The Strobelt Times: She's 3!

Monday, December 17, 2012

She's 3!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Scarlett is our family's cheerleader. She cheers us on all day, even her self. I make her breakfast and she says "good job mom, way to go!" I make her lunch and she says "good job mom, way to go". I color a picture and it's the same "good job mom!". The best is when I get ready for the day, "good job mom, you look so, so cute". Nick comes home from work and it's "daddy you're awesome!". Nick gets the biggest smile on his face. Scarlett makes people smile, it is a true gift! I love that she does it for her self as well. No matter what it may be, even if it's naughty, she says "good job Scarlett, way to go!". It makes me so happy that she has a good self esteem, I feel like I am doing something right as a mom. This little girl knows who she is and that she is a someone special.

She can pick up on any of my emotions, I can not hide them from her. She knows when I am having a hard day or if everything is going perfect. She is very perceptive. When she sees me having a ruff patch she will walk up to me and rub my leg or touch my face super soft. I love that she thinks a kiss can solve any ailment. She is wiggly and active but has the most gentle and kind heart. Wouldn't you love that in a big sister, Alice is lucky.

She is also our worry-wart. How can someone be so positive, yet have so much worry? Well, that's Scarlett. If she drops her spoon it's "oh no, oh no" a hundred times. Even the next day, " remember when I dropped my spoon? Oh no, oh no". Just look at her face in the two pictures above, that's her worried look. I was probably doing something that made her worried, "oh mom, oh mom be careful. Oh mom, oh mom". I love how her brow furrows and eyes get a look of distress. It's so descriptive, so telling of how she feels. Ultimately, Scarlett wears her emotions on her sleeve.