She's a teenager already!

You may be only 3, but you're 3 going on 13! The drama has officially begun. Fights with your sister, emotions that turn from hot to cold all in the same minute and of course you already know everything! With all this being said though, you are still a great girl. Yes, you do fight with your sister, but you can also be the most loving thing in the house and will usually give up anything you are playing with to Brody or Quinn if they ask. Keyword being "usually" and of course Darla is the exception here. Yes, she's still in the picture. Not as much lately and she has a "friend" that is now a separate appendage in your other arm. Messy Marla goes everywhere also. So not only do we have to worry about keeping track of one baby when we go places, now it's two! You are not such a great eater lately. You used to love milk and want to drink it with everything and today you told me that you don't like milk anymore b/c "it pretty much tastes like dog food." Exact words. I don't know where you come up with some of the things you say but it is hilarious! Your imagination is a force to be reckoned with lately. You can come up with some of the tallest stories we've ever heard and you can tell them with a straight face that would make anyone believe them. Anyone who doesn't know how silly you are that is. The latest is your "pink house" that's down the street, it comes fully equipped with pink and purple ponies in the yard that you and all your friends ride. Of course it's not always unicorns and rainbows at this so called pink house b/c tonight you told me that your baby fell down the stairs and cracked her head open and her eyeball fell out, but you replaced it with a candy eyeball...and low and behold...problem solved! So yes, the imagination is neverending but hilarious nonetheless! Despite your fights with Quinn, you love to be her mother. You can fully change her diaper on your own and it's hilarious. I can't even believe she actually lets you do this but for some reason she lays more still for you than she does for anyone else. Every morning you and Brody wake up first and then come and in and watch cartoons. The minute you hear her up, you run in her room and crawl in her crib and play with her. You read books to her and she sits on your lap, although she is practically the same size as you! It is so sweet. You take her by the hand and walk her through the house to show her things. Granted these things aren't always things she should know, like how to unroll the entire roll of toilet paper onto the floor or how to climb out of her crib...mommy put a stop to this lesson really quickly! You are so agreeable with Brody also. You run the show, but you let him make the decisions about what you play with and what movies you watch most of the time. You two can be found mostly playing with his trains b/c you know that's what he loves. You just like to take care of everyone. You guys do have your disagreements, but mostly you are a great big sister! I am amazed at the things you are learning to do everyday. The way you articulate what you are trying to say with your hands is amazing. The words you come up with and the inflection in your voice is hysterical. You watch everything closely and use it as a learning opportunity. You are catching on a little to this santa thing this year. We put up the Xmas decorations last night and you asked me what the "big socks" on the mantle were! So I explained the whole process to you and now you've got it! I've asked you recently what you wanted Santa to bring you and last week your response was, "I'd like my own ceiling fan for my room b/c I get hot at night!" At least you're practical and I might actually buy you one b/c every night you start out in footed pajamas b/c it's freezing outside, and you come in halfway through the night wanting to change into a tiny nightgown in the dead of winter! You are obviously hot blooded or hormonal...could be either one at this pt! You also told me this morning that you'd like a pony to ride and we could keep him on the deck so he doesn't run away. The only thing remotely normal that you've asked for recently is a Dora bike helmet, an art easel, and a pink guitar...the last is debatable but I'm sure you are as musically inclined as your mother so of course I'll buy you one...sarcasm implied :) You do have one hidden talent though, you are the gassiest girl in the house! We've nicknamed you "Tootin' Tina!" You can clear out a room faster than Whalen sometimes! And you laugh and think you're hilarious, we may have to work on that before you get older...it could get embarassing in high school!