35 things about Mary Beth

 

I haven't written much about the kids in a while and thought I would try to write 25 things about each of the kids. For this series, the last shall be first!



1. She was born on 8-12 and weighed 8-13.
2. She was born on my great aunt's 90th birthday during a "cool front" in August. The high was in the upper 80s!
3. She has never been prone to fits. If she is unhappy, she will stick out her bottom lip and drop whatever is in her hand without saying a word.
4. Her first word (other than the usuals) was "football".
5. She has been a very easy and happy child.
6. Of all my kids, she is the social butterfly. She has never met a stranger! She begs me to take her to the nursery during church so she can hang with her homies.
7. She has one dimple on her left cheek.
8. ME has the taste buds of a 40 year old woman. Her favorite foods are raw tomatoes (which she eats like apples), guacamole, spinach, and hard boiled eggs!
9. She was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney reflux at 18 months and had surgery to repair it in April.
10. Dancing is one of her favorite pastimes. The morning after her surgery, she looked at me and said, "I want to DANCE!"
11. She likes being the center of attention and will fight anyone for it.
12. She speaks very well for her age and puts together huge sentences all the time.
13. Her favorite TV show is "Charlie and Lola" which she pronounces with a British accent.
14. My mother made her a blanket when she was a year old. She got super attached to it during her first kidney hospitalization. We are never far away from "Bibi". She has one green bibi and one pink bibi which she calls the "other bibi". She puts a corner of the blanket in her mouth along with her thumb, and makes a noise like "nanananananana" as fast as she can!
15. She is very bossy and loves to point her finger when she is driving a point home.
16. The boys, "my Thomas" and "Buddy", let her boss them around all the time. They mean everything to her and she loves to be with them more than anything. She also adores "my Jamesy" and loves to mother him, much to his delight (and chagrin!)
17. She has great fake laughs and fake cries. She even will admit to them. "Sorry, Mom. That was a fake cry." She usually pulls out the fake cry if one of the boys is crying. (See number 11.)
18. She is my most affectionate child and will sit on my lap longer than the boys ever would.
19. I think she looks a lot like I did as a little girl.
20. She isn't afraid of anything.
21. She has tiny hands and feet. She is also petite for her age as she is in the 30%-40% for height and weight.
22. She thinks the boys friends are her friends too and is just as happy wrestling and watching football as playing with dolls.
23. She is really into clothes and changes her outfit many times a day.
24. If I nod or shake my head in response to her, she says, "Mommy, talk to me!"
25. She has long, blonde, curly hair which can look beautiful....or totally messy! During those messy moments, it has been described by close friends and family as looking like a birds nest, crazy Britney Spears hair, late 80s perm, etc. During bad hair days, she wears her hair in a bun!
26. No tube of lipstick,powder compact, or nail polish is safe in the path of Mary Beth.
27. We still call her, "Emmy", "Emmy Lou", "Emmy Lou Who", "Mary Elizabeth", "Emmy Lou Lou", "Sister Sue", and of course, "Mary Beth". Who knows what she will eventually be!
28. She is a huge mooch. She loves eating or drinking whatever everyone else has. I pop the top of a Diet Coke, and she comes running!
29. She still sleeps in her crib. She hasn't tried to climb out, so we aren't pushing the issue!
30. She is very neat and like cleaning messes. She likes getting a new napkin after every wipe and will clean up toys for the boys.
31. She has a high energy level and can go all day without a nap and be happy.
32. She starts losing her voice when she is tired. I love her hoarse voice!
33. she.is.vare.prety (From Thomas)
34. She was introduced to "coffee milk" at a young age. My aunt gave me some coffee syrup, made only in Rhode Island, one year and ME fell head over heels in love. My aunt stocks my mom up and ME gets her coffee milk every morning!
35. She has been a dream come true for almost 3 years!