One of my favorite things she does is insistent on is being called darling, when being referred to with a pet name. Joseph has called the girls "little bears" since they were born, but somewhere along the way, he and I started calling her, "darling," as well.
Each one of our girls also has a song that belongs to them (or so they think). Both songs are by Old 97's - "Miss Molly" (obvious for which daughter) and "Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'" for Ellie. Maybe this contributed to her preference for being called darling?
At the local consignment sale last weekend, when I was buying the girls some summer clothes, I found a cute little shirt that says, "Daddy's Little Darling" and it was only $1.50! Of course I read it to Ellie and her eyes lit up and begged that we get it for her (which I'd already planned on doing, so it worked out. We call that a win-win-win in our home.). Despite also getting her a puppy t-shirt and a Dora t-shirt (also picked out by Ellie-Darlin'), she asks to wear her "Daddy's Darlin'" shirt every single day. And when she spills something on it (within two minutes of her putting it on, because she's a total mess), she gets so, so distraught because her Daddy's Darlin' shirt is messy.
She's such a joy.
Here are a few pictures she asked me to take of her. The first is of her wearing her Daddy Darlin' shirt, her new church hat (which she refuses inside a church, ironically), and her sunglasses.
Ellie trying on hats while Mama desperately searches for a pink cardigan to make my black dress Eastery. For the important record: pink cardigan not found.
She *is* such a darling! A feisty one, but a darling nonetheless! Good luck with your cardigan hunting!
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