Abigail's 3rd Birthday

How is it that this spunky, mischievous, stubborn, silly little girl is already 3 years old? Abigail constantly keeps us on our toes. She knows what she wants and can almost always find a way to get it! She is often strong-willed, yet she's not completely defiant-- she still has a sweet spirit and wants to please others. Her vocabulary has been improving greatly over the past few weeks, but she can still be difficult to understand at times. She doesn't eat a whole lot but sleeps well. She's found a way to climb out of her crib now so she'll be transitioning to a big girl bed soon.

She is so strong-willed that, after weeks of potty-training, she woke up one day and decided she did not want to wear diapers anymore, and that was that. She has worn underwear ever since. We still had a few accidents and we're still working on nighttime, but she will rarely let me put a diaper on her. She is fiercely independent-- she has to do everything herself and will get angry if you don't let her try. She even wants to take a shower by herself (not a bath!).

Abi loves to dance (she will sit and watch Leah's entire dance class every week), she loves music, dressing up & jewelry. She's not really into any particular TV character-- for her birthday she went back & forth between Elmo, Mickey & Dora for weeks, yet she really doesn't watch any of their shows faithfully. She loves all things electronic and already knows how to swipe a cell phone. She is all over the place when it comes to toys, and rarely sits down, although she does still need a nap;

We were able to have a fun little family celebration when Grandma & Grandpa were here. She got her Elmo cake, some streamers and some presents. She was a little nervous about blowing out the candles herself (but not nearly as much as Leah was when she had her Elmo cake 5 years ago!). But she knew exactly what to do when it came to presents. She had no sooner ripped one open than she was ready for the next.

And she was so happy the whole time.

And the little brother slept through the fun.

Grandma & I both got her Doc McStuffins toys, and they were a hit. She wore the vest that came with the costume for 3 days straight. And she keeps the doctor kit in her bed every night.

We all love this little girl and I, for one, can't wait to see how God uses her strong will for the good as she gets older!