Miss Smarty Pants

As you all know, Addison is our first-born, so we are expected to think she is exceptional, right?! Perhaps she is as average as average can be, but there's not a day that passes Bryan and I aren't amazed by something she does or says. She is silly, kind, loyal, considerate, talkative, loving, surprising, and so much more. (Her little sister's not bad either!) Oh, and she has the memory of an elephant! That can be not-so-good :) Here are some of her latests:
Silly - She calls Bryan Bill...why...it started as a joke, he calling her Matilda, she calling him Bill (not sure which was first), but she won't call him Bill for days and then she'll pop in our room early one morning saying, "Good morning, Bill! ".
Kind - Libby is still in a rear-facing car seat and doesn't love the car. When she starts to fuss, Addi will hold her hand, tell her everything is okay, and find some toy to either give to Libby or play with her. Usually it is a Cookie Monster doll and Addi will have it give Libby kisses or will say, "What does Cookie Monster say, 'I want cookie! Give me cookie!" in a deep, Cookie Monster voice.
Loyal - If Addison even thinks that I am upset with Bryan or vice versa, she will defend the "attacked" to the death! A lot of times it is just us joking around, but she is completely serious. Oh, and remember the elephant thing, yeah, the "attacker" is in the dog house for at least an hour.
Considerate - A specific example...Yesterday I could hear Addi in her bathroom after she had been napping for a couple hours. As I reached the top of the stairs she was tip-toeing out of the bathroom. When she saw me, she whispered, "I washed my hands "real slow" (quietly) so I wouldn't wake Libby up". She really had been quiet. I only heard her because her bedroom/bathroom is above the kitchen.
Talkative - Not only does Addison talk my ear off all day long reminding me she was born in "Unkleehoma", deciding which "swimsoup" to wear, asking to be "scooped" closer to the table, asking for "breakbust", expressing her disgust for "matatoes" (either tomatoes or potatoes) or her delight in her "Pionkio" movie (Pinocchio), her previous Sunday School teacher informed me that Addi took a few minutes to warm up, but once started she would continue with, "And, thennn", "And, thennn" until you just had to cut her off. And when she has no one else to talk to (like nap time) she has "conversations" with her preschool friends!
Loving - I cannot tell you how many times a day Addi will say, "Mommy, I love you" or "Mommy, I want to hug you". It melts my heart each and every time!
Surprising - There are too many of these to list. Some of her latests:
A few weeks ago Addi drew a picture for me and one for Bryan. She wanted Bryan to tell her how to spell Mommy so she could write it on my picture. Now, she was introduced to letters in her preschool class this past year and she can spell and write her name, but we were doubtful since none of the letters in her name are shared with the word mommy. Nevertheless, Bryan told her and she wrote M-O-M-M-Y as good as she writes A-d-d-i. She then wrote D-A-D-D-Y on his picture. I really have no idea where she picked this up!
Another surprising thing is how tough she can be. Those of you who know Addi have been around her when she's gotten the smallest scratch and made the biggest deal out of it. Well, last night after about the third time I had to take Addi back up to bed, she told me her ear was hurting. I grabbed the Childrens' Tylenol, laid down with her for a few minutes, told her she would feel better soon and to go to sleep. This morning she woke up (after sleeping for about 3 housrs straight) with a smile, even after being in our bed or us being in her bed most of the night, switching between acetaminophen and ibuprofen every 2 hours, lots of tears and very little sleep. Bryan took her to the doctor anyway. The doctor was surprised at all the red blisters in her ear (and that was the ear Addi wasn't complaining about...turns out they are both infected). This is not the first time she hasn't complained of her ears hurting until she can no longer stand it. By the way, she napped fine this afternoon and, hopefully the amoxicillin will kick in enough before bedtime tonight.
Addison is a joy to be around! I feel blessed that the Lord allowed me to be her mother and I pray that I will be the example He would want me to be.
I love you, Addi Pie :)