Bella and her sister.

Now this might sound strange to those of you who don't know the situation, but Bella met her sister for the first time this weekend. Tramell has a four year old daughter named Keyshira, who is from a previous relationship. Throughout Tramell and I's friendship and through our relationship, I've formed a very strong bond with Keyshira and love her very deeply.

Bella is very timid around people that she doesn't know, and tends to cry if someone unfamiliar is holding her. This was not the case with her sister. From the moment that she saw her face, she was smiling, cooing and giggling at Keyshira. I know it sounds corny, but it seemed like one of those innate connections that no one can really understand between siblings. Though the two sisters have different mothers, they understood that they were indeed sisters. I was a nervous wreck before Keyshira came from Augusta! (Mel's home town) I thought "Well, what if she's jealous of the attention Bella is getting from her daddy?" and "What if she shuns her completely?" or "What if her mother has given her the idea that Bella is here as her enemy?" ... It was quite the nerve racking event for me, emotionally and mentally.
Little did I know that I should have had no worries. Keyshira was a little mommy and a huge helper. She was so excited to see Bella smile and talk to her, and even more so when Bella would smile and talk to her daddy. She was VERY protective and when Tramell's mother held her, and Bella started crying, she said "YOU MADE MY SISTER CRY! NOW GIVE HER TO ME!" ... The minute Bella was in Keyshira's arms (with my help, of course) Bella stopped crying. It was great.

I hope that there are many more good times to come between the two sisters and now that Keyshira has seen Bella, she will be able to come spend more time in Atlanta.