Dear Cecily

My darling, sweet, energetic Cecily! You are almost 3 and 1/2 and what a fire ball you are. I find so much joy with you each day.I love when you randomly come up to me and give me a hug and a kiss and tell me you love me! It really helps me feel like my work of trying to be a good mom pays off.  You are such a kind loving sister to Oliver, you are always so willing and eager to help him and help me around the house. You are very spirited and stubborn so you often want your way (we all do I suppose). I find it amazing that at such a young age you began to know what you want and do what you could to get it. You are very sensitve just like you mama. You can be such an outgoing, loud girl but then you can be so shy and timid in the same situation. I still have yet to figure out what makes each side of you come out in this area. You still have a very hard time when I leave you anywhere, even if it is a room full of people you know well you will still cry and question if I will come back when I leave. I dont know how to reassure you that I will always come back. It breaks my heart and makes it hard for me to leave you but I know we both need some time away from one another so there can be some independence. On the same note you love preschool but every day Oli and I take you there you are so concerned about what we are going to do with out you while you are at school, you often suggest we just go home until we come get you, and then we can run our errands. You have always since you were a tiny baby worried about missing out on things.
  You love to dance and sing and play pretend. you have a great imgination and I love watching you use it everyday. You are very smart and can keep up with us adults, there really is no tricking you, you catch and mimick everything we do so we have to be extra carfeful about the things we say/do. You still love your little baby (bear) that you have had since you were born, she is always at your side when we are home. I love you sweet girl and I love all of our time together. I will miss these days someday and I want you to know you mean the world to me!
 Love Mom