"Beautiful".....and Lulu is 3!!!

When we were waiting for Lulu we heard the song "Beautiful" by Mercy Me and knew it had to be "her song" so we put it on her adoption website. As we celebrated our beautiful girl turning 3 yesterday I couldn't help but hear these words and think of her story...where she came from and how far she has come in just a little over a year! 

Here are the words to that amazing song:

Days will come when you don't have the strengthAnd all you hear is you're not worth anythingWondering if you ever could be lovedAnd if they truly saw your heart they'd see too much
You're beautifulYou're beautifulYou are made for so much more than all of thisYou're beautifulYou're beautifulYou are treasured, You are sacred, You are HisYou're beautiful
Praying that you'd have the heart to fight'Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonightFor all the lies you've held inside so longThey are nothing in the shadow of the cross
You're beautifulYou're beautifulYou are made for so much more than all of thisYou're beautifulYou're beautifulYou are treasured, You are sacred, You are His[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/beautiful-lyrics-mercy-me.html ]You're beautiful

Before you ever took a breathLong before the world beganOf all the wonders He possessedThere was one more preciousOf all the earth and skies aboveYou're the one He madly lovesEnough to die
You're beautifulYou're beautifulIn His eyes
You're beautifulYou were meant for so much more than all of thisYou're beautifulYou are treasured, You are sacred, You are HisYou're beautifulYou're beautifulYou're meant for so much more than all of thisYou're beautifulYou're beautifulYou are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
Here is the celebration in pictures!

Look at that smile! It radiates beauty! And joy! And love! And worth!

At 3, Lulu is still very tiny and looks more like an 18 month-2 yr old. She is still very much a baby in some ways and then in others well beyond her 3 yrs! Very precocious! She is a dare devil and tries anything her siblings are doing! She loves anything princess, Barbie, babies, playing house, playing outside, pretending, playing in the bathtub and playing with Jaida and Xin-the 3 are best of buddies! She loves her big brother and sister fiercely. She will run to me with arms up for her "Mama fix" and rest her head on my right shoulder with thumb in mouth. She eats well and is actually a bit chubby now! So cute to see some"fat" on that little body. She is smart and funny and confident. She still struggles a little with strength in her lower body and we work that little left leg hard to build it up! I guess if you have enough kids eventually you get the "issues" you thought "Really, kids do that?" Lulu is that one.....playdough up the nose,weird objects in her mouth, climbing on anything, hiding in the clothes racks from me at stores, writing in and on things that shouldn't be written on,etc! Maybe it is the fact that at number 5 I am not right by her side watching for "those things" as I was for numbers 1 and 2????? She has come such a LONG way and we are just so in love with this daughter/sister of ours! We are blessed by her immeasurably! Happy 3rd Birthday Lulu! We love you so very much!!!!!