This Girl is Special

Just wanted to give a little update on Hope. We are really enjoying having her here. The kids just love her, and are doing so well helping out with her. They love to dress her, feed her, carry her around. Hannah is so funny, she treats her like she is a little baby saying, “Here you go little sweetie” when she hands her things.

We saw our pediatrician today who said that she has seen Hope come a long way in just a week, since the last time we were there. She actually has gained a pound since we were in China, which we can definitely tell when we hold her! Hope was being so funny today at the doctor’s office. The first time we were there, she was clinging to me and wouldnt face the doctor… today she was trying to make her laugh by doing her little funny noise she makes with her mouth.

She goes through spells of aggression where she will suddenly lash out, but the episodes are getting fewer and farther between. She just learned to point to her nose when we say, “Where’s your nose?” and we realized today that she is understanding more than we realize, and we need to be careful of what we say around her!

She has learned how to say Daddy, Wow, Doggy, Mommy, Gu-Ga (brother in Chinese), Hao (good in Chinese) and she is starting to sing the word “daddy” in all kinds of little tunes she makes up. It’s so cute! She is also REALLY flexible, and can lift her feet all the way over and around her head. We think she could be a great gymnast! She loves to do somersaults, and loves us to flip her into back and front flips. She also loves to stand and balance on our legs. Tonight as she ate dinner she looked up to the ceiling and started smiling really big. Then she started laughing. We enjoyed watching her do this for about 5 minutes and were wondering what she was seeing/thinking about!

Next week is the opthamologist appointment, and we will keep you all updated!

Much Love,

Kim