After three days, this is what we know about our girl:
*She is strong willed! If she doesn't get her way, she lets us know...loudly!
*She loves to eat! She'll eat about anything we put in front of her, and will let me feed her a bottle in the morning and at night.
*She smiles the most at Avery but won't let her touch her at all....it's hard for Avery but we keep telling her that Ashley will come around.
*She also tolerates Jay. She will sit with him and play with space, but she prefers mama. Soon she'll be screaming, " daddy's home" with all the rest of his girls:)
*She doesn't like elevators but will ride in the stroller. She promptly falls asleep in the car (taxi).
*She is grieving hard. We know this is part of the process, and means that she was very attached to her foster parents, but it's hard to watch. I would not call her a "happy" baby at this point, but we know it will come.
*We love her more everyday! She is so beautiful and we can;t wait to watch her grow and grow!!
7 comments:
You are doing a great job of hanging in there! It must be so hard for her to understand that you guys are it from now on!! When we bought Jesse home he was 5 months old and had come from a fantastic Crisis care home with a loving foster mother. He had a hard time adjusting esp to Martin as he had had no male interaction ever! He also had gastric reflux which was made alot worse by this stressful time. But you know what......he came around, God is so good, He set Ashley apart to be in your family, you were ordained to be her mommy before He made the world. She is one blessed little munchkin and time does heal. By this time next week just see what God will do.
Have a Blessed day with your beautiful daughters!
xx
I know it's hard to watch her grieving but you are so right - she was firmly attached and will attach again. Our Hannah was the "happy baby" in China but she didn't really care who had her - including us! It made for some really tough times at home when she did finally figure out this was it. Keep the faith, keep walking this out with love and we will keep storming the gates of heaven on her (and your) behalf!
Susan
Everything sounds great! The screams will subside when she has another form of communication, whether signing or speaking. She is doing the best with what she has at the moment, LOL. I know Madeline could peel the paint off the wall. Baby sign made a huge difference for us!
Avery, you are doing an awesome job as her big sister. I loved how you are playing with her and getting her to smile and giggle. That is so awesome! She will need you close by when you guys get back home. I bet she follows you around, like a little puppy. She might just stick to you like glue, by then. Jay, I love that chinese baby talk you have going on. Seems you are saying somethings she likes to hear. Careful, you may have just promised her a pony. LOL I love these videos! We miss you guys big time!
By the way,this photo really captures the heart of the moment. Absolutely requires no caption--it says it all! Precious!! WOW!
Hang in there, although we've not experienced it yet, as others have said, it is good that she was so attached to her foster parents. She will definitely come around to y'all. Remember God chose her just for your family and He will do a complete work! She is so beautiful!!! I just love watching the videos of her. Each day will get better and better so just know that there are many, many prayers going up to the heavens for your sweet family!!!
You are so right emily...it really is hard to wach them struggle with all their emotions. When Mei went through her hard time we felt like the Lord told us to speak a Spirit of Adoption over her. She needs to have that sense of belonging in her heart even at 18 months. We started seeing major changes in Mei after that. Praying for you all.
Oh my...I just cry tears of joy every time I read an update! She is beautiful and I am praying for quick adjustment for everyone. I know you love her already...how could you not love that adorable little girl. She is so lucky to have parents that love her so much! I hope I get to meet her soon!
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