Thoughts

Ok so I was thinking today that Alexis is 6! Six people. She is going into 1st grade and I feel like tomorrow she will probably be going on her first date and I will wonder what happened! Kaia is 4 and starting her 2nd year of preschool.  She is best buds with Alexis and wants to do and go where ever Alexis goes which is hard sometimes when Alexis goes to a friends house and Kaia doesn't get to go.  Hannah is stuck in between at 2 1/2. She starts preschool with Kaia in the fall and she is so ready.  She is sometimes included with her big sisters and more often left behind, part of this is because she is my bully.  She is the first to pinch and hit and pull hair, but also the first to run and hug and give kisses to someone who is hurt or crying, except when crying is caused by her. Hannah plays very well with her little brother though when she is excluded or she loves to be my sidekick , which I love most of the time.  Austin, my baby, is growing far to fast.  He is over a year old. He loves his dad, he loves me too, but the majority of the time, he chooses his dad to hold him or comfort him or to play with.  This is hard for me because ALL of my girls chose me over James in pretty much any situation up to the age of 2.  It usually started to balance out after that although when ever one of my girls is hurt 9 out of 10 times they cry for mommy to comfort them.  Austin, my baby, is different and has been pretty much since he could reach out and let us know his preference.  This breaks my heart a little because he is my last baby and he is the boy I have been hoping for since I first found out I was pregnant 7 years ago.  I am happy though that my son and husband already have a close bond, one that I hope continues to grow and blossum throughout his life.

Alexis is sassy and kind and while she drives me crazy with her disobedience and back talk she is also quick to apologize with out being told to and can be reasoned with most of the time.  She can throw wicked tantrums when she wants to and I mean I am waiting to hear CPS knocking on the door because she is screaming like she is being mauled by a bear.  She is a big helper and helps change Austins diaper and get her siblings breakfast.  She wipes down the kitchen table and can read and loves to draw and dance and do tumbling and write and play with her friends.  She talks about getting married and having babies with excitement which requires lots of questions that I have to answer.  Too many questions. :) We have already had "THE talk" with her and it went very well.  She is so curious, like her mother was, and so inquisitive, like her father.  Not my two favorite traits together but it allows for a lot of teaching and learning moments. She is very independent and outgoing. Such a talkative and friendly girl with adults and strangers (not my favorite).  She has a memory that astounds me all the time.  The girl remembers people and information with such detail that I am amazed constantly.  She loves her family and is full of imagination. She is the girl I lay next to at night and we tell each other made up silly stories before going to sleep.  She has a great belly laugh and is a little mother hen.  She loves to camp and be goofy and loud.  She is cautious and protective.

Kaia to be continued.... it's not letting me save for later so I'm posting now and will have to finish later.