A New Beginning

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!