This is the picture I saw as I opened an envelope from the government....it's a picture of Lainey that was taken while we were in China, on the day that we had our medical appointment. I seriously hardly recognize her! I guess that much like the boys growing so much, I don't notice it as much when I see them every day, I haven't realized how much she has changed in the 3 months (almost) since we came home. This is a picture I took last week....
Wow...shocks me every time! It's so hard to even believe that is the same child. I have posted before about how much progress she has made, but I still can't hardly believe it. She's such a brave little girl!! We took her to Sports Connection, and she wasn't too thrilled with the bounce houses, but after her awesome big brothers got her bouncing, she didn't want to leave!
She was so happy to be on that slide with her brothers! They had so much fun, and it was so great to watch the boys really step up and be such great brothers to her, and to help her get over the fear of things. I have told people that I know she is happy to have parents, but I think she is even more happy to have her brothers! She loves them so much. When she wakes up from her nap before they get home, she will watch at the window for them, and gets so giddy when she sees the bus. It's really great. She has come so far, and in the past few weeks has really gone from this kid with "orphanage behavior" of just always being compliant to pushing back a bit. While it's great to have a kid who does whatever you ask, it's much better to have a kid who is starting to trust that no matter what we will still love her and be here for her, so she feels like she can be herself. She's a pretty feisty girl, and I love that about her. I think it probably helped her in those two years in an orphanage to get what she wants! Just another picture to share....she's come so far, but still loves her noodles!!
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