Wow, it has been a while. This year started off crazy. We had 25 dogs in our house, yes that's correct 25. We breed German Shepherds and we had two litters the week of Christmas. They are finally all to their new homes and my life has slowed down a lot. I am finally get back into my blogs and writing again. I always miss when I cannot write.
Juliet is doing awesome. She had a great Christmas, New Year, and start to 2015. Juliet is continuing to grow and she loves to try out new things.
Her favorite foods are yogert, berries, carrots, rasins and anything with peanut butter on it! She is a great eater and is become very independent when it comes to feeding herself.
Juliet LOVES her baby brother. Every morning she asked where "baby" is and want to go give him lots of kisses. I love watching her interact with him. They have had a special bond from the beginning and it amazes me to see it grow every day. She enjoys anything that means spending time with Bradley.
She also loves being outside. Her favorite is the sand box. She will spend hours in the sand it I were to let her. I know as summer gets here, she will be begging to swim every day as well. Anything with sand and water is her perfect play place. (Too bad we are not close enough to the beach for daily trips!) Juliet likes to swing and "climb" trees too. (She doesnt get off the ground, but she loves to climb them anyway).
Juliet has also taken after her mommy and has an amazing gift and love for animals. Our dogs are so gentle around her and love to stick close. Its almost as if they realize she is special and needs to be watched over. She is by far my animal lover, and I dont see that changing anytime soon.
Juliet is developing right on track and she loves to learn. Her favorite songs are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Jesus Loves Me. She cannot go to sleep without both of those songs!
She has come a long way from that frail baby she used to be 2.5 years ago. We are all doing well, but the pain of missing Jacob is still so raw. Juliet is missing him too. She says she "sees" brother outside sometimes, and I hear her talking to him at night in her crib. I believe children have a sense that adults don't have anymore. I don't know if she really sees him, or if he is just her "imaginary friend", but I love to hear her talk to him. It's almost as if he is still here with us. One day we will see him again, and it will be a joyous reunion when we do.
Overall, Juliet is doing amazing and blowing doctors away every time they see her. We don't know what her future holds, but I know it will be great. And we will take it one day at a time.
