Photo taken July 2009 in China
Miah has now been at home for 6 months! What an amazing blessing she has been to all of us. Mackenzie and Madison are showering their little sister with love and Miah returns the favor to us all. It has become quite the ritual to say goodbye for school or if Mommy or Daddy have to go out for a bit. Miah wants both cheeks kissed and then plants a few slobbery kisses on each of us....and don't forget the hugs. Miah loves to give big bear hugs.
In the past 6 months she has:
*Developed almost a complete understanding of the English spoken at home
*Had her cleft palate surgery and pulled through like a trooper
*Says clearly "No," "Up," "Hello," "More," "bow," "Me," "My," "Jello" and "Ma Ma"
*Knows and uses the signs for Milk, all done, thank you, apple, drink, and eat
*Has enjoyed swimming lessons. She loves the water!
*Has started gymnastics. Jumping on the trampoline is her favorite part!
*Experienced her first Christmas celebration
We are still struggling with the whole food/time to eat concept. She tantrums at least once daily and always about the issue of food. She would like to eat all day long and will stand at the door of the fridge or pantry and cry. When I tell her that it is not snack time she will crumble to the floor, kicking and screaming. I am sure that they did not have an open door policy on the orphanage kitchen, but here she knows where the food is and thinks she should be able to access it whenever she wants. She out eats us all at breakfast, has a morning snack, lunch by 11:30, then a snack after her nap, then dinner and sometimes yet another snack before bed...so you can see we are clearly not starving her. We are trying to stick to the routine in hopes that she will develop an understanding of when it is time to eat.
I love this photo. It was taken at the silk market in Beijing. It is so precious how all the employees gathered around her. Something very cute about a lil' lady looking for her first Chinese dress. We are looking forward to Chinese New Year this year and have all the silk dresses ready to go!
OH Kim! Miah is so precious! And such a survivor! Our Izabella is saying lots words, but with your post I realized (after reading it last night) that not everyone understands what she's saying like I do. Isn't it funny how--you get so intimate with them you understand them when no one else does. So...that many words clearly is very impressive. She's a sweetie for sure!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on six months! We wait for so long just to get them and then when they are here, time goes by too quickly! I am glad she is doing so well...
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ReplyDeleteOur daughter has been home for a little over 6 months too. She is 4 years old and from Beijing. You have a lovely family.
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