My Nellie Mae is gonna be F-O-U-R

I cannot wrap my head around the fact that my baby is turning four. I just want to cry. I do however make her snuggle with me like she is still my little baby. She did have a talk with me just yesterday that she is not my baby and she is a BIG girl. What the crap?! I think she knew that it just needed to be said plain and clear.

Nellie is so fun to have in our little family, she literally cracks us up each and every day. When she is a grown teenager in the far off future I never want to forget her sweet little voice and how it sounds today.  I don't ever want to forget her chubby cheeks and curly blonde hair. Her hair to this day is just baby fine and is so fun to make curly and cute!

A year from now I remember thinking when she was 2 how great of a two year old she was, such a treat. Then like a week before her third birthday she turned into a turd. Well here we are right before her 4th birthday and once again she is turning into a bigger turd. She has escaped and ran away from home twice just this week. I am gonna have to duct tape my doors shut so she cannot run away.

Nellie has absolutely no fears in this life and honestly thinks she is 9 just like Logan and Rileigh. She jumps into a pool like she knows how to swim and will climb a rock wall like she can fly. Her best friends have been Tanner and Taegan Polad, although just recently she has been a bit mean to them and they may never want to play with her again. She took off on Tanner's bike yesterday and had him in a ball of tears.

Nellie definitely rules the roost in our household that is for sure. If she says "sippie" we all jump to get her one just to calm her. She still wakes at night and either wants in bed with Rich and I or just has to pee. Just recently, like in that last week, she has been picky about her clothes.

A wee bit about Nellie and her life as a 3 year old. She was involved in a pre-school co-op this last year with Jenna Torman, Sam Gertch and Jonas Clark. It was a fun group and we did a lot of fun field trips. She can count to 15 and knows most of her colors. Whenever she remembers something she will say, "Ya we did that yesterday." Everything is "Yesterday." Nellie loved skiing this past winter and was such a good sport about it. She insisted on going on a the big ski lift. The bunny hill was not cutting it for her.

She is now a Sunbeam in Primary. Well that is just a hoot. I think half the girls in Sunbeams sit with their feet above their heads. One Sunday she told her teacher that Tanner is her boyfriend and she has to sit by him. She took swim lessons early this summer and tried to drown herself several times. The swim teacher was super laid back about it and I was a freak. I finally quit going to watch because I was the poolside screaming Mom. She almost knows how to ride her bike with no training wheels and has just asked to have her training wheels put back on. I think too many crashes has her a little freaked out.Nellie will start Pre-School this year with Miss Lopez in Enterprise, it is twice a week. She is so excited to start school and wear her new dress. Today was the first day of her "Let's Play Music" class. She had to wear her new dress today! Music is once a week and I believe she will take to it like a fish in water. I made the choice not to start her in soccer, she is gonna die when Tanner and Taegan are playing and she is not.

Now if I could just reverse time and stop her from growing up so fast. I cannot believe she is gonna be 4 and yes I can wait to watch you grow up because I want you to stay little and cuddly forever.



Love you Nellie Mae and hope you have the best Birthday ever!!!