All About Elle

So looking back over my posts so far I see a lot of Jack News, and it has sort of made me feel a little bad. I want our blog to be about happenings in our family and I guess that lately there has just been a lot of news to report on Jack. It is important to me to have posts about our different experiences with Jack because as someone who went straight to the Internet to find some sort of direction when we first had him, I know that reading other families blogs about their child with Trisomy 21 helped me in so many ways feel prepared for this journey. So by reporting everything about what is happening, I feel that maybe someday, someone might stumble upon our story and feel some sort of relief.

But that being said I wanted this post to be all about Elle.

Where do I start with this one?? She just turned 4 but you would never know it. I love Elles personality, her determination, her love of family, friends, school and singing. I even love the attitude that she is full of, even though as she is stomping away saying "Fine, Forget It" and I'm about to flip my lid, when I look back at it all, I can smile. I'm so grateful that even though she will fight with me about a decision, she always will do the right thing in the end. I love her curls and how she is very particular on the way we do her hair. Her love of accessories is something that makes me laugh every time I see her. She loves jewelry and if your not fast, she may walk away with a necklace or bracelet : ) If you could see this picture up close you would see she is wearing earrings, 2 bracelets, a necklace and a ring...

Finally she is such a loving sister. Her interaction with Jack, how she helps me with him and just how proud she is of him is something that I have no words for. It is a beautiful thing to watch. Even if he is pulling her hair for the 15th time in a row, I have never seen her get angry with him. She just says "Jack you need to be careful."

My mother would always tell me that "One day you will have a daughter just like you" and some times when we are butting heads and I'm about to pull my hair out, I know we do have some things in common. But, there are other times when I just melt at how sweet she is, so I'll take her, the good and all the rest!!