Cailin the 3 year old

This was the first year you really understood about your birthday and that you were another year older. When I asked: how old you are vs. how old will you be, you answered perfectly. When we started telling you that your birthday was coming soon, every day for a week you announced TODAY is my birthday.

You know your birthday when asked. Before you would say "the 29th". Now you say, May 29th. You sing your ABC's and can recognize some letters. You can count to 13 correctly. And thanks "Team Umi Zoomy" (your absolute favorite show) you can count backwards from 10. Your other favorite shows are Dora, Diego, Wow Wow Wumbsy, Sesame Street and sometimes Spongebob. You know your whole name and can spell your first name. You know your colors and most shapes. You love to go outside. You ask 50+ times a day. It doesn't matter that you have just come inside. You love the trampoline and now the swings in the back yard. You are very social. You love playing with "the kids". It doesn't matter that you don't know them. And the little boys next door. It's really funny because Ariel's friends are your "friends" as well. Big or small, you just want to play. You know how to aggrevate Ariel. And how to cry really loud to get our attention when she does the same to you. You want to dress yourself and just appear some times with random changes of clothing on. You like skirts and dresses because that's mostly what you put on. You love to take baths and want to take one everytime someone else does. You started going to the potty by yourself about 3 months ago and every since then you have been accident free. You even get up at night and go. You don't like to sleep in your bed. If you can't sleep in our bed then we will wake up to find you in the bed with Ariel. Your favorite things to eat are cheese, yogurt and granola, bananas, strawberries, and peanut butter sandwiches. Your absolute favorite is shredded mozzarella. You will try anything. You drink all the fruit smoothies and vegetable juices that I make (Ariel won't). You ask for chocolate and soda all the time. Sometimes I let you get it, but not too much. You are a funny girl. When I tell you to do something, sometimes you ask "why". Then when I don't answer right away, you will ask, "Because you said so?" Because I sometimes say that to you. When you're not listening and I say to you, "What did I say?" You will say to me, "What did *I* say?" When we ask you something, instead of yes sometimes you answer "sure". When we are in the car you will start off a game by saying, "Momma you're an apple head."

And I will reply, "Cailin you're a plum head." And we will name random fruit, vegetables, and outside things. You love to hug, kiss, and hold Rylie, but you don't like to share with her. And you don't like when Rylie has some things that used to be yours. You are outgoing, adventurous, and thoughtful (for a 3 year old). And we love you, sweet Cailin.