A few weeks ago we had a "baby shower" with Jason's side of the family. It turned out great! She had a great time with her little cousin, whom she had just met and she was really social with the adults. She got a bunch of new summer clothes, some outdoor toys and of course more and more toys!! This kid has her own toy shop over here. What happened to "not spoiling the baby?"
She is starting to talk in sentences and is doing really well with her pronunciations. She still refuses to say her ABCs or count but I am determined that she knows both. There is NO possible way that one child can hear something so many times and NOT know it by now. If she can memorize the songs on Annie after watching it 10 times, I know that she can count and say her ABCs. She got this leap frog toy from the shower, and it sings the ABCs, she hits that button at least 100 times a day!
No luck with growing lately. Though she is much taller and is now about 3 inches taller than when we got home, she is not gaining weight. She is perfectly healthy and doesn't show any symptoms of mal nutrition so we're not going to worry about it. She eats really well and loves just about everything we give her! Just a good metabolism is guess - lucky girl! The bad part is now for the summer all of her 12 months clothes are falling off so I had to resort to going to Target and buying some new shorts in 9 months so that she can run without her shorts ending up around her ankles! I even went to the thrift store to buy her some cotton elastic shorts to play outside in and I bought a pair of 3 month and several 6 months, they all fit her like a glove!
This past Monday was her first day at "school", and she LOVES it. There is a great day care center near my work and it is really structured. She is in a class of 12 other 2 -2 1/2 year olds. They have a lesson plan each day and follow the same schedule we do at home so it is great. She is going there 2 days a week for about 6 hours. I felt so bad when I dropped her off on Monday because I was so worried she would think that I was leaving her at another 'desky dom' (aka orphanage) she told Jason the other day "NO desky daddy" - it broke my heart. I dropped her off at 9 am and lasted until 11 before calling. The teacher said she was doing great. When I got there at 3:30 to pick her up she was so mad because she didn't want to leave. I ended up staying for about 30 minutes while she played on the play ground with the other children. She was definitely in her comfort zone!
Behavior at home has been going good too. We have been working on a few things, and they are slow coming but we are making progress. She likes to play games when we call her to come to us, so we are practicing to come the first time she is called. She hears us and does not ignore us but she "teases". Laughs and giggles with delight at the thought that she is being mischievous. Little turd. The fact that she is so darn cute, doesn't help. She also grunts a lot instead of talking to us or answering our questions, this drives me nuts!!! So we are working on "using our words" We have established a schedule for the day and we have done our best to stick to it and it really makes a huge difference in her behavior. She knows what to expect throughout the day and I think that really gives her a piece of mind. She has a hard time when she is over stimulated, so we try to keep things simple and stay on schedule. The naughty chair is also working well. I will admit I was never a fan of the naughty chair but she really HATES it, so it works well. She sits there until she stops crying and can compose herself properly. It usually takes about 1-2 minutes. We are trying to get her to understand saying "sorry" is necessary when she does something wrong or she is mean, but she down right refuses to say it. I have no idea why? she just grunts! Guess that is sorry in Lana language.
She will be starting gymnastics in a few weeks. This will be perfect for her. She loves to climb and swings from everything, and she is really strong. I am sure that she will be a natural. I would really like to get her in ballet too, she constantly walks and runs on her tip toes. Besides she will look so darn cute in a tutu!
Well looks like my time is up, Jason is being a nerd and is sitting here waiting for HIS computer time. I will update in a few weeks.
I have noticed that there is a big flux of families traveling in the upcoming weeks, so please keep them and all of those beautiful children in your prayers. Granted we are going on with our lives, but we cannot forget those we left behind. They are all still there waiting for thier mommy and daddy. Take care everyone, and good luck to all of the families waiting to travel.
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