Our Six Pack

I took this picture the other night and thought I'd share it with you all. Shao Rui Hannah is doing well. She's taken some steps backwards but that is to be expected. She will let Dan play with her, feed her, and even brush her teeth, but she won't let Dan hold her yet. She is permanently attached to my lap/hip these days. As my friend, Cindy, would say, she is a "velcro baby." I am very happy about that because it means that we are bonding but that also means getting nothing accomplished during the day. However, this bonding time has been a good reminder to me about what's important. Therefore, we are spending lots of time playing together and reading books. The kids have enjoyed a lighter school schedule. 

Shao Rui Hannah is picking up some important baby signs--though it seems like it's still just much easier to scream. Our children are picking up some more Chinese. It's an even trade. Thankfully, she is sleeping through the night. Now, if we could just get Nicholas over his jet lag....

Today was a landmark day! She called me MaMa THREE times! Up until now, she has refused. She did call me MaMa in the Kunming airport, but I think it was an accident. When we first taught her the sign for MaMa all she could do it shake her little head. I don't blame her! Goodness, we hardly know each other at all. She did say Guh-Guh right away in China. She gets that one on the money and calls her brothers Guh-Guh. Still working on Jie-Jie (big sister). In China, she did call Dan Bah-Bah so she does know that he is her Daddy; she's probably just mad that he leaves her everyday. Yes, as the Chinese would say, we have a "spicey" girl! 

I will try to post more pics in the coming days.