Journey with Julia

Happy Birthday Julia!!

I can barely believe that my baby is 2 today. Where did the year go?? She's grown so much this year and not just physically. We have had the privilege and honor of watching her take her first steps, wiping her tears and cleaning scrapes, hearing her laugh and everything in between. I can't even find the words for the last year. I never cease to be amazed at how much a 2 year old learns and the rate at which they do it. And Julia amazes me more every day.

I can't help but think of her birth mother today and wonder if she's thinking of Julia. And I pray and wonder if I'll ever have the right words to answer Julia's questions as she gets older. We know by her note, the clothes and diapers that were left with her and even by where she was found that she cared enough for her to put her in a place that she would be quickly found and taken care of. I can't even imagine those moments for her. I pray that she knows somehow that Julia is happy, loved and well in the world, for without her we would not have Julia, and there can be no doubt that we were meant to have Julia.

As mentioned our little Princess turns 2 today, and "princess" she is, to the point that her Daddy and I even caught her muttering "Princess" in her sleep the other night. A tad bit spoiled you say?? likely, but it was still very cute. lol. She's already received a couple of her birthday presents. Her Poppa and Nai-Nai got her a kitchen set and she busted us putting it together Sunday night. Good thing is we know it was an instant hit, she played with it the entire time we were putting it together and until bed time that night and quite a bit every day since. :) So thank you Poppa and Nai-Nai. We also picked her up a table and chairs to go with it and she is quite funny playing pretend.

Debra and Karen and Kasey are coming in from South Carolina this evening so we'll have cake and ice cream and the rest of her family birthday presents then. We are having her birthday party with friends at Chuck E Cheese Saturday afternoon. So as there are no new pictures right this moment, I just knew it was the best time that I was going to have to get my thoughts down, I will I'm sure have lots of pictures throughout the week and this weekend to post for you all. So be checking back.