My youngest daughter turned 3 on Thursday! We had a little party for her on Saturday and she got to wear her new dress (that my mom got for her at Good*will for 50 cents!!!). Pretty cute, huh?!
Since about July Natalie has been saying “I will be 3 October 29” to anyone who asks her how old she is. On Friday I asked her, “Natalie, how old are you now?” And she said, “I will be 3 October 29.” I said, “No Nat, you are 3 now! Your birthday was yesterday.” She responded, “No, I will be 3 October 29.”
This morning I was getting her dressed and making a big deal about her special party dress and she said, “Mommy, NOW I am 3!!!” So it was the dress. I wonder how old she will be tomorrow when she is wearing regular clothes?!
Here are a few pictures of her blowing out the candles on her cake.
And here is my big 3 year old actually looking at the in the general direction of the camera and smiling. Love this girl!!
Nattie Beth Fenway,
It seems like just yesterday that you came tumbling into our lives (quite literally, actually…you wasted no time!). We were unsure about having yet another little girl, and so soon after your sisters, but God sure knew what He was doing. You have been an amazing addition to our family and there is no way we would ever change that. Your personality is really starting to shine. You love to make us laugh, and we love to hear your giggles. We have had our share of struggles with your health, but you are an amazingly resilient little girl. We thank God for you every day! We know that He has something special in store for you, Natalie. Can’t wait to see what it is! We love you baby girl.
Love,
Mama, Daddy, and sissies
**This has been a hard birthday for me. Well, okay, I’ll be honest…all of Natalie’s birthdays are hard for me! I cried when she turned 1! No tears this year, but it’s difficult for me to think about not having a 2 yr old anymore. Just like it was hard not having a 1 yr old, or not counting her age in months anymore. I honestly do not feel like my family is complete, but the Lord is going to have to convince my husband of that, because at this point he is done! For now I will enjoy the 3 beautiful girls that God has blessed me with, and hope that maybe someday our little prince will come along (or as the girls tell me at least once a week, “our little brown brother. Not a regular brother, Mom, a brown brother.”)**
