New Words

Hannah seems to be picking up on new words every day! I started writing down the words she knows, and I can think of at least 13. She says: mama, more, ge ge (Chinese for big brother), up, ni-ni (night night), shoe, bubble, no, uh-oh, go, bi ba (diaper), ear, nose. Isaiah sees me teaching Hannah different names for body parts, and then on his own I'll hear him teaching her them. I love it! With such great big brothers, she's going to learn English really quickly I'm sure!

Unknown History

I'm filling out a patient medical history form for Hannah's appointment with the pediatric cardiologist. I didn't know filling out a form could be so hard. I don't know my own daughter's birth weight, her family history, or even the exact date of her heart surgery. It's so sad to right the words "unknown" under all of these boxes. So much will always be unknown. If it's this hard for me, how hard will it be for her to not know anything about her biological history? My heart is sad for my little girl and all of the unanswered questions she will have someday. I pray that her security in God's love and our love will help her overcome these difficult realities.

One Month

Today marks the 1 month anniversary since Hannah joined our family. I can't say that every day is perfect, but for the most part, she is adjusting well. She definitely loves playing with her brothers! She still has quite a few tantrums (she is two after all), but most of them happen when she doesn't get her way, versus the ones in China where we had no clue what was causing them. We are still working on bedtime. She really struggles to fall asleep at night, but naps aren't a problem at all. She isn't talking much yet, but she gets her point across through pointing and some signs. We still hear a lot of grunting, but I'm hoping she picks up more on signing and words soon to ease the frustration. When you consider all she has been through, she is doing very well!