A Perfect Fit

We have finally all got our sleep clocks adjusted and back on schedule. Anna is now sleeping till about 8AM. She normally gets up right before to see the kids off to school. We have settled in a nice routine- breakfast (hard boiled eggs, cereal and milk), and she immediately wants to take a bath. She loves baths! Then its Sesame Street and some educational cartoons, then time for lunch. Still working on trying to figure out what she likes for lunch- soups, ramen noodles, but no sandwiches. She loves fruits- bananas, apples, etc. And she is learning to eat what we have for supper. She has done EXCELLENT potty training- actually, no accidents since Feb. 1st, so I am considering her day potty training- DONE. But at night she still has to wear pull-ups. We are working on it though.


We went to see our Pediatrician this morning for her first Well Visit- she was 26 pounds. Everything checked out great for the most part. She is up to date on shots, although blood work in a couple of months will determine if Chinas immunizations are up to date with our immunizations, through titers. She does have a murmur, probably from the heart defect/repair she had, so we will be following up soon with a Cardiologist. But the big concern is her hip. She has major instability of her hip, where she had previously had a dislocation, and then repair. However, the repair hasn't totally fixed everything. She still has a waddled gait when she walks, and at times will be walking, and her leg will give out- and she will fall flat backwards. For the most part she wants to get up on her own, and continue on. We are waiting now to go see the orthopedic doctor to see what our next plan of action will be.


Anna has just “fit right in” with our family. She just goes with the flow on whatever our busy schedules entail. Whether it is basketball practice/games, church, shopping, going out to eat, or whatever- it's like she has been with us all along. She has exceeded our expectations these first few weeks at home, and know that in the future our family will be blessed. She has yet to be just totally afraid of anyone at this point. Animals- terrified!!! She is scared of birds, dogs, cats, any animal- so we are working on that.

And we did finally get our family red couch picture the last day we were in China. I forgot to post.