Two.

My lovely Kenzie girl -

I was thinking the other day how so many people see different sides to you. Some may see a shy girl who always wants her mommy and daddy. That’s okay. That’s you.

Some may see an adventurous girl who loves interacting with people. Yep, this is you.
 
Some may see a friendly girl who says hi and bye to everyone and lavishes strangers with beautiful smiles. Totally you.

Some may see an introverted girl, who looks like she’s suspicious of everyone around you. You, too.

Some may see a little lady who combs the house on a daily basis looking for her brother (Laleb, arrrrrrrreeeeeeee you??) Who always wants to hold his hand and snuggle beside him. Others may see a girl who is easily annoyed by him and ignores his displays of affection. You are both of these people.

I’m pretty sure everyone sees a girl with a smile like sunshine and eyes that can make you melt. No one can miss that. You are glorious.

I realize that you are a lot of things, you have so many sides to you. Some only get to see one or two sides. Some see more. How lucky I am that I get to see them all.

Your preciousness in the morning when you stand up in your crib and greet us with a sweet giggles and outstretched arms. The way you run around everywhere like a little weeble wobble, knees high in the air and your hair floppy around. How you draw out your words to be funny (yeeeeeeeeeees, nooooooooo, daaaaaaaaada, etc.). Your crazy, big belly laughs that sound exactly like your brother.

The way you sweep your hair out of your face and purse your lips when you are concentrating. Your funny dance moves and how you “shake it” when you hear music. The way you finish the words to a song when brother is singing.

You’re our little handful. Literally. Our hands are always full because you love to be held. Even if no one else is around, you just love to be snuggled. You love to sit in your favorite spot with daddy with your back resting on his stomach and your legs outstretched on his legs.

You’ve consistently been an awesome sleeper, even during our crazy moves, and I’m very thankful for that. You sleep with your lion, Kuma, who permanently resides in your crib. In fact, whenever we’re ready for bedtime, we say “Are you ready to go see Kums?”

You’re my little doll girl. It brings me such joy to get to dress you in cute little outfits and do your hair. You’re not always crazy about the hair part and say “ow, ow, ow,” even when I know it doesn’t hurt.

You’re quite the talker, saying all sorts of words and phrases. Your favorite is to say "I love you" to either me, your dad or Caleb in different octaves. You start with your voice really low and you go higher and higher until you are squealing, "I love you, Laleb!"

You are great at expressing yourself with words and we have such fun conversations. Your favorite book is “You are my Cupcake.” Brother memorized it and loves to read it to you. The last line is “Baby, I could eat you up.” You and brother like to go crazy and pretend that you are eating each other up.

You always want to use the potty. Even when you don't have to go. You say, "I go potty?" Then you love flushing and washing your hands while you sing abc. Speaking of abcs, you just about have it down. The lmnop part gets a little jumbly, but from qrs to the end, you've got it. You love counting during hide and seek and saying "ready or not, here i come!" You also are a dead giveway when you are hiding because you always giggle and lead us right to you.

You are a great giver of hugs and kisses and always lose your mind when we first see you after school. You like to hold my face with your hands and say "eeeeeee." I think it's because that's what I do to you.

You are really sensitive. If a voice is raised or you are reprimanded, you get the biggest frown and tears. It's difficult not to laugh because even the smallest thing can hurt your feelings.

Sometimes I just sit back and watch you do your thing and I am mesmerized – completely engrossed in my thoughts of what will this little girl be, what great things will she do, will she ever fully understand how much I love her, can she really be mine forever? 

Makenzie Kay – you are tender and tough, adventurous and shy, snuggly and independent, giggly and sensitive, loving and particular, and so, so sweet (and a lot spicy). God certainly used a lot different and beautifully-colored threads when He knit you together. And I love seeing all of your colors. I love being your mom.

Baby, I could eat you up.

Love, Mom