Six

This was originally posted last year and I'm reposting and adding to it for this year!

March 16, 2005
 My Jeopardy baby was born. We joked during my labor that she had better hurry up- we didn't want to miss Jeopardy. It had become our evening wind down for the last few months of our pregnancy and we were looking forward to 7:30 that evening so we could watch. She was born at 7:29. Did what she was asked but in a way that guaranteed she got her way and we didn't get ours... and that we would be ok with it. And life has pretty well followed that pattern ever since. She's pushed and tested those limits and I should have seen it coming!

Day One...

First Birthday

Second Birthday

Third Birthday... and this one came with a baby brother!

Fourth Birthday

And now she's 5 years old. Starting to read. Laughing at farts, fake burping in hysterical laughter. Writing and coloring and drawing. Imaginary play with ponies and little people in her dollhouse. Her favorite dinner is chicken nachos. She will do just about anything for the promise of dessert. She can be stubborn and obstinate. She can be full of joy and curiousity. She's smart- sometimes too smart. She pushes and pulls and has a very firm hold on our hearts. She is the first to call me Mommy... the first to call me Mean Mommy... the first to call him Daddy.
   
And now she's six. We're coming to the end of Kindergarten. She reads Dr. Seuss books to her little brother at bedtime. She plays out front by herself. She is independent- eager to do things on her own. She loves to be tickled, she loves to laugh. Doing something she thinks is grown up but that gets her in trouble is true heartbreak for her. She has friends- everyone wants to be her friend. She's smart and funny and silly. She's not afraid to play tough and get sweaty but she also enjoys being a girly girl in a skirt and fairy wings. She likes her nicknames, she likes feeling special. She hates chocolate, loves tomatoes and strawberries. She's most excited about a special birthday dinner with Aunt Christy- they're going out for sushi. She has compassion for animals and is learning more and more about the plight of other people.

Happy 6th Birthday, Teagan!