A post about Lilah

Jen has me feeling totally guilty about not having much to say about Lilah. Thanks, Jen ;)

No, really, you hit the nail on the head: she's our easy kid. And yes, she's very good-natured. Michael and I were both convinced that she was trying to smile almost from birth . . . she had this certain twinkle in her eyes.

The first thing people generally notice about Lilah is THE HAIR. That's what people say: "Oh my God, the hair!" And it's true. She was blessed with this luscious cascade of golden curls that makes me want to cry. Or go out and get golden ringlet hair extensions.

Oh, and her butt. I LOVE her butt. Is that weird? She's my chubbiest kid (and really, she's not actually chubby, only when compared to my other elfin children), and she has the cutest, plump little behind.

Okay, enough of that.

The twins include her 100%. They are really quite a threesome. And lots of people ask if they're triplets. Which is kind of funny because Lilah is two years younger than the twins. But she seems to have no idea of that - she truly thinks she's one of them, and they let her.


She's a character. Full of personality. She has such a sense of humor - always laughing at everything - but not in an obnoxious-trying-to-be-a-comedian way, more like she just really gets a kick out of being alive.

Here's a neat trick she did a few weeks ago: she somehow managed to get the curtain tangled up in her hair. Have you ever seen such a thing? Anyway, she has her moments - she IS two-going-on-three after all. But her tempers are usually pretty short-lived and it's easy to humor her back into a good mood.

Oh, and she has Daddy wrapped around her little finger. Even if he won't admit it.