My Little Kayelynn

I haven't had a post dedicated to only Kayelynn lately. I have had lots of thoughts that I wanted to share about her but have found myself doing other things besides blogging about them. (this is partly because Kayelynn keeps me VERY busy!)
When I was pregnant and found out that I was having a girl, my thoughts went to frills, tea parties and baby dolls. I was excited. A sweet, angelic little girl was joining our family. (ha ha ha...sorry, having thoughts you can't hear)
Kayelynn is a sweet girl but not dainty or quiet. Frills are not for her. I thought I had trained her up right by putting a big bow or flower in her hair since birth. I thought she liked them because she always left them in her hair. I used to joke that she liked to accessorize. WRONG! She pulls out even the tiniest of bows that I try to sneak in her hair. I've all but given up that she'll ever wear bows again. She does like to accessorize, but in her own way. She has lots of plastic play jewelry. She loves to drape long sets of beads over her head and plastic bangles all the way up her arm. This is cute and adorable. (except when I have her in a sweet little church dress on Sunday morning and she throws herself on the ground to have a drama fit because I won't let her wear her plastic jewels to church)
We do have tea parties but they only last about 5 minutes. Then the party generally ends by Kayelynn hurdling the teapot across the room. She has dolls too. She even calls them "bebe". My heart melts when I see her rocking them, feeding them or wrapping them up in receiving blankets that used to be hers. Moments later I sigh as she beats the "bebe" against the wall. Kayelynn did show a fierce love for the culinary arts yesterday. Her cousin Leah gave her a kitchen set (complete with stove, oven, microwave, sink and cutting board, not to mention various foods and dishes) Kayelynn was in heaven. She was "organizing" the produce when Trey came to check out the new toys. Out of no where, Kayelynn stands up and tackles Trey, claws his eyes out and shouts what sounds like "mine! mine!"
Usually, Kayelynn gets along well with her brother but more and more they are learning how to pick at and aggravate each other. Her favorite toys are the bulldozers and trains that belong to Trey. This can be a precious bonding moment for them or a very dangerous and hostile situation. One never knows how it will go...
Mostly though, Kayelynn just wants to keep up with big brother. Anything he can do, she can do (or do it better) Kayelynn is queen of the swing set, loves four wheeler rides, wrestles with our dogs, chases goats, will moo at cows, tries to dress herself, feed herself, and brushes her own teeth. (the toothbrushing she actually does better than Brother)
She has funny little quirks like trying to eat the powder or desitin cream at every diaper change. When I come to get her out of bed in the morning, she has thrown out every stuffed animal and blanket she had with her when I tucked her in the night before. She also loves to blow rasberries ( which has actually developed into just spitting on people)
She is smart too. She can name her eyes, ears, nose and mouth. But beware when she points them out. You are likely to get your eye poked out. (gentle is not in her vocabulary) She loves to go to "preschool" with Brother and has been caught dragging around younger little boys by their necks.
Kayelynn is rough and tumble and will most likely grow into a full blown tom boy. But I love every inch of her. My heart almost bursts every time she says "I wuv ewe". I love how she snuggles close to my chest when I get ready to put her to bed (even though the snuggles only last for five seconds) And, I love, love, love her kisses. (which can be scary as she rushes towards you with her mouth wide open and her sharp little teeth coming right for your face)
I love her. I love her. I love her.