Little Girl Big Dreams

The other day Alaina had a diaper incident while we were away from home (okay, we were at the library . . .). Being the well-organized, always prepared mother that I am, I assumed I would be able to find something in the diaper bag that Alaina could wear--so we wouldn't have to drop our plans and hurry home.

As I dug through the fruit snack wrappers, tights, and stale Cheerios, I realized our prospects were not as good as I had first thought. In fact, it turned out that our best option was a T-shirt of Janae's, which I thought Alaina might be able to wear as a dress. And upon further reflection, I decided we'd best head home after all.

 

But, as Alaina ran around home in her new outfit, I realized that the slogan on the shirt fit her as well as it did our Janae.

Like her sister, Alaina IS a Little Girl with Big Dreams :) Here is proof:

Alaina's favorite pastime these days is climbing--if I look away for more than a minute, she is standing on a table, desk, or stool. She falls down repeatedly, but this doesn't stop her!

 

Alaina loves to do whatever Ben is doing. If Ben is coloring, she grabs a crayon. If he is playing Lego, she picks up a piece and gets to work. If he is playing Star Wars, she sings the Imperial Death March.

 

She even wants to wear his school uniform, although she admits it does fit a little big.



Like Ben and Janae, Alaina also dreams about being a farmer :) She prefers to be outside rain or shine, and (unlike Janae) she loves her overalls.



Alaina is also an inventor who does things HER way. For example, she has improved upon the common baby practice of using a soother for comfort. Alaina's preference is the top of a newborn baby bottle (which she found in with the toys). She seriously walks around with the bottle top in her mouth, even though she won't drink from a bottle or use a conventional pacifier.

 

There is no doubt that Alaina is her own person--even though she is the youngest of three, she stands up for herself and has big aspirations. She is truly a little girl with big dreams.



Now we just need to find a way to get her to sleep at night. . . .