As the headline states, the adoption journey is over and the
life journey has begun. I had wanted to
update Jessie’s blog for quite awhile now and finally got it done (thanks
Diana!).
Jessie has been home with us now for over two years. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone
by. When I look at pictures from two
years ago and compare them to how she is now, the change is pretty
dramatic. She has transformed from
baby/toddler to a little girl. It is so
wonderful to see. Jessie has been such a
blessing to us. We are lucky. She has always been a genuinely warm and
caring spirit. In fact, her preschool
teacher last year said that she was very ‘nurturing’. When another child would cry in her class,
Jessie would go over to console them.
That, in a nutshell, is our daughter.
She is a pretty happy kid who goes along with the flow. She loves her friends and loves seeing
them. Loves to hug and kiss them
goodbye. She is incredibly sweet. Of course, she is not perfect. She has the typical meltdowns and tantrums
that all kids her age go through. She
obsesses over things that make no sense to me.
She freaks out over things that make no sense to me. The list goes on. But by and large, she is a very good girl and
a wonderful daughter.
On another note, she is blessed with a fabulous Daddy who,
no matter how tired he is, plays with her when he gets home from work. Reads to her at night and lies with her as
she goes to sleep. Takes her on errands,
or to the library, or to the park, or to shows.
He is also very patient with her (unlike Mama). She loves her Daddy.
And, I think she loves me too!
