The past few days I have really been just watching my daughter and admiring her. She just really awes me sometimes. Her personality, the new things she just soaks up daily, and did I mention she's just adorable?

(See pic.) Besides those things, I've decided what really is amazing me lately is her spirit. She just gives off this vibe that is.

.. electric.

I just can't really pinpoint what it is exactly about her that just draws you to her (and it's not just that's she's my precious princess either) but even strangers are drawn to her. She's confident, but not arrogant. She's very personable and finds laughter in everything and is just easy going.

She's got a bit of a 'tude sometimes but even then, she's still very nice and lady like about it all. And even though she's just two, I'm inspired by her. I admire her ability to maintain control when she gets upset, her confidence, and mostly the fact that she just loves people and people love her.

The right attitude in life is everything.

Life didn't start out so easy for her though and I think maybe that's what gives her some of her strength. She was born six weeks early, which although early, is not that early.

Still safe for the most part, even though the baby will likely stay a few days longer in the hospital and likely will need some assistance with breathing or regulating her temperature. Well those were the least of daugther's issues. When she was born, some of her organs were enlarged, her platelets were dangerously low and they suspected she had some damage to her brain.

After my c-section, they whisked her away, told hubby their concerns, and I did not see her again for almost 24 hours. When I saw her again, she was hooked up to machines everywhere, had band-aids on both her heels from the numerous blood samples they had taken, and had several I-Vs in her, plus a feeding tube from her nose to her stomach. The doctors predicted things that I can not even repeat.

Hubby and I did not tell our friends, extended family or even those who came to visit in the hospital. Only immediate family knew really that Daugther was fighting for her life and future. Only 15 days later we were able to take her home.

Cause of her condition, unknown. Prognosis, good. This was really a miracle.

I think her more than rocky start has really shaped her into a person with this magical inner strength and just great attitude on life. A person, despite her little tiny self, that I really truely admire.