Alright! We've been home for about 5 weeks. Pictures will be added to the blog as soon as I get a chance to download them. Lilia has shown no adjustment problems. She sleeps, eats, plays, whines, cries, laughs, pees and poops. What more could we ask for? Her favorite activity: sitting in her high chair, saying "ball", then throwing her food off the tray onto the floor. She also likes to swing, practice walking (took her first steps on Friday), and play with a ball-popping toy. She has learned to be a great cheerleader for her brother's soccer games, her nephew's football games, etc. Every morning she likes to come down the stairs and look for Caleb, calling "Doh-Duh"(Ca-leb). Daddy and doggy sound a lot alike, although Jonah would argue that point. Oh! And when we say "Let's Pray", she grabs one hand in the other and pulls them up to her very serious, little face. It's quite adorable if I may say so, in a completely unbiased way.
Lilia seems to be changing and growing daily. We can hardly keep up with all the "new tricks" she has learned. Her understanding of the English language is amazing! She seems to understand everything we say to her. Most importantly, she is healthy and . . . she has learned to give hugs and kisses to mommy, daddy, and brother. I would never guess she lived her first year and a half in an orphanage. As Jonah's mom commented, "Somebody loved her." She has too much joy to have lived without love. I thank God for his care of her, provided through Russian orphanage caregivers, while we were waiting. I still get a lump in my throat when I remember that she will always be a member of this family. We don't know much about Lilia before the age of 18 months, but our knowledge is growing daily! (deep breath, ahhhhhh)
Lilia seems to be changing and growing daily. We can hardly keep up with all the "new tricks" she has learned. Her understanding of the English language is amazing! She seems to understand everything we say to her. Most importantly, she is healthy and . . . she has learned to give hugs and kisses to mommy, daddy, and brother. I would never guess she lived her first year and a half in an orphanage. As Jonah's mom commented, "Somebody loved her." She has too much joy to have lived without love. I thank God for his care of her, provided through Russian orphanage caregivers, while we were waiting. I still get a lump in my throat when I remember that she will always be a member of this family. We don't know much about Lilia before the age of 18 months, but our knowledge is growing daily! (deep breath, ahhhhhh)
