I can't believe it's already time for another birthday! And this year you are turning six. Wow! This has been a big year for you! You started Kindergarten and are officially in big kid school. I'm so proud of what a confident girl you have become. It took just 2 days of me walking you into school before declaring that you knew exactly where to go and I could just drop you off in the carpool line. You say hi to everyone and seem to be making friends just fine. I can't wait to see how much you grow during this first year of school.
You have been a very busy bee this last year. Last spring you took your last session of swim lessons. I'm so proud of how much your confidence has improved with your swimming skills. You also finished up another year of dance. Dance recitals have become your time to shine! Right now you're taking a break from dance in order to give soccer another go, but we'll see how long that break lasts. This summer you tried out a couple of new activities. . .cheerleading and football. You loved every minute of cheerleading and learning how to do back handsprings. And after much convincing we signed you up for a football class through school. You were one of only a few girls in the class, but that didn't stop you. You enjoyed this class so much. Gymnastics is still one of your favorite activities as well and it's your only year round activity. You just moved up to the 6 year old class a few weeks ago. You are constantly doing handstands and cartwheels. In the Fall you decided you wanted to give soccer another go, so we signed you up for that. You are naturally athletic and it's fun to watch you play! Oh a whim, we also signed you up for girl scouts. You are in a neighborhood troop and you've only had 1 meeting so far, but I think you will love being a daisy. I did girl scouts when I was little, so it's fun to see you do it now too. You have yet to decide on the 1 or 2 activities that you love, but for now you enjoy trying out many different things.
I haven't written much about this on the blog, but the last few months you've had some major skin issues. You were diagnosed with strep 4 times in a month and a half and during that time your eczema was out of control. Your Daddy and I have never been so frustrated before. We kept taking you to the dr. and they kept changing your medication to help fight the strep, the eczema and the staph infections that developed as a result of your eczema. You had an allergic reaction to 1 medicine during school. I never want to get another phone call like that from the school nurse! You were constantly itching and in tears most nights because your skin hurt so bad. We tried changing your diet (no dairy, gluten free, no artificial dyes), but ultimately decided to stop. We got some medicine that finally worked, but it was only a short term solution. As soon as you were off it, the eczema came right back. It's so hard seeing you uncomfortable in your own skin. You are so tough though because of it. Since you've had eczema since you were an infant, I just don't think you know what it feels like to have normal skin. I'm hoping soon we can get all these skin issues figured out as I absolutely hate to see you like this.
You've learned a few new tricks over the last year . .how to whistle and how to tie your shoes. You are also quickly learning how to spell words and sound out words to begin reading. I love seeing how much knowledge you have soaked up in just a few short months of being in Kindergarten. I can only imagine what all you will know by the end of the school year.
You are still a leader and love to be in charge. This can cause lots of fights between you and your brother. The two of you love to compete with each other and push each others buttons. I can only hope this phase is short lived! You continue to be extremely artistic. The pictures that you draw always bring a smile to my face and are very impressive. Both your Pre-K and Kinder teachers have commented how well you can draw.
I love you my six year old! Even though I constantly ask you not to, it seems you just continue to grow up on me so I'm trying my best to accept it and enjoy each stage. Happy Birthday my sweet girl. I hope this is your best year yet!
Love you sweet pea,
Mommy
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