My Sweet Baby Girl

I cannot begin to tell you how much I wish time would slow down a minute so my baby would not grow up so fast!  Lily Kate is quickly changing from my little baby into a little girl.  I am so excited about that but so sad too.  She is still up to no good and is always in to anything and everything.  As you can see from these photos she totally has Rhonald wrapped around her little finger (as she should).  She is so funny and stubborn and lovely and perfect in every way.  She tests every ounce of our patience at least 100 times a day but she can quickly turn around and smother us with kisses to make up for it.  She is really into helping lately and I love it.  She is so proud of herself when you ask her to throw something away or to go get her shoes.  She lights up and runs to do whatever you ask of her.  She still is not talking much however that does not stop her from getting her point across....very well.  Lily is our dare devil and our risk taker.  She is our climber, our tantrum thrower and our class clown.  Lily wants to do absolutely everything that Cole does and she gets so frustrated when she can't.  She is our watcher...watching everyone and everything so she can learn what you are doing.  Lily is our shy one...covering one eye to hide when she is unsure of a situation.  She loves fully though, just like her brother.  She will wrestle you to the ground and jump on you and then sweetly lay her head on your shoulder and hug you so tightly you wish she would never let go.  Lily is our eater...she will snack on or eat anything you throw at her, except veggies.  If Lily sees a veggie on her plate she quickly picks it up and either hands it back to you or throws it on the floor.  She is still a lover of books and that is still one of my favorite things about her.  I love as she shakes her head "no" to me for the umpteenth time in a day she also cocks her head and smiles a cheesy smile to make me laugh and forget my frustration.  I love that she blows good night kisses to Cole and Rhonald the entire walk up the stairs and has even been known to go back down to hug one more time.  She makes life in our home more and more interesting and I can honestly say we would not be the same without with her.  As much as she wears us all out she also makes us fall more in love with her every day.