"Gooooo Danny!" Isla shouted. She stood on the bleacher with Jessica there holding onto her. Isla loved cheering Danny on at his games.
Jessica pulled Isla's curly blonde hair into two pigtails. She wore a shirt Catherine had made for her with the name of the high schools football team, and Danny's number on the back.
"WOOOO! Mama look! Danny made da ball FLYYYY!"
"He did!" Jessica giggled.
"He gonna get some ice cweam after dis cause him do a good job!"
Jessica smiles and kisses her daughters cheek. She then turned to the field and watched the boy she loved. Her heart fluttered, and she felt butterflies in her tummy. This kid really made her feel some type of way.
***
December.
"I no want to be in dis buggy!"
"Isla, if you're not in the stroller then you run around. I don't want to lose you."
"I wan Danny to hold me!"
"Aw did you hear that?" Danny smiles. "She wants her best friend to hold her."
"Dannyyyy." Isla whines.
"Mommyyyyy!" Danny says to Jessica. A pout on his lips.
Jessica gives him a look and nods her head. "Fine, take her out. But hold onto her because she will take off."
"Mama I not like dat no more!"
"Honey, mommy just doesn't want anything bad to happen to you again. Remember when you hurt your leg?"
"A wittle bit."
"You were hurt really badly, and it could have been even worse!"
"Mama I gonna be good! Now can we please pick da twee?"
"Yes, I want this one!" Sarah shouts.
"Oh Sarah, that's too skinny." Says Catherine. "We need a fat Christmas tree."
"Well how about this one?"
"Das a pwetty twee aunt Sarah!" Isla smiles.
Danny chuckles and kisses her cheek. "You sure you like that one, Princess?"
"Yeah I so sure." She responded in a serious tone.
"Or this one." Sarah says.
"No das an ugly one!" Isla gave her a look of disgust.
Jessica laughs and shakes her head. "We all have to take a vote, Isla."
"Aw but if baby girl wants this one then I think she should have it!" Danny said.
"Yeah!" Isla baby talks and wraps her arms around Danny.
"This girl is so spoiled." Sarah laughed. "But that is the promise we made her when she was still in the belly."
Jessica smiled.
"Me?!" Isla smiled big.
"Yes you, stink butt." Sarah lightly pats Isla's bottom. "Uncle Danny and I promised you and your mommy we'd spoil you rotten. We wanted you just as bad as mommy did."
"Cause me a pwincess!"
"Yes you are!"
Isla giggled cutely. "Put my twee in da car please!"
***
The holidays pass and Isla continues growing, her personality is just shining through.
Today, February 1st. is Isla's very first field trip.
They are going to a farm. Isla really doesn't want to go, but Jessica doesn't want her to miss out.
"Mommy, I not getting out of dis school bus."
"Isla bug, you have to. It's gonna be so much fun. I packed us a lunch and we'll get to eat outside! You don't have to pet the animals if you don't want to."
"I no want to!"
"Then that's fine, momma. But you're a big girl now-"
"I almost gonna be four." Isla holds her fingers up. Her face still sad and pitiful.
"I know! I can't believe it! My baby is so big! And that means you have to be brave. You've gotta be brave like mommy!"
Isla sighs. "I jus want to go home and see my Poppy."
"Aw. Well Poppy is at work. We'll see him later."
"No mommy." Isla fights back her tears. "I want my Poppy. I want him now."
"Isla, it's okay. He's working right now, we'll see him later."
"Him come pick me up an You see da goats by you self."
Jessica laughs. "I want to see them with you."
"No!" Isla begins to crack. "I want my Danny! Where's him?"
"Danny is at school?"
"Him come get me."
"No baby." Jessica nods. "Mommy's here and I won't let anything happen, alright?"
"You hold me da whole time?"
"Well you are a heavy girl-"
"Mommy please hold me da whole time!" She whines.
"Okay I will!"
"Tank you.. I go outside now."
"Good girl." Jessica stands up and holds her hand out."
"No, hold me Mommy!"
Jessica chuckles and picks her up. Everyone else had already left the bus. All the other kids were so excited to see the animals.
"Isla will you please just let me take a picture of you? You look so cute in your little cowgirl boots. Come on, real quick."
"Fine. You can take my picture." Isla sighs dramatically.
Jessica chuckles and puts her down. She straightens her dress out and fixes her hair.
"Your eyes look sad from all the crying!"
"Mama take it so we can get out of here."
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Jessica smiles. "You are so beautiful, Isla Bug."
"I am so beautiful."
Jessica laughs. Just then they hear children in the distance. They were cheering over the animals.
Isla immediately ran to Jessica and jumped on her.
