to know her...

.....is to love her!

I know I said that last week but it really is true.  This child is precious.  She has such a gentle spirit about her that I can rarely express in words.  

My sweet BellaRose has turned 2.  I can now just say I have a 2 year old and I no longer have to figure out her age in months.  These past 2 years have been no easy journey, but a journey well worth taking.  I would do it a million times over to have this child.  I know I could be jinxing myself when I say this, but I really feel as if we have turned a corner with her.  She seems more content.  I do believe that teeth have a lot to do this.  I am pretty sure all her teeth are in and she is no longer in pain.  That is just my theory but to me it makes sense.  Sure she still has her moments, but she is so polite, saying her "please" and "thank yous" often.  She is so loving and so caring.  She ADORES babies.  She always wants to make sure that they are okay and that their mouth is wiped.  I am not sure why that concerns her so much but she likes cleanliness.

She loves animals and especially horses.  I may have had something to do with that but I am pretty sure her love for them came all on her own.  She LOVES her cousins, all 7 of them, what is even more special is that they ALL love her too.  

She talks about her friends often as well.  She always wants to go "this way" when we pull out of our neighborhood so she can go see Will.  We can't pass Ellen's house now without BellaRose saying she wants to see Ellen.  She adores baby Beckett.

She says her prayers at night and before meals.

This child is my heart!

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