Update

Many people are asking how Hannah has been doing. I posted on our family blog today a little about her communication, but I wanted to include some details here as well. She is adjusting extremely well as far as we can tell. The past couple of nights we put her in the pack and play in our bedroom, and that seems to be working out really well. She is definitely attached to Mommy, and we know over time she'll attach more to Daddy as well. It's strange because in China she definitely preferred Daddy. We aren't sure exactly why she's changed to preferring me so much, but we do know she was constantly moved from orphanage to the foster family and back since January, so it's really hard for her to trust anyone. She probably thought for the first days or weeks with us that it was temporary, and that she would be sent back to the orphanage, since that's always what has happened in the past. She may have first attached to Jason in China because the women in her life haven't been very trustworthy (she's mostly been around women). But then over the couple weeks in China she began to trust me and then attached more to me, probably because she is more used to women. We do know that she was close to the foster dad, so maybe that loss was really hard for her, so she's struggling to attach to Jason. We'll never know for sure, but this is our reality right now. It is very painful to be the parent who is being rejected, so please pray for Jason during this time. We know it is only a matter of time, but it is still very hard to deal with day by day. Hannah certainly loves playing with Baba, and giggles so hard when they play together (as you can see from the video below)!

I've posted a picture of our happy girl below. She seems much happier now that we're home, and it's so great to see her face light up when we are able to understand what she wants! We are loving her smiles, giggles, and laughs. It's so nice to hear more giggles and less grunts as we are able to better communicate with each other!