Alyssa celebrated her 4th birthday on December 5. To celebrate her life so far and the joy that she is to our family, I'm posting some highlights out of her journal.
January 2, 2005--1 month old
"They put you right onto my belly, then Daddy cut the cord. You were so sweet and little. I couldn't believe you were mine. We cuddled for a long time...You were so sweet and content... Your head was perfectly round...You peed all over the warming table while they were testing you" :)
"When you were 5 days old, Daddy and I finally decided on a name. I had been calling you Aubrey, and Daddy had been avoiding the subject totally. I finally MADE him discuss it with me. We decided on Alyssa Grace Howard."
March 5, 2004--3 months old
"One of the times you look the cutest is when Daddy wears you in the front pack. He made German pancakes this morning with you looking around attached to his belly. You were happy as can be. You're about my height or a little taller when he's carrying you like that, so every time we pass, you grin at me."
September 10, 2005--9 months old
"Oh, my beautiful Alyssa. It is hard to imagine anyone that's more loved than you are... You love to smile at people and babble... It's like you're on the edge of your seat, waiting to see what comes next. When we push you in your stroller, you slide up as much as possible, sit straight up and you hold onto the bar in front."
Nov. 26, 2006--almost 1 year old
"You love your brothers so much. You call them I-key and Jo-Jo. They love to play with you, too. Sometimes too much, but you're good at standing up for yourself. You yell, 'Stop!' or, 'No, Jo-Jo!'"
"Some fun things about you are:
-You love baths. You would stay in the bath for hours if you could.
-You love books. You sit and read books for long periods of time, or if you're lucky enough to find someone sitting down, you bring them a book and say, 'Lap!'"
- You love your Daddy. You are always excited to see him in the morning and when you've been apart.
-You're starting to get a few long hairs...It's still so sparse, though, that people are surprised when I tell them you're almost 2."
July 7, 2007--2 1/2 years old
"You are such a fireball. You exhaust me every day, but you also make me laugh every day. You fill my bucket with happiness. You constantly tell me how much you love me, that I'm beautiful, and that you love my 'dress' (my clothes.)"
"You have such a sweet little spirit, but you haven't caught on to the idea of reverence in prayer. You always carry a book with you and struggle to keep it closed during the prayer. You repeat, 'listen and to pray' under your breath a few times, then you walk around. During personal prayers, you won't repeat anything we say, and you usually end up laying on the ground by the end."
January 11, 2008 3 years old
"During the middle of the night you came tearing out of your room, FLAMING MAD yelling, 'Isaac, give it back you stinkin' monkey!' You came into our room to tattle on Isaac and we had to convince you it was only a dream. It was so funny because I have no idea where you came up with the phrase 'stinkin monkey.' I laugh every time I about it! You're so feisty!"
"Another funny thing that you've been saying is 'Mom, don't say no, or I'll have to do this in the other room.'"
November 12, 2008--almost 4 years old
"Alyssa, you love mustard! When I'm not looking, you put mustard on strange things. On Monday you put raisins in a bowl, doused them with mustard, and gobbled them right up. Today, you spread mustard on a piece of pumpkin chocolate chip bread. Where did you come from? I can't even stand to smell mustard! Almost every day you ask for a mustard sandwich. A mustard sandwich consists of mayo, mustard, 'red mustard' (ketchup), cheese, and ham if we have it. YUM!"
November 23, 2008--almost 4 years old
"You're hilarious! You make me laugh every day!"
Alyssa is our beautiful, happy, sweet little princess. She had a wonderful birthday filled with lots of pink, princesses, friends, and dress-ups.
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