6 Months!

Today we are celebrating! Miss Olivia Ming Qing has been home for 6 months! The time has flown by. I almost feel cheated because it's going so fast. I'm enjoying every single minute with my little girl. I can't believe she will be 3 years old in just a few months.

The first two months were definitely the most difficult. She really wasn't sure if I was going to be here forever. I feel very fortunate in that I was able to spend a lot of time at home alone with her. Ben and the boys were at school all day and she and I just spent that time getting to know each other. And she was learning to trust me.

I think the real turning point came at 4 months. She just seemed to all of a sudden realize that she was part of our family. She had slipped into our daily routine truly began to be herself. We all feel like she has been here forever now! I've said it before but it bears repeating....I'm totally in love with this little girl. We are so close it astonishes me on a daily basis. There are so very may things that I love about her so here's a list that I will try to condense but don't count on it!

When Daddy comes home the first words out of your mouth are "Tea Party?"

When one of the boys gets even remotely close to touching you and you start saying "He heh me! He heh me! (translation: He hit me)

When you want me to pick you up and you say "Hugs!"

You call Ben's friend Bryant, "Nanny" (that's what our kids call my mom)

You kiss me randomly throughout the day for no reason.

You sing every song you know in Madarin.

You can count to 10 in 3 languages!

You stand at your door in the mornings and say "Help Me" the you say it in Spanish.

I ask you "Are you my girl?" and you shake your head yes twice each time.

When all the males in the house are working out...you do squats and push ups too!

Every time you pass a stranger you say "Hi guy!"

You call pizza "pizza guy."

You sing the Sponge Bob song and play the flute on your nose then say Arrrgggghhhh!

You finally like American food!

You hold my ear and rub my elbow when you are sleepy.

I love that you still suck your thumb.

Livi Lu you ARE my girl and I love you to pieces my darling!!
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