I haven't done an update on the princess lately, so now is the time! Isn't she cute???? We are so in love with our little Emma Grace. She is so happy, silly, fun and all around cute. She melts my heart every day. Her 2nd birthday is right around the corner and let me tell you... she is acting like an almost 2 year old! She has the fits down, she has the climbing down, she has the diaper wiggle (wrestling match) down, the "I have to do this myself" down, the curious, into everything.... she is a beaming almost two year old!!!!
8 months ago TODAY we walked into the House of Peace, Emma's orphanage, and met our daughter. She was 15 months old and sitting, strapped into a chair. She could sit and she could crawl... but her legs were so weak she could not bear any weight on her feet. To look at her now, it is truly amazing! She runs, she climbs, she torments her little brother, she throws... she is an active, healthy little girl. There is not one thing I can think of that she is NOT doing that developmentally she should be. Her speech is a little slow, however... she just got a palate on March 29! All things considered, I think she is just fine. She will repeat anything you tell her to and she tries to sing all her favorite songs. By the end of the summer, I am sure she will be a jabber mouth. It is so incredible to me that the 15 month old we adopted in October was developmentally like a 9 or 10 month old. And now, this 23 month old I have running around my house is doing everything she should be doing. We are so thankful that we have her. I really can't imagine NOT having her in our family, she is such a big part of us. Some of my favorite Emma moments are:
*when she wakes up in the morning, she doesn't want to get out of bed. She will tease me for awhile and throw her body down so I can't get her. She just giggles and giggles about it.
*when she finally gets out of bed, we have to take both blankets with us, which she hugs so tightly while I change her diaper
*she won't sit in a high chair... she has to eat at the big table like a big girl
*she has to feed herself
*she does everything Timmy does. If he throws his cup down, she does too. If he rubs his head because he bumped it, she will rub her head and make the same little wimper.
*she has the funniest facial expressions and acts so silly
*she tells Timmy "no-no" in the appropriate context... every time he does something naughty
*she knows everyone in our family by name and loves to give hugs and kisses
*she wraps her arms around my neck so tight and plays with my hair... then she will lean in and give me a kiss
*she LOVES to eat... and she will eat ANYTHING! Right now, her favorite is raisins.
*her favorite song is twinkle, twinkle little star and she tries really hard to say all the words.
*she loves books
On a side note, we are coming up on an important day with our Emma Grace. She lived at the orphanage in Fuzhou City for 8 months and 2 days. She then lived at the hospital for her heart surgery for 3.5 weeks and then the Philip Hayden Foundation for 6 months. She has been with us for 8 months TODAY. I am thinking in 3 days we need to have a little celebration... at that point she will be with us longer than she has been anywhere else. Thank you, God for this precious little one!
She looks so cute for church every week... I just have to take her picture.
My pretty girl
I told her to go stand by the pond so I could take her picture. She walked over, hand on hip, and gave me the biggest grin. Oh, how I love this little girl!!!! (who can photo shop those stinky boys out of the background???)
2 comments:
I love the synopsis of life in your house and with little Emma Grace ... it all sounds so familiar! :o) Dex is so much a part of our family now that it's unbelievable. We are both so blessed, for sure! It's hard to believe that it's been 8 months.
This is precious! I love her story and how God has blessed you with the sweet little girl of your dreams! She really is too cute! (I do the picture thing with Piper on Sunday mornings too :)
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