Little Missy

Nadja had a birthday in April. She turned 3 years old. My how she has grown up. A few weeks ago, we decided to potty train. The first day, she was pretty difficult, and she was pretty against it by about the 4th time I made her go potty. We suffered, and I began to wonder, was I pushing too hard? After a day of frustration, we started again first thing in the morning, with a tantrum that she did not want to of course, and she had her first success. After that, with minimal accidents, she had it figured out, and will tell us now, when she needs to go. Night and day difference! She is such a big girl. I have always thought that she is a little smarty. Anyhow, with 3 comes wonderful things. She is funny. She is always making me giggle. She loves to tell you secrets, which are generally, "I love you" She got a fish for her birthday, which she named Boots. But then she decided she liked Dora. Then she decided it was Boots Dora Scow. Now she calls him Dorothy, like Elmo's fish. She also talks to Dorothy like they do on Elmo. "Dorothy, this is how my sister goes downstairs" You get the picture right? I'm not sure what this fish will be called when it kicks the bucket, but the reading of it's name, will be eulogy enough, and could very well take an hour or two. She is stubborn (I think she gets it from me), and she lets the world know when you have done her wrong. She is the most snuggly baby I have. She also does not like the competition her brother and sister bring, when they decide they need a mom snuggle. She is my little sidekick. She loves to go places with me. We do the shopping, and play outside, and barbies, and she goes to meetings with me, and suffers through all of it pretty well, for a 3 year old. She wants mom when she is hurt or sad. There is no way around that. And while it really frustrates family members, it is sweet to be needed so. She loves music. She is in a little music class, and sings her little heart out everyday. She also sings along with the radio. She loves to be with all of us. She has a unique bond with each one of us, and she is all grins and love when she is with you. I almost forgot, one other thing about our little ya-ya, is she loves nursery! She can't wait for sacrament to be over, so she can get to nursery. She has the best nursery leaders, and she loves it when she sees them outside of church! My baby is 3! That makes me feel panicky that time is going by so fast!