Grace is doing well. She is repeating a lot of words and she is even a few English words intentionally. She still jabbers in Chinese, too. She likes to give kisses and will point to her cheek when she wants one. She is much more comfortable with the guys and she is sitting with Jeff, especially if she can share his food. Grace is still not a fan of the car seat though. She will be in it for about 5 minutes and then realizes she can't get out. Since she is the most stubborn person in the whole world, she thinks she can protest and I will give in - ha! It makes it rough going anywhere, but she will eventually figure it out. She had to get blood drawn on Monday and unfortunately had to have many sticks. They felt so bad for her that they gave her, her first Barbie doll. Unfortunately dolls are still in the same category with the car seat - not a fan just yet. When she didn't know I was watching this morning, she did grab her doll and tried to put its thumb in its mouth. She quickly put it down when it didn't cooperate. Little bits of progress...
Our girl still loves her noodles and rice, she really loves fruit and will try a few new foods here and there. Hoping to get Grace out a little more. Screaming car rides aren't much motivation yet. We have really tried to limit her world, she was used to living in just a few rooms her whole life. You can imagine how overwhelming it is for her to be even in our typical american home. Groups of people have been very overwhelming for her, too. She still isn't totally solid on what family is, she often calls us all mama (the name of all nannies in the orphanage). Our big kids really like to help to take care of Grace, but we have even had to limit them holding her and giving her food. She needs to learn my and Jeff's roles and she needs to learn she has more than a bunch of nannies who come and go in her life. Attachment and bonding are not a sprint, but a long marathon for us.
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