Wednesday,
December 10, 2008
It is time to say goodbye. This will be our last post. I
am very thankful to Jennifer and Joe for doing such a
beautiful job with this website. It is something we will
treasure always.
Lucy is now almost 28 months. She loves baby dolls, tea
parties and anything girly! She is still taking classes at
the Little Gym and has become quite the little gymnast.
Thanks Cha Cha! Lucy still often clings to me and has to
have someone lay next to her while she falls asleep.
However, she is demonstrating a lot more independence in
environments where she feels comfortable. She has come to
love our cat and dog but her favorite animal is…THE RAT!
How that happened I don’t know. It started with a little
Minnie Mouse being the first soft thing she would latch
onto. Then one day she saw a stuffed white Webkin rat that
she had to have. Now there are two stuffed white rats
accompanying her to bed every night.
Lucy is very healthy but still a little peanut! Most pants
that fit her length, fall straight off her. Doctors still
say that she is hyperflexible, not necessarily a bad
thing. The biggest news is that we have discovered that
Lucy has unilateral hearing loss in her right ear. The
left ear seems to compensate and Lucy definitely
understands what we say to her. She may require some
amplification once she starts school. She also has a bit
of a speech delay which may or may not be related. We are
now seeing an early childhood interventionist once a week
which seems to be helping. We have also taught Lucy sign
language which she is amazing at! The boys love learning
the signs too! It is something that has actually brought
us all closer together.
LuLu has the most amazing personality. She is sweet and
caring when she sees someone upset. She is a dramatic Diva
when she is upset. She is a big time tease but most of
all, she is our little Princess. Lucy likes for everything
to be neat and in its place. For anyone that knows me,
they then know that I am the exact opposite. She has
proven to be a great little mommy’s helper, unloading the
dishwasher (even when it is full of dirty dishes),
carrying folded laundry upstairs (which then ends up being
laundry crumpled in a ball) and my personal favorite:
dropping one of my books on my head in the morning (while
I am still sleeping) b/c I didn’t put it away properly the
night before. She does all this with a big proud smile
that is impossible to be upset with.
So what does Lucy’s future hold? The first is a trip to
Florida and the beach. Lucy did not like the sandbox over
the summer, too messy. It will be interesting to see what
she thinks of the giant one along the ocean. I planned on
waiting another year and a half to send Lucy to preschool
since her birthdate just misses the cutoff. However, her
early childhood specialist and her social worker think
that she will benefit from the public school’s special
needs integrated preschool program. If she gets accepted,
she will likely attend preschool for 3 years rather than
the usual 2. After that, she is off to Catholic School
with her brothers. I have already started calling her
Sister Lucy to prepare her for her career as a Nun.
Although, I am sure that as soon as her speech catches up,
she will put an end to that idea of mine.
In closing, I’d just like to say how truly grateful Jeff
and I are to our friends and family for all their support.
Every time I see Lucy surrounded by loved ones, I give
thanks to God for the outpouring of love she has received.
In return, I can’t begin to tell you the numbers of smiles
she has put on others’ faces, both loved ones and perfect
strangers. She is truly an angel sent to us from heaven.
She along with her two wonderful and amazing brothers,
Cade and Coby have blessed Jeff’s and my life beyond our
wildest dreams. Having been fulfilled by God’s good
Graces, our Adoption Journey now comes to an end while the
love for our Lord and our family continues to grow
evermore. |
From 8 months to 2 years
From dog hater to dog lover!
From Sweet to Sassy!
Daddy's Girl
We have so much to be thankful for!
Bye Bye Everyone! |
