9 is Cool

It finally happened.  D2 is officially 9 years old.  She is 9 years full of amazement!

13 February 2002 at 11:20 am, D2 zoomed her way into the world and into our hearts.  My pregnancy with her was completely unexpected.  After all, D1 was about 6 months old.  It was Husbands first fathers day when I said to him... "honey, we're pregnant...again".  Wow.  Nothing says happy fathers day like that!  From conception D2 was on the go.  I never wondered if she was okay in the womb.  She was always kicking, stretching, and I am pretty sure she was getting her groove on dancing away.  Is it any wonder she came early?  I didn't need one reminder that no two children were the same because nothing was the same between she and her big sister.  D1 is calm and relaxed... D2 is on fire and ready to take on ... everything!

Years of keeping us guessing.  So silly, full of life, and interesting perspectives.  She keeps us on our toes.  We used to joke when she was little that she was filled with many CEO qualities.  Her need for order, her amazing ability to remember things, her individual thinking, her tenacity, and her genuineness are all things that make her so lovable.

Although my heart is sometimes heavy where she is concerned, she is one of the people in my life that can make me smile like no other.  Her belly laughs are infectious.  And she can snuggle like none other.  

D2 is so smart, so smart that we sometimes forget that she is still a little girl.  With the discovery of Aspergers and learning how it applies to D2's daily functioning, we try to remember to have fun.  It's so easy to become burdened with trying to have all the answers and figure out the right things to do and say.  The hard thing - the hard thing is to remember to just let go and have fun.  Where ever she is, to drop everything and meet her where she is.  Every moment is a new moment.  One moment may be full of tears, the next will be filled with hugs and kisses.  We constantly have to remember to keep hitting our "refresh" button on our screen of emotions.  Husband is convinced that the reason God makes children sleep so much is so we can look at them in a sweet innocent state and fall in love with them all over again.  

D2 in a word is delightful.  To list her every quality would cause the music playing on this blog to loop over and over.  So just know that if you were to meet D2, you would never forget her.  And for those who have taken the time to get to know her - she will forever be in your heart.  In an place all her own, in a way different from any one else.  

D2, you are my delight and I love you with my every breath.