6 months together

Date: 9/12/2006
I can't believe that is has been six months already since my precious little girl has been in my arms. It seems like just yesterday we were landing in Guangzhou with so much nervous anxiety I thought I was going to pass out. But is was 6 months ago. SO much has changed for us in that time, all for the better!!We went out for a special Chinese dinner tonight. I found this wonderful Chinese restaurant close by, and it was GREAT!!! They spoke to Addie Mei in CHinese and she seemed to like it. The staff seemed to like it that I was asking her to speak Chinese back to them. Our hostess was from Guangzhou. That was neat to meet someone from her province who spoke Cantanese.Addie Mei continues to do well. She has swung a new direction in her friendliness. She does not meet a stranger. I mean that she will love on anyone she meets. I am a little aware of this and keeping my eye on it as I know this can be a sign of attachment issues, but she is doing great with me. She is so freindly and loving, it touches my heart. She is such a sensitive little girl. We saw a boy in the store who was crying, and she went up to him and rubbed his back and said "Shhhhh." How sweet!!! We did not know this boy, nor had she ever seen him before. She just didn't like him crying. It brought me to tears to see how tenderhearted she is. She is growing like a weed. She has grown 3.5 inches since we have been home. I am already retiring some of her 18 month jumers, as her little legs are too long. No high waters on my little one. She has only gained 2.5 pounds, but she is so close to registering on the growth charts!! She does FINALLY register on the Southern Chinese girls growth chart for weight. She is in the 25th percentile for height on both American and Chinese. She will be on the tall thin side I suppose.Her language is coming along. She has speech therapy once a week and it seems to be helping. She jabbers a lot more and also really tries to mimic me. She seems to understand everything I say to her. She follows directions very well, or at least as well as any two year old will. The rest of her development seems to be progressing very quickly. I am actually going to look into stopping her physical and occupational therapies, and decreasing her developmental therapy to once a month. I do want to keep speech at once a week for now.Addie Mei has been so wonderful and flexible through this time. She has been such a blessing to me. Pray for us as we have some daycare changes coming up. More change for Addie Mei. I am sure she will handle it well!!!!Blessings,Tamie