Hello, Karen. Your girl is really a joy to look at, she's pretty. In my opinion, if I would work on this image, I would like to soften the image and stick with the normal plain black and white effect. Then, maybe throw in a little light vignette on the corners. Something like this:
All edit was done inside Lightroom 3.3.
Cheers, appreciate the feedback...all part of the learning curve..
What a beautiful child. In your original photo, I find the face a little over exposed/ maybe too much contrast, but the composition and expression is delightful.
The child is very adorable, Karen.
Jiro's conversion has really made the picture very nice.