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Well Maci Rose I'm really sad about this 3 thing!! You see at 2 year old you were still in diapers, sucking on a paci. You had that "baby look" and thought I hung the moon! Three is a whole different ball game! No more diapers, paci's, you've lost that baby face of yours and you actually think most things I do are either wrong or you can do it better by yourself.  (Yes, I know I'm really gonna have a breakdown at 5).

Now I would like to take a little time to brag about some of your accomplishments. Wow! Where do I begin?
1.) potty trained
2.) gave up your paci completely when Carter came along
3.) You try to do everything on you own...."I do it momma"
4.)You sleep all by yourself in your big girl bed (no it's not a toddler bed, it's a full size bed with no railing)
5.) You know all of your colors including those odd ones like tan, hazel, olive, etc.
6.) You can ride your tricycle for hours (Great Grandma brags about you to all of her friends for being able to ride a bike so well at 2 years old)
7.) You are an incredible artist and have been recognized in an art show already (details below)
8.) You love make believe play and can make up some of the funniest stories
9.) You are incredibly flexible. The teachers at your school call you "monkey" because you hang off the monkey bars and are constantly climbing/hanging/flipping on things your not supposed to.
10.) You have never had a bad report from school and I always hear about how sweet you are to the others.
11.) You have a vocabulary of over 400 words. You have been speaking sentences before you were 2.
12.) You can sing almost any nursery rhyme.
13.)You know your blessing and "I see the moon prayer".
14.) You could count from 1 to 12 at one point but for some reason now when I ask you to count it goes something like this...1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 20, 100. I don't know if you've just learned higher #'s or forgotten what you used to know??

About the whole artist thing... I went to pick you up one day at school and your teacher pulled me aside and asked if I did a lot of art stuff like drawing. Ummm no?!? She showed me a picture that you drew with 4 stick figures (fingers and feet/toes included) and then said look at what the rest of the class drew, which was a bunch of scribble. She said that was very advanced for a 2 year old. The school had an art show on April 7th and your art work was displayed. I have yet to get it back from them but as soon as I do I will put it in your baby book for you to look back at one day. I have seen you draw stick figures for some time now but I had no clue that was advanced!!

You are somewhere around 26 pounds and probably close to 35 inches tall. I will know more exact #'s and %'s when we go for your 3 year old check up.

You could not be a more perfect daughter. You are so cute and sweet and you love your momma (as opposed to what everyone says about Daddy's little girl). Don't get me wrong you have your daddy wrapped around your finger but you prefer me to hold you, tuck you in, etc. these days. I thank God for giving me you every.single.day! You are my first and will always hold a very special place in my heart!! I love you so much Maci Rose!! Happy Birthday big girl!!