Monday, May 19, 2008

Terrific two's can we freeze her like this!

We have been home now for almost 4 months. We just passed the 3mo milestone in Intl . adoption. I can say there is a deeper bond and better adjustment to the new family for everyone. Kimberlyn is learning so much and growing so fast. She is now (5/19/08 32.75" 23.2lbs.) We are doing our best to fatten her up a little while maintaining her nutrition. She is a great eater most of the time and will try anything. She just passed the sweetest phase where she waved hi to everyone, now she says hi to her regular folks i.e. the neighbors and coffee house friends. She is putting many English words together and her pronunciation is more clear. Instead of saying boo she says peep-a-boo (my favorite). She now says mur (for more food) instead of pls pls that she used to say and we like. She says shay shay "thank you" in such a quiet voice most people can't hear her. She also yells "Noney"=honey to Kenny as she saw me yell to him one day out the front window it isn't that clear so we couldn't tell for a while what she was saying. She notices fine details in pictures or anywhere and points out anything familiar. She is interested in how electronic things work. She is very sweet with other kids and does not like to see them cry. She will hand them toys at the park and does well with sharing most of the time. This is very hard for a 2yo. We are getting her used to a Mandarin day care I left her for the first time ever without Kenny or myself for an hour. She didn't do great so it will be a slow process. She does speak Mandarin when she is there playing and they are very nice. Every night we quietly sing golden slumbers the "Happy Feet" version @ bed time she can't help but yelling out the last word in every verse and trying to sing along it is truly precious. I want to freeze her at this age. Her favorite movie now is 101 Dalmatians, favorite song is are you happy clap your hands in Mandarin. Favorite game Ring around the Rosie she calls it "dutch?" that one we can't figure out. She loves to talk on the phone and is an attentive listens she and Nini bark like dogs for quite a while. She says no in a determined way when she does not want something. She says goo gr for good girl I hope this one continues. She is working hard to communicate her needs and us to follow.

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