Coincidentally, this week marks 10 weeks that we've been together as a family! I've lost a sense of time since being home with her, so I can't really say if it feels longer or shorter than two and a half months. Much of that time has been spent getting to know who she is, and adjusting to our life as a family of three. I know she has gone through so much in that time and I am amazed at her strength and resilience.
Time will tell where she is now with her grieving and adjustment, but lately she's been reacting adversely towards certain people more strongly. She's always been vocal about not wanting to say hi to someone or having anything to do with them, but lately she's started to cry if they start talking to her. The worst reactions were both at restaurants and with random people (strangers) coming by and talking directly to her. Both times she was in a high chair and immediately started crying and wanted me to hold her.
Other than that, with each passing week I see how much more comfortable she's getting with us as a family. There are lots of laughs and recently, kisses! She's also going through a major growing spurt. She's grown almost two inches since coming home. She's starting to become a picky eater, though. FM told us she eats everything well but she definitely doesn't like her veggies, and isn't particularly fond of meat. Although she LOVES fruit and dairy!
We also recently stopped giving her the bottle at bed time. She's been a trooper and only asked for it a couple times since we said no more bottle. It's taking her a bit longer to fall asleep but otherwise, she's been doing well without it.
I still catch myself in wonderment at times that she's actually home with us and that I'm able to discover all these things about her!
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| She loves making this face! I've even caught her practicing it in front of a mirror, lol. |
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| I recently taught her the Korean "V" sign for pictures. Her version is more of a "W"! |
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