Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Nearly four months!
That's how long is has been since Hallie was placed into our arms for the first time. It seems like much longer than that. I mean that in a good way, as if she has been part of our family since she was born.
I think she has said her first word. It's not "Mama" or "Dada," but "sock." Every morning and every night when I dress her or put on her pajamas, I show her each piece of clothing and say what it is. "Shoe. Shirt. Sock." Well, the other night, she repeated, "sock." I was shocked! She is so smart!
We visited the Memphis Zoo Sunday. It was such a nice day. Hallie really enjoys the zoo and points to all of the animals. She especially liked the sea lions that gave us quite a show. She laughed when they made that loud barking noise. She recognizes the pandas, monkeys, lions and elephants. She also got a kick out of the giraffes--one came very close to us and she starting screaming!
Hallie is eating very well now. She eats almost anything you put in front of her. Her favorites are still sweet potatoes, mac and cheese, and ravioli. She is drinking from straws now and I am trying to wean her from her bottle, but that's been difficult. She is off formula and is drinking whole milk. She still does not drink juice, just water and milk, but the doctor says that is good!
Day care is going great! She loves FLICC! Every morning now she walks in and hugs her teachers. They are very impressed with Hallie as well. They think she already understands what they are saying (they speak to the children in Spanish). And she loves her Happi-Nappi. It's like a sleeping bag in which they use to take naps. We bring it home every Friday to wash it over the weekend and she likes to lay on it and take naps in it at home too!
Brett and I are doing well, too. Brett had a kidney stone removed Friday. It was the same one that caused him so much pain a week before we left for China. It never passed, so the doctor had to remove it. It was not much fun for him. He had a painful weekend. But he's a trooper and Hallie and me to the zoo anyway.
Well, that's about all for now. I posted some new pictures from this past weekend below. Enjoy and watch for more updates soon.
I think she has said her first word. It's not "Mama" or "Dada," but "sock." Every morning and every night when I dress her or put on her pajamas, I show her each piece of clothing and say what it is. "Shoe. Shirt. Sock." Well, the other night, she repeated, "sock." I was shocked! She is so smart!
We visited the Memphis Zoo Sunday. It was such a nice day. Hallie really enjoys the zoo and points to all of the animals. She especially liked the sea lions that gave us quite a show. She laughed when they made that loud barking noise. She recognizes the pandas, monkeys, lions and elephants. She also got a kick out of the giraffes--one came very close to us and she starting screaming!
Hallie is eating very well now. She eats almost anything you put in front of her. Her favorites are still sweet potatoes, mac and cheese, and ravioli. She is drinking from straws now and I am trying to wean her from her bottle, but that's been difficult. She is off formula and is drinking whole milk. She still does not drink juice, just water and milk, but the doctor says that is good!
Day care is going great! She loves FLICC! Every morning now she walks in and hugs her teachers. They are very impressed with Hallie as well. They think she already understands what they are saying (they speak to the children in Spanish). And she loves her Happi-Nappi. It's like a sleeping bag in which they use to take naps. We bring it home every Friday to wash it over the weekend and she likes to lay on it and take naps in it at home too!
Brett and I are doing well, too. Brett had a kidney stone removed Friday. It was the same one that caused him so much pain a week before we left for China. It never passed, so the doctor had to remove it. It was not much fun for him. He had a painful weekend. But he's a trooper and Hallie and me to the zoo anyway.
Well, that's about all for now. I posted some new pictures from this past weekend below. Enjoy and watch for more updates soon.
# posted by JDonnals : 11:00 AM
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
