Two months already!

It's hard to believe we have had Kimi for two months already! And SO much has happened in that two months...

• We finalized Kimi's adoption in China



• Kimi began interacting with us, making good eye contact



• Kimi learned how to play with toys



• We brought Kimi home



• Kimi met the rest of her family



• Kimi learned to respond to her name



• Kimi now LOVES baths and doesn't want to get out of the tub after a bath



• Kimi sleeps in a toddler bed (no more crib-prisons)



• Kimi began daycare/preschool



• We have completed much of her medical testing and evaluations with just a couple left



• We now have her doctors and therapists established



• We have begun Kimi's regular weekly PT, with OT and language/eating therapy soon to begin



• Kimi got a haircut (after the photo above was taken)



• We received Kimi's Certificate of Citizenship



• Kimi got her custom-made AFOs and walker and has taken her first step



• Kimi has settled into her new life and is bonding with Mama and Daddy more and more



• Many of her "orphanage behaviors" have diminished (still not gone, but a lot of progress)



• Kimi is understanding MUCH of what we say to her and has even said a couple of words ("up" and "more")



• Kimi now knows how to give us kisses (after we had given her about 1000 of them)



• Kimi no longer drinks from a baby bottle



• Kimi can brush her own teeth - well, sort of :-)



• Kimi has gotten very used to being rocked every evening before bed - it has become an expectation



• We formally dedicated her to the Lord

Wow! That is a LOT of progress in just 8 weeks time! When we were in China, I wondered how much progress Kimi would have made by the two-month, six-month and twelve-month marks. Needless to say, I am very happy with where Kimi IS, considering where she WAS two months ago! We thank God for blessing our family and for so much answered prayer.