Thursday, April 17, 2008

Daisy Girl!



Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half crazy all for the love of you...........

She has grown up hearing that song! Daisy is 4 years old and finishing up her first year of preschool. She is such a cool kid. She has this incredible sense of who she is. I don't think I've seen anything or anyone intimidate her. In large groups, she sometimes comes across as shy and reserved. The real Daisy is anything but!

Daisy is our middle child. She is slim and petite. She is about to dance in her first ballet recital. As it turns out, she is quite an amazing tiny dancer! She really seems to love it. She is quite athletic and has a great sense of balance. She also sings very well.

One of the fun things about Daisy is how she likes to "tuck in" all of her dolls. Not just her dolls, she'll put little pieces of fabric on the cat too - and on her brothers or anything that apears to be sleeping around her. Her room is filled with various dolls, toys and stuffed animals in make-shift beds with blankets. Very precious!

Daisy is also notorious for mispronouncing words. I really think she does it on purpose. Noah is a stickler for doing everything right, and she seems to delight in driving him crazy with her Daisyisms. For example, instead of saying "all gone" for years she would say "all gonk." That's one of her famous ones.

Daisy seems to resent my job at church more than the boys. She is very demanding of time alone with me - just the girls. She wills herself to wake up around 6 am on Sundays so that she can come with me to church to be my helper. I never wake her up - but she never misses a Sunday! I try to do all I can to meet her need for my time. It isn't easy!

Daisy got her name because while she was in the womb she seemed carefree and happy. She seemed to be so content and at ease. I wanted to pick a name that captured that spirit. She reminded me of a field filled with flowers. Hence the name, Daisy. It has been a perfect fit!

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