And now she is six!

How did that happen? It was six years ago we brought Catherine home from the hospital after her unexpected early arrival. Two weeks later she was back in the hospital for bronchiolitis. She had a rough start to life but now here she is a happy and enthusiastic little girl who brings us much joy.

Catherine received her first merit award for “responsible teamwork” last Friday at the school assembly. She was so excited to share her news with us when we all got home. We were all proud of her. Nicholas thought it was special that both of them received a merit award in the same term.

The past six years have been an adventure. Our six-year-old knows how to make us laugh and lift our spirits when we are not feeling the best. She is a caring, loving and protective younger sister to her big brother. She has a strong mind, heart and personality. She is the extrovert in our family and finds it easy to make friends and socialise.

We celebrated her birthday with a party at a park. We were luckier with the weather this year, but it still wasn’t too warm. She and her friends dressed up as superheros and they had a ball at the Yarralumla playground, hitting the pinata and eating cake. On her actual birthday, we had grandparents over for dinner to help celebrate. We all cannot believe she’s a big girl now.