Happy Birthday Monkey4!!!!

Today was Monkey4's third birthday! I think she had a fabulous day! She wanted McDonald's for breakfast and Domino's pizza for dinner... She also got a BUNCH of presents from the mail man today. Her Granny and Grumpy gave her a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com and she ordered everything her little heart desired - and it all came today in the mail! It was SO fun!






I can't believe she's already 3! She was our little "preemie" baby, the one we weren't sure would survive because I started having problems and complications at *22* weeks gestation! But God is so good, and our little preemie has grown up to be such a big, strong girl!

She is truly a delight - *Delightful* is JUST the right word for her. She is sweet and funny, but definitely stands up for herself. She is interesting, intensely curious, and just amazing to watch. She has a scientist's mind and a loving mother's heart. She has the funniest faces - she can make 100 different expressions with her little face and she just cracks us up. You never have to wonder how she's feeling!

She still says "Mo!" when she means "No!" [If we ever meet Mo, he's getting his rear end kicked LOL!]. We introduced Monkey5 to her as "her baby" and still today, 15 months later, Monkey5 is *her* baby [she'll tell you so emphatically if you ask!]. She is very gentle and kind with the baby and really cares for her. There has never been any sibling rivalry between those two - Monkey4 has *always* adored her baby and taken good care of her! [Even if her baby has a certain BITING problem right now...]

Happy Birthday Monkey4! I'm so happy to be your Mama and so glad the Good Lord sent you to us all! What a gift you are - there is no other person on earth like you! :)