Oh that face! She looked so sad and scared! Fast forward almost one year (taken late Sept)
she couldn't smile any bigger in this photo! Of course..she's LOVING the peanut butter these days...it's her new "cheeeeeeeezzzzz" smile! Cute - eh?
More to come....pictures of our Family Day celebration!
We are just days away from the most wonderful date on the calendar. October 24th. The day that I become a mommy and Maya became a daughter. As anyone who waited out the extrutiatingly long wait (although it's nothing compared to NOW) will tell you....it's hard to imagine that the wait was meant to be. So that the daughters and sons we were blessed with were chosen to be ours. I do believe this...with all my heart. It is hard to imagine my life without Dang Hong Li in it. She has grown and changed in so many ways....the months between 18 and 30 are an amazing journey!
Recently..I have been reminded that I must watch the words that I use around Maya. Even if they are said in jest...when the come back out of her mouth, they are not quite as funny. The other day, we were goofing around and I told Maya that she was funny. She said to me "No..momma funny...I trouble" -- well...yes..she sometimes IS trouble...and I've said that to her, but never expected her to repeat it back to me!
Potty training is going VERY well. I don't want to jinx it, but I think it's going to stick this time. She is very proud of herself and I can tell that she just gets it. Eventhough I will be thrilled to be out of the diaper phase...there is certainly some sadness that comes along with seeing her grow up so fast!
We are busy just "being" these days. We spend time at the park, with friends, taking walks, and running errands. She suprised me the other day when she said that she wanted to go bye-bye and I told her that we didn't have anywhere to go. She had some suggestions. First..she suggested church. Interesting since she can't sit still for more than 5 minutes when we are there. When I told her that we weren't going to church, her next suggestion was Target! I think we must spend to much time there!
Halloween is fast approaching. It was the first holiday that Maya and I celebrated together last year and she is very excited about the decorations and pumpkins this year. We have a set of pumpkin lights that she insist get turned out whenever we are at home.
That's about all for now. I hope to get a nice post up next week to celebrate our one year forever family day! I just can't believe it!
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