Here's Bella holding her first-ever photo taken as soon as she was born. Look how far she's come! Words can't describe how proud I am of this girl.
Back in February 2017 - if you told me that one day we'd all be hanging out at home, laughing and playing together, with a completely healthy Arabella...I might have not believed you.
But here we are. Baking cupcakes for your 3rd birthday, Bella.
Bella enjoys helping out in the kitchen...
And now it's time for icing!
Perfect! That looks good!
At Grandma and Grandpa's we have another opportunity to have fun, get silly, take some pictures, and blow out some more candles.
This is by far the best day of the year for us. We reminisce, we talk about the hospital days, we look at old photos and videos, and we look over at Bella and wonder, "How did you get so big?"
Sometimes there are no words. You just shake your head in disbelief, take a deep breath, and thank the Lord quietly in your mind.
On February 17th Arabella turned 3! Wow! To celebrate this milestone I put together a little video montage of the last 3 years. It's sort of a tradition we've started here...
I really enjoy putting these videos together since I get to go back and relive some of the special moments, and put it to music! It always makes me especially thankful for God's grace and the many blessings our family has received. The first few months of Arabella's life were sometimes too much to bear, but God truly lifted us from the fear and doubt.
Arabella made great progress with her walking this past year. In the video you'll see a lot of clips of her making attempts to walk - and finally she pulls it off! That was probably one of the biggest highlights since her 2nd birthday so I wanted to showcase that a lot.
The song during the video echoes some of the feelings of doubt and weakness we all face in life. When we think that the world is crumbling beneath our feet, God is there to lift us up.
