Jillian has a special charisma that just screams "look at me!" She generates curiosity starting with the big 'fro with the tiny, kinky curlies, to her dimple, big smile, and sense of personal style. Once she notices people are noticing her cute little features topped by the big hair, she reels them in with an ornery smile, something to make them laugh and then love.
Her expressions and sayings are priceless. I weave short, simple conversational bits of foreign language through daily dialog. Yesterday she asked, Mom, can I have my blankie, por favor? She said it with confidence and style and expression that was so interesting the kids and I all stopped and reacted by cracking up to her entertaining use of her new Spanish vocabulary.
Jillian is still a mommy's girl, but she has started gaining confidence in some areas outside of the comfort of our home and family. She goes solo to preschool 3 days a week and played soccer and t-ball this year. She ended up playing about 60 percent of her soccer games. The other 40 percent were spent watching from the sidelines because she just couldn't get past the initial shyness of performing in front of an audience. Her preschool teacher also told us at conferences a few nights ago that she is so quiet and doesn't respond sometimes to her spoken questions or answer questions in a group. Travis and I were laughing out loud at this strange picture of our outgoing Jillian, who can run our whole household with her pinky finger when she feels like it!
Jillian is very fiery in her opinions. Guessing what she wants from minute-to-minute is next to impossible, because she loves variety. One thing you can be sure of with Jillian, though, is that when she decides what she wants she's either gonna get it or end up exhausting all possibilities to get it. Ultimately, as you can imagine, that sometimes means a few spankings and time alone in her room to cool down!
Jillian is just as passionate about her loyalty and love to her family than she is about getting what she wants, thankfully. :) She has a compassionate little heart and is always literally asking me, "Mommy, is there anything I can do to help you?" She can sense when someone is sad or upset, and she can sense just the right moment to crack a joke or turn on the charm.
Miss Jillian, we LOVE you so much and we are so thankful you keep youthfulness alive in our hearts and family!
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