Liane

Where does the time go? I look back at the pictures from when Liane was born and I almost forget that she was that little and helpless once. Liane has grown and changed so much since birth, but some things have remained the same as well... Since birth Liane is still...

*So alert! She has ALWAYS been very aware of what is going on around her and watches intensly.
*Not much of a napper :-( Over the years she has gotten better (she can now sleep up to 2 hours during nap time!! Woo Hoo!!)
*A picky eater... again, she is getting better, but eating is never like the main event of her day like it is for mommy :-)
*A snuggle-bug (which makes mommy happy!!)
*A LOVER of books and being read to!
*A fan of things happening on HER terms ( I dont blame her :-)
*An amazing mommy to her baby dolls!
*A mommys girl all the way!!


All about Liane...

*Great communicator!! Liane has been talking since before she turned 1 and hasnt stopped. She can speak in short sentences and we have never had a problem understanding her. It has been wonderful! Just today she said "One, two, buckle my shoe"

*Loves music, singing and dancing!! She requests songs she likes me to sing to her... some of her favorite songs are "Spider" (itsy bitsy), "Popcorn Popping", Bumble Bee" (im bringing home a baby bumble bee), "God" ( I am a child of God), "Temple" ( I love to see the temple), "ABC", and "Rock-a-bye" (rock a bye baby)

* She has to help with everything! Anything I do, she wants to do and she is great at it!! Mommys little helper she is!

*Has an AMAZING memory!! You tell her something one time or teach her the name of something or someone and she has got it for life! She knows the names of everyone in our family and can group them into the correct family, all of her friends names and their siblings names, and all of her favorite TV show characters. She remembers whos house is whos also (family and friends).

*Knows the colors blue, white, brown, green, orange, yellow, pink, purple. Knows the shapes circle, square, triangle, star, heart, moon (cresant).

*Loves burgers, pickles (and when she eats one she says "thats my girl" like I always say to her since I love pickles too!), fries, pretzles, chicken, bread, cheese, and chocolate (when she is cranky and I ask her, "Liane what do you need?" when all that I have suggested doesnt work, she responds with "I need chocolate"... ha ha ha... oh boy when she starts PMSing we are in trouble!!)

*Liane is a sweet girl... never has hurt anyone, yelled at any friends, or taken something out of a friends hand. She is content to play by herself or near other kids and does not react much when a child takes something away from her - even if she really wants it.

*LOVES to play with dolls!! She is an amazing "mom"! She holds them so tenderly and is so sweet with them. She loves to wrap them in a blanket, hold them tight and say "shh, shh, shh" as she rocks them. She can play forever with her babies by herself. She will make a wonderful big sister and mommy one day!

I love Liane with all my heart. She is truly a special girl and I am so blessed to be her mommy!! Im so grateful to be a stay at home mom, to spend all day with her, to teach her, snuggle with her, and just love her!! She is wonderful and I could not ask for a better daughter!! Happy Birthday to my "big girl!!"