time in scripture, and your interest to always try and answer the questions. to sense in you a love for God and to hear you pray is a blessing. i pray for you continually to love Him, to walk with Him all your days, to know the joy it is to grow up in the shadow of His wings, facing all your days with Him. He has a great plan for you life little one, and i’m thankful we get to be a part of it.
happy third birthday, philippa ruth. i love you so ❤
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