Three (and a half).








Well, I can reflect on where we have been and wonder where we are going. I can't believe in 6 months you will be four! You have grown up so much this year and your vocabulary and personality are exploding Breanna! You are such a hard little worker and very spunky at that. We are so proud of all you have accomplished thus far in preschool. You inspire me everyday to be a better person and to work a little harder. From you we have learned so much, to work hard to achieve our goals (after all--Life IS hard work for anyone!) , to be patient and slow down, to appreciate the simple things, to not be afraid to speak up for what we believe in and to learn to depend on others sometimes. I still go back to the moment that I learned you had Down syndrome and look how far I have come. To be candid, I thought the sadness and isolation I felt were going to last forever. I thought that your future would be very limited. Now I see that the sky is the limit! There is no limit to what you will be able to learn and do (it may just take a little longer to get there.) We love you little girl!

Snapshot of Breanna at 3 and a half:

• Torments her little brother constantly
• can say lots of words and tries to imitate a lot as well as reading a few
• still LOVES curious George
• favorite books include: Curious George, Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see, Good thing you are not an Octopus, and Grandfather Twilight.
• Nicknames: Bre, Boo
• Loves to spin on her Zebra to the sound of the ball popper
• attends preschool 5 mornings a week
• Favorite foods include pasta ("Ta"), cheese, pancakes, strawberries and applesauce
• Loves to go get Trevor on the bus (she still calls him Baa)
• Takes swimming lessons
• Loves to give "the look"
• Loves to play outside
• can run and jump
• can climb the slide and go down it
• sleeps in a big girl bed (from 6:30 PM to 6:30 AM)
• Wears 3T shirts and 24 mos-2T pants
• Wears size 6-7 shoes (when she keeps them on).
• won't drink milk or eat yogurt
• HATES brushing her teeth, blow drying or brushing her hair
• tells us when she has a dirty diaper , but hasn't started potty training yet.
• Loves books, puzzles, play- doh and coloring (on everything)
• given a pile of laundry, can identify whose clothes are whose
• weighs 27 lbs and is 36 1/2 inches tall and is our LITTLE peanut:)