Our sweet Audrey girl is three. Our once demanding princess has learned to be independent. She still loves to be held and rocked, but she can get lost in her play world without needing any of us.
Auj was forced to grow up a lot this year with the arrival of her baby brother Owen. She adores him. She often pretends to nurse and feed her own babies. She calls Owen every rhyming pet name she can make up. She mimics our voices quite well.
Audrey has certainly developed a love of all things girly. She loves pink and purple and has been turned into a Disney snob. She made her first trip to Disney World in April.
She was thrilled to meet the princess, Minnie Mouse, and Daisy.
Auj has her Daddy quite wrapped around her finger.
She is nearly as stubborn as her mother. She will sit at the top of the steps crying until someone carries her down the steps.
Auj is quite petite. She has to be weighed and measured every three months. In spite of her small size she certainly loves to eat. She thinks she needs dessert after every meal.
She loves her Manny, Aunt Madeline. She enjoys playing "tatoe" play dough. She especially loves making pizza playdough. Audrey is quite the pack rat. She loves to fill bags and baskets with toys and carry them around. This is quite disturbing to her OCD mother. She packs the bags and I unpack them. Audrey has an unusually good ability to work puzzles for her age. She can visualize the pieces better than her older brother.
We expect Audrey will be the artsy one in the family. She loves to dance, sing, put on puppet shows, and draw and color. She is clearly left handed. She insists on picking out her own clothes. She gets very excited about clothes and shoes when we go shopping. In spite of her good sense of style, she is quite messy. We don't allow her to wear clothes at the dinner table most of the table. She wears more food than she gets in her mouth.
Audrey got a Minnie Mouse guitar for Christmas and can often be heard singing, "Lord, I Need You," or "How Great You Are." She can even be heard preaching. She loves learning about Jesus and telling us how he died for our sins.
Our little girl is growing up so quickly.
