Happy 4th Birthday, Lexi!

Today this little baby

Is this little four year old little girl.

Today I’m thinking back to when I was pregnant with her.  When my mind could not comprehend loving the child as much as I loved Emma.  I laugh and scoff at myself now.  Now, I can not imagine loving either of them more than I do.  Lexi brings me so much joy it almost hurts.  Some days I can’t kiss those little cheeks enough or hug her tight enough to show her just how much I love her.  She’s my little princess, my little star and accessory fun-loving queen who at times is so easy-going and decisive and at others melts into tears when she doesn’t get her way or what she wants.

She’s a handful alright.

She loves chicken and candy and juice and chocolate milk and marshmallows.   She loves Barbie and Dora and all the Princesses.  She loves to color and now play games on the computer and pretend with her sister.  How much she loves her big sister.  She’s still a Mommy’s girl and loves for me to watch her favorite TV shows with her and read her books.  She’s just one of those kids everyone loves and can’t seem to get enough of.  I can’t believe she’s been with us four years.  And dealing with two untimely deaths in our church family over the past three days has me wanting to kiss her cheeks a few more times and hug her tighter than ever.  And I think I will.