"Bee-punzel"

"Look mom! Bee-punzel has one of these!"
Callie is obsessed with Rapunzel lately, the movie Tangled is her favorite movie at the moment.

This little girl cracks me up. I'm amazed at the girly side of her in spite of her 2 big brothers always pushing ideas and things her way. It really does prove that they all come "pre-programmed" with personalities and unique attributes. I thought it would be fun to journal about just Callie.
SIZE- She is still itty bitty (finally growing but still petite in every sense.) Her size may be small but her attitude and personality is HUGE!
Her PERSONALITY is very independent and stubborn. If something is not her idea it's NOT a good idea. There are definite pro's and cons to being like this. It's convenient when I don't have extra hands to help her with something that moment, but not so tolerable when I'm in a hurry. Her favorite phrase right now "I can do it myself" ie loading up in the car, buckling the car seat, getting dressed, etc. Like I said I don't mind it sometimes just only when my patience is a little thin.
She is surprisingly very "mothering" to younger children and to her dolls. She loves to play house with her dollies puts them to bed, changes their diapers and gives them loves. The dolls even get their own car seat and go grocery shopping with us! I thoroughly enjoy this, she comes up with this stuff all on her own. She is also very sweet with her brothers and comforts them when they are upset. I think her little spirit is VERY sensitive to the moods of those around her. She can sense very easily when I'm upset (even when I try to hide it and am not blatantly loosing it) she will ask me "You happy mom?" Which always brings a smile to my face and reminds me to take teaching moments like that and show my daughter how to handle stress or disappointment. Callie is very good at labeling emotions for her young age because we are able to discuss and talk about feelings so much.

She has her own sense of style and loves to dress up. Sometimes she looks good and other times she looks... interesting. My friend Teri made this adorable pencil skirt for her. LOVE it!

Potty training this little girl has been harder than I thought it would be. While I love her independence I also get into power struggles with her. lol It's nice that she can communicate well and dress her self completely. But it's really hard to get her to continuously believe that staying dry is the way to go! She does pretty well now and is in underwear 24/7. It's taken a little longer than I anticipated but we are in a good place now.

I love this little girl more than words can express. I thank Heavenly Father for such a beautiful fiery daughter of God.