I can hardly believe that I am taking time to write a fun post. The days are going by so quickly and I feel like I am missing/forgetting so much of my precious daughter's life.
This past week L has really made me laugh on several occasions.
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The first was last Thursday, I think. My days run together, so I am not sure. I picked her up from "school" and the afternoon helper told me she fell asleep just before nap -- are you ready for this? ON the toilet! They have been letting her be the last one to use the restroom lately to try and help with making it through nap. Her teacher said that she had been in there awhile and thought she better go check on her. She was asleep sitting on their toddler-sized toilet! Her feet can reach the floor, so I suppose she got REAL comfortable. I told her on the way home that she will NEVER live that down. L said, "Uh-uh. Yes I will." Regardless, we will talk about that day long after she has her own children, Lord-willing!
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We have been trying to make adoption language and being born in China a part of our everyday language. Obviously, by this incident, we haven't done a very successful job!I was asking her if she was from China. L kept say, "No, I'm from ksadjfdklsjf. Baby is from China (her Asian doll)." I asked her to repeat to several times, but just couldn't decipher it. She was starting to get exasperated with me, as she often does when I can't understand her. I asked one last time and I heard, "sdfsdf-burg." The light came on.
I said, "Lynchburg?" She smiled SO big and nodded a BIG yes! I have never told her that she is from Lynchburg or that we live in Lynchburg, but we do use the name a bit. Especially, since I work in another town and G-ma G-pa R live in another town. Now, I am not one of those dreamy moms who think their child is THE genius . . . But I was so proud of her figuring that one out on her own!
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Lately, she has take to using some words/phrases that just melt my heart. She saw me with a new shirt on this morning and told me, "That's cute." Much is cute these days. She also started telling me more about how she is feeling. She has verbalized for awhile when she is mad or sad, but lately it is - "I'm happy" or "You make me happy" or "You make me laugh."
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One the baby front, I am 18 weeks tomorrow starting into my 5th - can you believe it - 5th month. That is half way! Right now, time seems to be flying! There are days when I forget that I am pregnant. I remember when I lift something that is a little too heavy or a couple days after a melt down. I think - oh yeah - I am pregnant. Just the other day, I read that generally most expectant moms have felt their baby for the first time by the end of the fifth month. My mom asked me just a couple hours after I read that if I had felt the baby yet. I told her that I hadn't and wasn't expecting to for several more weeks at the earliest.
I received quite the surprise this morning in church! I truly believe that I felt him/her. I have heard that it feels like a "quickening" or "butterflies." Not really knowing what "quickening" meant - I just thought it would be quite some time before I felt the baby. I felt it and thought - wait a minute. Then I started asking myself questions. Was I bloated? Nope - quite comfy actually. Was I hungry? Nope - GREAT snacks in Sunday school/life group! Then I started doubting myself and started to put it out of my mind. Then it happened several more times. All in all 4-5 times. I am sure that is what it was!
BTW, did you know the baby is beginning to react to sound now. Pastor Stephen was preaching on fasting. Maybe he/she wanted me to know he/she was there, so I wouldn't attempt that right now!
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Not to leave anything out . . . God really blessed us with something really special today. Someone from church randomly brought us a casserole for me to put in the oven! We really didn't NEED it, but I was just thinking this morning that I needed to head to the store YET AGAIN for something to finish the cooking for the week. More cooking yet to be done and I was just tired. It wasn't even a complaint - really. Just a sigh of - oh well. Here we go again. Thank you God and church and friends for listening to the Lord's nudges! It MADE my day and I think maybe my week!
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I finally got the battery charged for the camera, so here a couple from - I think - yesterday morning. Lily had gotten into the lotion in the bathroom. I love her smile in the more clear one, but the one that is slightly out of focus shows more of the lotion! The pictures don't do the situation justice. She had it all over her legs too!
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Gotta run! I wish I could keep track of all the amazing and funny things that Lily does. She is growing and changing so much! Just about the time I thought I might be close to being done with diapers for awhile . . .
