Are you really SIX? Are you sure you're not 16? Lady bug, you are amazing. My heart swells when I look at you. I know that at six, you're mostly formed and I am so so so so proud of who you are. Your heart, your intelligence, your goofiness, your sensibleness, your responsible nature is so wonderful. Sometimes, I admit, it drives me crazy how careful you are with things and how long it takes you to do things. You, my sweet girl, are a perfectionist. You also are a mini John. No one could ever doubt that you're your Daddy's child. But! I truly do love your personality.
About you...
You no longer are a lover of red. I'm somewhat sad about this... it was your favorite color since you were a baby. But now you love purple and blue.
You have your nose in a book all day long. Everywhere we go you bring a handful of books. You are voracious in your appetite. I'm having a hard time finding enough series and books to keep you occupied. Some days you read 3 or 4 books.. and I'm talking about chapter books... not storybooks. In this, you are like me. Yay! I have something to claim in you!
Sometimes you're a little too bossy with your sister and you treat her likes she's a lot younger than you. Which, really, you need to get over because ya'll are only 15 months apart.
I let days go by where we do "nothing" and in that nothing you enact the most elaborate plays and scenes with your sister. I'm quite happy to let ya'll do this for long, uninterrupted hours. It is wonderful to see this especially since imagination seems to lacking in most kids these days.
My Aidan, you try to be an adult. Sometimes its not too bad but often you cross a boundary and become "mouthy." You talk back ALL THE TIME. Perhaps your Aunt Bridgett was right... I shouldn't have given you such leeway to share all of your thoughts and feelings. I think perhaps it has backfired on me now. LOL.
Everything you own is so neatly kept by you that its freaky. Speaking of freaky.... you remind me of the little brother in the Jodie Foster movie "Freaky Friday"... you're as neat and tidy as he is. Everyday you wake up and make your bed, brush your teeth, and do random chores without being told. I caught you cleaning the toothbrush holder the other day "because it was dirty." You meticulously took everything out, laid them all out in order on the counter, cleaned and then dried the holder and then carefully replaced everything. That simple thing is soooo YOU.
Your awareness of people and their emotions is strong. Life is tough for us right now and your sweetness and fairness is so beautiful to see and to experience.
Lately, you've been feeling insecure and have been needy. You also have been retreating back into that shell of yours. You're becoming shy again. It burdens my heart to see this.
Again, I ask... are you sure you're not turning 16? For your birthday, you got your ears pierced, had a mani pedi, and went shopping for jewelry and shoes. I love it! Me, a daughter of a girly girl!!
Aidan, I promise you, that you will be loved and protected for always. You are a very much loved little girl.
I cannot wait to see who you'll become this next year.
Love love love,
Mommy
