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June 17, 2010
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June 17, 2010
ONE MONTH WITH EMMA
Emma….what can I say about this courageous
little girl who has opened our hearts a bit wider and enlightens
us daily. She already loves her sister and looks out for her,
but let’s talk about Emma. She is smart if she sees something
done once she will mimic it and usually gets it right. She
already knows her name and responds to it as well as her Chinese
name…so we usually say Emma or Emma Jing Jing.
She loves to laugh and has a deep guttural laugh that will make
an entire room start laughing and once someone else starts
laughing she will turn it on even more. She is trying to say
more…she says Momma very clearly and just yesterday said Daddy
but it is not exactly Daddy, but you can tell what she is
saying. She says Bubbles, Bow, Book, Bye Bye, Hi, More, Love
you, Cat and Hot and No.
To see Emma and Ellie Lu run to Daddy when he comes home from
work is priceless…she runs like a little dear very gently and
lightly…really sweet. She then will hug Daddy at his knees and
nearly bring him down.
She is saying bye bye and blowing kisses and waving when she
leaves a group of people. She has gone to a few people and oh
she now likes the cats almost too much. She at times terrorizes
them by chasing them or pulling their tails or fur, but all in
all she has done well with them.
She loves her bath especially alone or with Ellie Lu. She plays
with all the toys and likes to wash herself. She lays down and
swims or acts like it. She likes to blow bubbles and can now.
She also loves the after bath, putting on lotion and getting
ready for bed. Our bedtimes are getting better, but I have to
say at first they about did me in…the crying the backtalk from
big sister, the days with no naps or late bedtimes….I just kept
praying and finally last night I had a good bedtime routine with
them, no crying and everyone was asleep in about 45 minutes. We
still have room for improvement, but at this point anything is
an improvement.
She surprises us at time with what she will try to eat and most
of what she won’t is generally due to texture or her palate. She
even has eaten an apple cut up, loves ice cream, can eat 8
chicken nuggets or more, loves a plain McDonald’s cheeseburger
and even likes Momma’s Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. She loves
cold milk, water and anything Momma is drinking including Chai
Tea.
Emma loves everyone, but especially loves cuddling with Momma
and I have to say she is the best snuggler. A nap with her
wrapped around my neck and clutched under my arm is something.
We can both sleep about 3 hours and she is just precious when
she wakes up. She loves her thumb…either one and also likes a “B
B” which Ellie Lu has showed her that cloth white diapers are
quite delicious. She has also experimented with a pacy once or
twice.
She is now jumping which she could not do at first, she runs
wide open after Cissy and just loves life. Her tears and acting
out are rare now. She has gained over 5 pounds and just really
has adapted and bonded into our family so well. We love our Emma
and can’t wait to see what the next few weeks and months look
like for her.
Her surgery is scheduled to repair her palate and modify her lip
and she will also have tubes placed into her ears which she will
likely have into her teen years. We are looking forward to
having this behind us and seeing how her speech continues to
improve and watching her learn and grow in the next few months.
She likely won’t need additional surgeries until she is 5 or so.
Thanks for your love and support…adding to your family is always
an adjustment…no matter how you do it, but rest assured it is so
worth it, your heart will grow and it will feel so right and so
full. Our family has surely been blessed with Emma. |
Are these our panties..
First stroller ride...whoohoo
First swim
First swing
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