How time flies my sweet Simone! You were born on June 10th, three years ago, and from the moment I held you, I knew that you were such a treasure. Oh how you have grown from that tiny 6 lbs 11oz sweet pea with strawberry blond hair and deep beautiful eyes! While your red hair may have turned brown, your fire cracker spirit remains strong and vibrant!
You had it very hard in your first 18 months dealing with extreme pain my girl, but I believe that it has given you a great amount of empathy now for others. I love how you can sense when something is hurting another or is making them sad, and you come along side and put your arm around them to comfort them. I know you understand emotions and feelings, even though you can not express them properly, because it shows in your eyes. Yes my girl, you have a way about you that speaks to us without needing to say a word.
I love how you try so hard to communicate with us and tell us what you want and need. Even though you still can not tell us what you want to eat, you can say “eat” or “peez eat.” Even though you can not name most objects you are pointing to, I love that you want to share with us what you see. I love that you have named all cats “mao” because you can’t say the word “cat” or “kitty”, and I’m equally impressed at your ability to try and form sentences. You say things like “wu e highie?” which means “where’s he hiding?” Or when you say “wu aah ooo?” which means “where are you?” when you are looking for that mao! I love how much you are fascinated by nature and 
everything that has life and moves, creeps or crawls. Whether its the wind blowing through the trees, the sound of dogs howling and barking, little ants, bugs and lizards crawling along the pavement, horses and ponies, it always brings tears to my eyes to see how you gravitate towards them and also how much they all seem to love you. I remember a few weeks ago, when we were all in the car traveling to see our new home, you kept saying over and over again “ah ma see highess, ah ma see highess, wu a highess?” We had no idea what you kept repeating like a mantra for well over a half hour on highway 25, but as soon as you saw the HORSES, you pointed so excitedly and exclaimed “daaa de highess! see? daaa highess! da highess!” and Noah and Poppie and I all busted out laughing and crying to hear you say “I want to see the horses, I want to see the horses, where are the horses?” and then after spotting them in the field exclaim “there are the horses! See? The horses! The horses!” We were so proud of you for making such a complete effort and with tenacity you kept repeating it until we could understand what you were trying to say. I have a smile on my face and tears in my eyes as I recall that day’s events.
I know that right now we can’t have a conversation with you, but I know in my heart that someday you will be able to form the words needed to answer us back. If I ask you “what did you do outside with Poppie?” you will respond with “ouusi” which means “outside.” So I ask you again, and you can only say “ouusi”. If I ask you “did you go in the pool with Poppie?” you will nod your head yes and get up thinking that you are going back outside. Someday I hope to ask you about what you like, or dislike, where you want to go, or what you want to do and that you will be able to tell me.
I love how mischievous you can be my girl. When you want to do something naughty like pulling your chair over to the dresser so you can climb up there and sit on top. There are somethings that are scary to Poppie and I, like when you can dismantle electrical sockets after getting the child proof socket protector off the face plate, unscrew and pull door knobs off of doors if you have the right tool, pulling apart every part of a flash light, and pretty much anything given to you that is of a mechanical nature. Its scary because you also know how to pull a child gate off its hinge, as well as unlocking the front door and running down the street! Oh yes my girl, you have done that more than a few times. You know how to climb out of your crib now and 
often will perch yourself on the edge of the crib. For you its fun, for us its fear! Of course, it was a blast when I came into your room and you had covered yourself from head to toe in A&D ointment…yes, even your hair! It took eight hair washings with Dawn dish detergent to get it all out, and I remember having to take you out THAT DAY to go and look at houses. How embarrassingly cute you looked with your hair matted down with a thick layer of ointment.
I love when you hold Poppie’s hand and you MUST show me over and over again and you tell me “mama, loo…hannn!” “mama, loo…hannn!” You are so proud to hold your Poppie’s hand, and you hold his hand so tenderly. When you tell me to “loo” you put your cheek to his hand and smile so sweetly. I love how much you love your Poppie.
I love everything about you Simmi. Poppie sums it all up when he says “Simmi is pure deliciousness!”
Happy Birthday my beautiful grand baby! We love you so much.
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