{"id":33832,"date":"2017-01-18T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=33832"},"modified":"2017-01-18T17:11:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T22:11:56","slug":"little-miss-eight-months-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=33832","title":{"rendered":"Little Miss – Eight Months Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eight months, everyone!\u00a0 It has been eight months. \u00a0Wow!\u00a0 I am a little behind on this post, but I wanted to make sure I let you know how our little lady is doing. \u00a0All I can think is that she has come so far in really not a lot of time. \u00a0Her little smile and “hi” when she is up in the morning is the best way to start my day. \u00a0The snuggles, hugs and kisses melt my heart. \u00a0We found out that we still have a few months before we can finalize this whole adoption thing, and while I would rather be finished, I am at least happy doing the latest round of paperwork while Little Miss is home with us. Let’s dive right into how things are going for month eight.<\/h3>\n

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(Watching the Christmas train around the tree.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Attachment<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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We really see her attachment to us grow each month which is a great thing. \u00a0In the adoption world even if you think attachment has happened, you still must continue to work on it. \u00a0Talking about what we are going to do before we do it is huge and makes a big difference in how she approaches everything.\u00a0 Adopted children sometimes are not fans of surprises since they did have a big surprise of a new family one day. \u00a0Talking about what is going to happen helps calm her. \u00a0This can be as simple as saying, “Tomorrow we are going to wake up, eat breakfast, get ready, and go to church.”\u00a0 We feel talking to her about our day and what will happen really helps.<\/h3>\n

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Food<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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I have to give Little Miss tons of praise because she is a great eater. \u00a0She gives everything a try, which is awesome. \u00a0The other day we decided to let her give brussel sprouts a try. She ate all of the ones on her plate. \u00a0I was one shocked mamma. \u00a0Still, there’s not much of a sweet tooth, but she gets so excited about sweets and desserts. I call it amazing self control. \u00a0We went to a birthday party, and she was so excited about the cupcakes, but two bites later, she was finished. \u00a0One thing she doesn’t really get into is bread. \u00a0She is not big on sandwiches, having a bun with a hamburger, or even an English muffin. \u00a0I have not been a big bread eater this year so I am not sure if she is mimicking me or if she just doesn’t like it.\u00a0 However, give this girl some homemade yogurt<\/a>, honey, and almonds, and she is so<\/span> happy.<\/h3>\n

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Language<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Watching a child learn to speak and put words together is amazing. \u00a0I love seeing how this is all happening. \u00a0Really, since Thanksgiving \u00a0her language has started exploding. She is putting words together and now makes some sentences. \u00a0Verbs are sometimes hit and miss. \u00a0After dinner she likes to say, “May I from the table please.” \u00a0I know soon she will add “be excused” in there, but I love it. \u00a0She is really talking up a storm and says some really cute things.<\/h3>\n

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Activities<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Lots of activities last month were Christmas focused which was lots of fun. \u00a0Baking, decorating cookies and gingerbread houses kept us busy. \u00a0Charlotte also has a lot of Christmas activities for children, and we did a lot of them.\u00a0 It was such a fun month!<\/h3>\n

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Travel and Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Hello Christmas! This was a big one for us and so great. \u00a0We did visit Santa, and while there were no tears, she just had a blank stare. I had to tell Santa what Little Miss wanted. ( A stroller with a buckle for her doll baby.)\u00a0 The whole Christmas season was so exciting, and Christmas day was \u00a0perfect. I couldn’t stop smiling. \u00a0We have dreamed about this for so long, and it was even better than we imagined.\u00a0 By the way, she received the “Frozen” movie and is now totally hooked.<\/h3>\n

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Shortly after Christmas, we headed out to Salt Lake City. \u00a0For the last six years we have been getting together during the week between Christmas and New Years with our roommates from our Hawaii days. \u00a0It is always a fun week with skiing, snow, and games. As each year goes on, we add more children to the mix, and it is lots of fun. \u00a0Little Miss is best friends with our best friend’s daughter, and it was adorable to see them play nonstop together. \u00a0Tutus and two year olds are so cute! \u00a0As far as traveling, Little Miss has become a pro on the plane and navigating the airport. \u00a0She loves wheeling her suitcase through the crowds to go on an adventure. \u00a0Thank goodness she likes traveling.<\/h3>\n

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( Checking out a piece of furniture at Ikea.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gracie<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Oh…. Gracie or as Little Miss only calls her, “Dog.” \u00a0Her name as been dropped completely, and any time she talks about Gracie or wants to see Gracie it is Dog. \u00a0She enjoys having Gracie around and gives her multiple hugs daily. She still likes to sit on Gracie’s bed and look at books with her.<\/h3>\n

Well, there you go. \u00a0 We have had eight months into this whole thing called parenthood. \u00a0It has been a wild ride to get here, and I appreciate all your thoughtful comments and messages during this whole process and now.\u00a0 It is really touching. \u00a0At times I still have to pinch myself.\u00a0 I just love that girl so much.<\/h3>\n

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To read all about our adoption journey.<\/h3>\n

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Seven\u00a0Months Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Six Months Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

Five Months Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

Four Months Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

Three Months Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

Two months home<\/a><\/h3>\n

One Month Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

Home from\u00a0Our Trip to Thailand<\/a><\/h3>\n

Update from Thailand<\/a><\/h3>\n

Waiting update #5<\/a><\/h3>\n

Waiting update #4<\/a><\/h3>\n

Waiting Update #3 We have a girl!<\/a><\/h3>\n

Waiting Update #2<\/a><\/h3>\n

Waiting Update #1<\/a><\/h3>\n

The life in lifestyle- adoption<\/a><\/h3>\n

We are adopting a baby!<\/a><\/h3>\n

Cheers!<\/h3>\n

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Eight months, everyone!\u00a0 It has been eight months. \u00a0Wow!\u00a0 I am a little behind on this post, but I wanted to make sure I let you know how our little lady is doing. \u00a0All I can think is that she has come so far in really not a lot of time. \u00a0Her little smile and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33832"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33832"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33944,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33832\/revisions\/33944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}