Happy Birthday to our delightful little ball of cuteness, Bianca!

Today, someone was talking to me about Bianca’s birthday asking if she had just turned 4. I told her that Bianca was just 3, to which she responded “She’s got a big personality for just 3.” I feel like that is a great way to describe her. She is has all the energy, all the opinions, all the enthusiasm!

When Bianca plays, she loves pretending that she is all grown up big, and a mommy. She likes to dress up fancy and wear make-up and a purse. She loves to take care of her babies, and give them naps and meals. She loves to go shopping at the grocery store and make dinner. She also loves helping me in the kitchen. She is such a wonderful little reminder to me about the magic and joy to be found in daily life.

Bianca is also just sweetness through and through. She, obviously, has her moments of epic all-out rage, or refusal to comply with parental instructions; but the vast majority of time spent with Bianca is passed with smiles and giggles. Even a good amount of her mischief is turned funny by how sweetly without guile she is. You might notice her stuffing something into her mouth and ask “Bianca, did you steal Fay’s candy?” And then she responds with “No! … yeah!” followed by an eruption of giggles.

This video is evidence of just how naughty Bianca (and Helen) can be while simultaneously being too cute for words. While I was in the shower, these two little sneaks managed to get into the large box of fruit-snacks we keep for low blood-sugar emergencies.

And, speaking of blood sugar, Bianca is still a champ about diabetes. She doesn’t like getting poked, of course, but she seems to understand the necessity of the program and goes along without too much push-back. She also still cracks us up by insisting that she’s low when she just wants a treat, or singing about needing a new pump site.

Another notable thing for Bianca right now is that she has decided that she is done taking naps. That works out for her most days until around 4:30 or 5:00, when she frequently just stops at some random place in the house and falls asleep. It is a stage all children must go through, I understand; but it still makes for a lot of cranky evenings.

Bianca really is such a delight in our lives! We can’t imagine our family without her!