M in the middle

The middle of her 3rd year, the middle girl...

My sweet M...she's had a lot of adjusting to do in the last little while.  First, a baby sister who made her the "middle-est" instead of the youngest, then her big sister and best friend went to Kindergarten.

She's funny and silly, but sometimes I can feel in her spirit that things are a little bittersweet for her

This girl loves pockets.  And bags.  And baskets...and whatever she can load up with as many random things from around the house as possible.  If you are missing something, M is the one to ask.

M is 3 and a half, and does everything passionately.  She hugs hard, sings loudly, loves to the end.  She's learning to eat new things, which we're all so glad for.  She surprises us often with the things she's picked up from hearing us count with E, or letters she knows and can write all of a sudden.  She even has a few sight words that she's just heard read often.  The kiddo loves books, and to snuggle.  She hates to be away from her people, and is my big kitchen helper.  In fact, she can run most machinery in our house as well as we can, and better than her sisters.  While E needs lots of time alone, M wants to spend as few minutes alone as possible.  She's everybody's sidekick and entertainment.  We love our little pixie girl...so sweet and mischievous at the same time.