Law, Medicine, and Child Psychology

Whoa, this 3rd child of mine!  Hard to believe she is turning 4...I know I say that every year, every birthday, of every child...but it's still true.  I love writing these posts on each kiddo every year, but I always have the hardest time with Mae!  Simply because it is truly difficult to describe her in words--to put things in writing that describe the Macie I see every day seems impossible.  But, I will try.   What a combination of fun, happiness, frustration, and difficulty all wrapped up in one child!  She makes me laugh, astounds me, and makes me want to tear my hair out--and that can all happen in a 5 minute time period. She brings adventure and smiles to our family--what a blessing.

Things I love about Macie:
--She never stops moving

--Her LOVE of being tickled and "wanting to laugh"

--Her fashion sense

--Her love of all things Princess

--Her love of chocolate milk

--The way her face crinkles when she laughs

--Her fearlessness

--Her toughness

--She knows no strangers; her first line to someone new is usually "Hey, I don't know you, what's your name?"

--Her constantly singing something, loudly, and in full vibrato

--Her intelligence; I am sure I am biased, but I don't know many 4 year olds who can point out almost all 50 states on a US map!

--Her desire to "be big"

--Her vocabulary, using words such as "smashing", "awkward", and "fantastic"

--Her way of coming to stand by my bed in the middle of the night, her face an inch from mine, whispering to me

--Her natural tan that she keeps all year long

--How she gets excited about picking up Callie and Jack from school

--The way she gravitates to the older kids in a group and only wants to play with them

--She can sing many praise/worship songs by heart and does so often

--Her true dislike of anything with "wetness"--baby drool, spilled liquids, etc.

--She loves being praised and absolutely beams