Finally a Daddy's Girl

As babies Dallin and Kenzie always preferred me over Charlie.  Not that they didn't like their daddy but Mama took precedence over Dad.  It always kinda bothered Charlie so he tried really hard to make sure they got some good "Daddy time" whenever he could.  Now it has paid off, Dallin adores his dad and wants to emulate him in pretty much every aspect.  Kenzie loves when he tickles and tackles her.  She still hasn't warmed up to his prickly face but neither have I so she's OK.

And then Alayna came along.

It didn't take her any time at all to fall in love with her Da-Da.  She squeals, kicks, laughs, and smiles every time she sees him.  She reaches for him and wants his attention.  She loves to "bonk" (gently head butt) him.  It's their cute little thing they do to each other.

And to prove that she truly loves Charlie....the other night she was having a hard time staying asleep.  She's had a cold and was fairly congested so whenever I'd lay her down to sleep she'd start screaming.  I'd let her cry it out for 5-10 minutes then I'd go back in and lay her down again.  The process when on and on for almost 2 hours!  It was starting to get pretty late and so I finally just let her cry for a time while I took my contacts out, put my glasses on, changed into my PJ's, pulled my hair back and then I went back in to clam her down again.  I don't know if it was the change in my appearance but when I went back in her room she instantly stopped crying but she was looking at me like she had no idea who I was.  I picked her up and still she kept looking at me.  Charlie came in and as soon as she saw him she reached and cried for him.  He held her for a few minutes and calmed her down, laid her back in bed and she fell right to sleep.

He was beaming!  He finally has a little one that loves him back :-)