Carolina

It is hard to believe that the twins will turn 3 in a very short time. I thought it would be fun to post a little about each one of them. Hopefully this helps me remember them at this age!

Carolina was born 2 minutes ahead of her twin brother! She weighed in at just a smidge over 6lbs...6lbs, 1oz to be exact. My mom and I worried that she might get lost in the shuffle...you know just ANOTHER girl with Thomas being the long awaited boy and all!

Truly I have something to say about the whole "trying for a boy thing"
People constantly remark "oh, you finally got your boy"! As if all these girls were just stepping stones to that boy. Don't get me wrong, I am completely head over heals in love with Thomas and I do feel blessed to have him, he really is a lot of fun and SO DIFFERENT from the girls (duh!!!), but TRULY God gives you what you are supposed to have and each one is such a miracle. Eric loved having all these girls, neither of us cared the sex and getting a boy was not why we decided to have number four!

Anyway back to Carolina...any worries I might have had, God had covered as usual. You see, she is a very precious mix of layed backness and grit! She holds her own even with Thomas who she loves and is very patient with but he sure can be a pill! She is not fearful, but bold and ready to try new things.
She has always been a climber, from 5 or so months she would climb up to standing, then at one year she would scale the rungs of her crip to get out and back into it, and now she has moved on to scaling the gates that she is unable to open those that lead to the orchard and the bunny cage! She talks a lot but listens too, she gives in to her siblings but makes her desires known,and she never misses what is happening around her! Like mom said the other day..."she is little with a big presense". She is still tiny, a whole 10lbs less than Thomas and a head shorter! She really is sweetness, still small enough to be carried around by any of her older sisters. I love this precious little person!


Some of my favorites taken this week...shows her personality!












So...Happy Birthday Carolina. God surely blessed us when you were born. You add so much to our family, your precious little voice singing your favorite songs...
This is My Father's World
For God So Loved the World
Jesus Loves Me
your enthusiasm for life, the way you obey the first time, and how you love to snuggle up and read! What a priceless year this had been.
I love you so much....
Love,
Mommy

Some of the words I love to hear you say...Sunny and Nuggles (Ducks Sunny and Snuggles),