Hannah Turns 4!

Our sweet Hannah turned 4 years old today.  She is growing up into such a beautiful little girl.  For Hannah, age 3 was about recovering from her terrible illness by relearning to do things again,  she wasn't able to truly be a 3 year old.  Age 4 is going to be a time of real growth for Hannah because she won't have to worry about learning to walk, talk, and eat again.  She will be able to be an active and loving 4 year old girl.  I love the little girl she is and can't wait to see the things she will accomplish this year.

Favorite Things
She loves playing with her baby dolls.  She loves purses and putting little treasures inside to carry them around.  She loves to get dressed up in some crazy outfit and say she is going to work.  She loves dressing up in a beautiful dress and dancing.  She loves playing outside.  She loves to color and draw.  Her little arms shake and make it difficult to be accurate in her coloring, but she still loves it.  She loves to sing and read books.

Favorite Foods
She loves cereal and would eat it every meal if I let her.  She loves grilled cheese, pizza rolls, ice cream, cupcakes, peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, apples, raspberries, manderines, spaghetti, and corn.

Preschool
She has been going to preschool since October and loves it.  She has made some great friends and has become more outgoing in social settings because of it.  When I ask her what she did at preschool that day she usually tells me what she ate for snack, but sometimes she goes into detail about playing in the gym and riding a bike, or playing with some friends and a dollhouse, or some other highlight from her day.  I love listening to her talk.

Favorite Animal
Giraffe

Favorite Color
Pink

Favorite Show
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Mickey's Christmas

Potty Training
Hannah wasn't quite potty trained when she got sick a year ago, and with her illness teaching her to use the potty went on the back burner.  In December she became very interested in the potty and can now stay dry throughout the day and night, we just have to work on going #2 in the potty.

Dressed up and dancing with Baby Howe

 Coloring

First Ballet Class

 First day of Preschool

We are so proud of our Hannah.  Not many people can be challenged so overwhelmingly and still keep that sweet and spunky demeanor.  We love you Hannah girl!!

Singing Happy Birthday