I can't believe it either. This little girl is 3 days away from 3! My baby! Where has the time gone? Here's what Little Miss loves, dislikes, and memories I want to keep about our sweet girl at almost age 3:
- Maddie is a "mommy's girl" and I LOVE IT!
- she loves watching tv: Dora the Explorer, Olivia, and Diego (every morning she has her same routine with "milkie" and her shows)
- enjoys cooking with me and washing dishes...making a big watery mess really
- often wraps & rewraps a baby doll or stuffed animal in a blanket and carries it around the house with her, usually just footsteps behind me
- loves her big brothers and is quite funny with them, she definitely has a sense of humor
- she's left-handed: draws circles, colors tiny little scribbles, and enjoys painting
- if asked what her favorite color is, it's always pink
- loves play-doh!
- she likes our two cats and Sophie our dog (she calls her "Fosie", close enough) she's good at yelling at Fosie too. Not so great around horses or cows...too loud for her still
- takes a long nap (around 2 hrs) and often a short cat-nap during play or in the car, just signs that she is needing her 3rd surgery. She can randomly fall asleep almost anywhere and she asks to lay down, as well as gladly goes to bed. "I tidered" are words that frequent her mouth throughout the day too and I find myself carrying her a lot
- her favorite foods are: noodles, spaghetti, pizza, rice, salad, tacos, enchiladas, strawberries, pediasure/whole milk mixture, lemonade, ice water, waffles, ice cream, licorice--she's not very picky and is a good eater...weighing in at 32 lbs and 38" tall!
- her current favorite toys are her baby stroller, shopping cart, strawberry shortcake mini-dolls, little leapfrog laptop, any princess paraphernalia, and my i-phone
- she loves to play with her cousins and her best heart friend Teagie
- she says a sweet prayer when I tuck her in at bedtime: "Dear Heavenie Fader, Tank you all my bessings, bess my heart, seep good no bad deams, I love you, Ameen" When we speak of Jesus, her face lights up and she yells out "Jesus! I love Jesus!" while quickly nodding her head and smiling. Yes, she does know and love Him...warms my heart
- she often does "Nastics" (gymnastics) by twirling around, loping sideways, and bending over with one foot high up, very cute to watch and entertaining...she's watched cousins Savanna & Kaylee compete and is convinced that she does nastics as well!
- she loves books, begging for "just one more" and holding her little blue finger up as a number one. It's tough to resist!
- she is very chatty, sings a lot, and has a large vocabulary...she can be quite bossy and just recently started throwing fits when she doesn't get what she wants or things don't go by her plans
- to sum up her personality, Maddie is sweet, quiet, thoughtful, silly and very tender. She's observant and always concerned when others are crying or hurt and shows lots of empathy and understanding in these situations. Maybe all of her pokes, dr visits and procedures have actually helped her in this area? She can be really whiny and grumpy when she's tired but can still be talked "into/out of" things, situations, etc. pretty easily
- a perfect afternoon in Maddie's world is: swinging-- all. day. long.
- and she still loves to cuddle. Mooms makes our day, every day.
9 comments:
Katie i love this post. Someday someday i will meet this little girl hopefully before shes 10 and i cant wait. She is so darn cute. She sounds as special as her mommy. Love ya even though i cant remember the last time i even saw you. Miss you... Randee
Such cute pictures give her a look that we haven't seen much on the blog. I remember thinking how tiny Madison Grace was when Natalie and I first met her. She made Natalie look big...even though she was so far behind in her growth at the time. Hard to believe that she's now past Nat and is going to have the Fontan first! What fun it would be if we could visit you!
Nat is coloring and eating left handed too, but then I think I remember my other's doing the same thing at this age and then switching.
Happy Birthday, Maddie! You are such a special girl and loved by so many. We pray that you will always love and serve Jesus with ALL your heart, soul, mind and strength.
Awww..Happy 3rd Birthday Maddie! Such a big girl! :)
The Birthday Gift
As I look at my sweet Maddie, on this special day, I think of all she's been through each and everyday
I look back and wonder how very blessed we've been
How miraculous her life is, how amazing that its been
Birthdays are so special, a time to mark the day and with each and every birthday, a rare gift we see and pray that another day, another month, another year we get. We relish every moment because it is heaven sent.
You see my precious Maddie was born with half a heart, to watch her and to love her, you would never know this part.
She lives a full and normal life from the outside in. Her heart will have its limits that we can't comprehend.
And as the family that loves her, this little girl so sweet, so innocent, so very rare,so forthright in every feat.
Maddie thrives with half a heart, I pray this everyday. What our Lord Jesus has in store, takes my breath away.
I am so very grateful for this precious little girl. I thank the Lord Almighty for giving us a whirl.
The family that was gifted such a rare and precious life. I am eternally grateful for my dear Maddie's life.
I love you, honey
Happy Birthday, Nany
Sweet Maddie! She sounds like such a precious little girl! It sounds like she and Emma Kate have a lot in common. She could teach her a thing or two about eating, maybe? I bet they'd be good friends. :) I hope Maddie has a wonderful birthday!
Bethany
Fabulous pictures~!! Oh Maddie, you have such a sweet personality! And I love it that you love Jesus!
Katie, she is such a sweetheart!
BTW, I would love to do her 3 year pics!
She is adorable! Happy 3rd Birthday Maddie. Wishing you many happy birthdays to come!
Happy Birthday Sweet Maddie. You and your story are an inspiration to all those who come in contact. Your smile is simply contagious and you're blessed w/ a terrific family. We love you all.
Clint, Kelsey, Wade and Blake Endicott
Happy birthday Maddie! Thanks for sharing.
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