Lots of people have been asking how everything going so here is our best update:
B is settling in really well! Here's what we have learned:
1- She will probably NOT say hello to you when you meet her the first time. She is not quick to say hello. So please give her space and just wave at her or put your hand for a high five. She is getting better at interacting with a high 5. You can say hello, just don't get offended if she does not react much. She is making progress in this area, but it's still something she is uncomfortable.... and that is OK! :)
2- She LOVES water!!! Since it has been so hot around here we have had a lot of water time. She loves splashing around and getting all types of wet! :)
3- She is getting better with playing with The Bash. They are slowly starting to play together and pick on each other (which I count as win).
4- She has a hard time sleeping through the night. Some nights she does, and some nights she does not.... It's always a mystery what the night will be like!
5- She loves all the food! She really eats everything we have served her and loved it. She loves singing "food for your belly" when it's time to eat! (who doesn't?)
6- We are looking at lots of books and talking about what we see in pictures to help with English. It's slowly coming along. I think that her understanding is far passed her speaking. She loves finding B for her name everywhere we go!!!
7- She has met a lot of our family. She seems to be better when we have people to our house. She feels more comfortable and kinds "lets loose."
8- She likes to push some days.... Some days she likes to push the limits to see what she can get away with. Those days are rough and exhausting. She is so smart and will try things out JUUUUSSSSTTT to see what the reaction may be! :) I count that as a pretty NORMAL kid activity.
9- She is getting better at playing. At first we did a lot of nothing. We are slowly playing more around the house. She really loves The Bash's cars and nerf gun fights :)
10- She loves telling on The Bash when he is doing anything she thinks is wrong! :) She likes to be the boss!
11- She has told us she loves us! It took awhile, but she said it to us! :)
12-She has started to want to tell stories like us. But she doesn't know enough English so she does some gibberish talk. It's awesome!!!! I love her excitement about talking with us!
13- She LOVES to help. If we are doing something/ anything... she wants to help! It can be REALLY awesome (turns the socks right-side out) or really annoying (when I need to sweep and she just hangs on my shirt because there is nothing for her to do) :) But nevertheless... she is SUPER sweet to help.
14- She LOVES everything at stores. When we go shopping she has to show me EVERYTHING "Ooooooo!!!!Mama see?" It takes us forever to get shopping done, but it's pretty cute!
Overall we are so excited about how quickly she adapts to new places and things. I can say that God knew EXACTLY which girl was supposed to be in our crazy family. She has brightened our days and made our home feel even MORE like our home! :)
The Bash has been filling in the big brother role like a champ. He really has been outstanding. He is slowly learning how to show B how to play WITH him... or how to contribute to what he is playing. Hopefully soon they will go off and play by themselves like the crazy kids they are!
Thanks again for all your prayers and notes of encouragement. They are such a blessing to us all. Here are some pictures of our past few weeks!
If you have specific questions you want to know more about, please message me and I will answer it in the next post!
