Wednesday, September 26, 2012

happy birthday alex

so, this kid is 3 now. as of 09.24.12.
i'm actually doing a pretty good job accepting this fact because she's greeted her 3's like a champ.
& by like a champ i mean, like a crazed bear. complete with roaring & ground slapping. it's pretty incredible to watch.
sometimes i really want to ask her what she'd like for dinner, but i hesitate because, what if this is the wrong thing to ask?! maybe she doesn't want dinner....maybe she's not actually alex, but Princess Jasmine & if i call her by her God given name she'll flip the eff out on me. or maybe she's actually a puppy & "OMFG MOM PUPPIES DON'T EAT DINNER!!!!"
...but maybe, just maybe, she's actually hungry & if i don't ask her if she wants dinner then i've failed at my parenting duties.

..."hey alex, hon, do you want dinner...?"  ::wince::

we still love her though, just in case you were wondering. because when the bear hibernates she's pretty freaking awesome. & hilarious.

and demure:
clearly.

& then she's got this insane love of band aids. everything requires a band aid. brynn touches her? band aid. she gets food in her hair? band aid. a legitimate injury? 3 band aids.

a butterfly could land on her head & she'd insist it knifed her & she needs a band aid. which is why 95% of the time she walks around looking like this:
oh, hey Rambo.

i could go on & on. there are so many unique & interesting things about alex.

- she loves all things Disney Princess. ALL THE THINGS!!!
- she pretty much lives on mini bagels with cream cheese. & apples.
- she says things like, "oh mom, that's hysterical." & "i think you need to calm down."
- she loves to sing. sing, sing, sing.
- her memory is crazy good & i can no longer trick her because she's sort of a genius.
- she loves shoes, dresses & clip on earings.
- sometimes she's so sweet to brynn that it hurts & other times she's 2 hand shoving her.
- she adores her grandmothers.
- she's super outgoing, fun & loves other kids.
- she can count, knows her letters, knows her animals, knows her colors, etc etc etc.
- she's still tiny. 18month-2T stuff still fits. shoe size = 7.
- she doesn't like to color but she'll sticker the crap out of anything.
- she can recite entire movies. awesome or incredulous?
- she calls cupcakes "pup cakes" & asks for ice cream but really only want the cone.
- she likes to refuse naps but still needs them.
- she wakes up like her father: angry at everything
- she knows all her body parts & is fascinated by boobies.
- she's just great.

happy 3rd birthday alex. we love you. & we really can't wait to see what your 3's bring us. seriously- we're stoked.


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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy BDay Alex! You are AWESOME! You sound alot like my Sofia!

It's all good if you skip dinner sometimes.....we do it too...because well......Im quite fond of my head and would for Sofia to bite it off ...if I ask her about dinner :)

BTW the 3's are pretty damn (I mean darn) cool!

mama foosa said...

happy 3 to your precious girl!
the band aids gave me a much-needed laugh :)

Anonymous said...

Happy BDay Alex! You are AWESOME! You sound alot like my Sofia!

It's all good if you skip dinner sometimes.....we do it too...because well......Im quite fond of my head and would hate for Sofia to bite it off ...if I ask her about dinner :)

BTW the 3's are pretty damn (I mean darn) cool!

Meg Smith said...

Happy 3rd Birthday to Alex! Good luck with that 3-year-old attitude; I'm right there with ya! (I love the ::WINCE::)

And what is it with those dang PRINCESSES!?!? They are irresistible to the little ones and way expensive for not that much! I'm fighting with Disney.

I'm hoping Erica is right about the 3's...!

Liza said...

Happy Birthday Alex!!

Unknown said...

She is as pretty as a princess for sure :) Happy Birthday Alex......hope all you princess dreams come true!!