Sweetness

Bailey is wearing a dress that was mine when I was two years old. Here is my best attempt to take her picture after church last Sunday. She was a moving target, minus a hair bow, and by the end of our photo shoot she was wearing her squeaky shoes!

This girl knows what she wants and lets us know. In the morning and at bedtime she wants her elephant, puppy, 2 baby dolls, and 2 blankets. She wants to put her socks and shoes on. She wants to dress and undress herself. She wants to buckle her seatbelt. She wants to push the buttons on the ATM machine. She wants us to read a book to her while she looks at the pictures in a different book.

She is a love bug. She loves for us to give a big family hug before we put her in bed each night and says, "Squeeze!" She also loves to give kisses. Sometimes she wants to hug her books or give kisses to her animals. We would love for her to snuggle with us in bed in the morning, but she is wide awake and isn't interested in snuggling at 6:30 or 7 in the morning!

Bailey is talking in complete sentences most of the time. We can actually have a conversation with her, which is so amazing. She wants to know where everyone is going, what everyone is doing, and what is happening. She still hums when she eats and during our small group dinner last night one of the girls noticed that Bailey hums in the same key each time. One of the other girls said she thought it was D. Several people pulled out their phones and quickly confirmed that Bailey hums in the key D (so fun that we have some musically talented friends!).

One thing we love about Bailey is that she loves to sing. Some of the sweetest words that come out of her mouth are "Jesus loves me this I know," "Blessed be the name of the Lord," and "Great are You, Lord. Worthy of praise. Holy and True. Great are You, Lord, most Holy Lord."