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This has been an eventful week for our girl! She had her follow-up appt in B'ham on Wednesday and got a very good report. The MD says she is physically very well. Her labs showed her immunizations so she will only have to get the shots that the US gives and China does not... She will have to have no repeats from her China shots!!! That is huge b/c it saves her from having to have 7 shots over again!!! She also thinks that Sophie should be over the parasite... We are doing the fun labs work (stool samples) at home again this week to find out for sure. The occupational therapist did her developmental test and determined that Sophie is not behind at all. She is right on track with all kids her age!!! That is awesome and very unheard of in China adoptions... So we have another one of our prayers over the past four years confirmed and answered once again! The psychologists thinks she is doing well and said for us to keep up the good work. She said it would be best for me to not have to leave her until she had been here about 6 mths but since I can't swing that she said to just do all I can to give her stability until the day I do have to leave her. She also thinks that it would be best to not take her to a sitter but to have someone come into our home to keep her for at least the first few months of me returning to work. So we are on the lookout for someone to do that if any of you have a suggestion. Once she can go to a sitter we have someone great... two of my best friends in the world's mom and one of my BFFs will be keeping her. They only live 4 miles down the road so it will be great when we can get to that point!!!! Just pray for our transition... Sophie and I will both need lots of prayers in the beginning. I hate to have to leave her... so far since Aug 16th she has never been separated from me. Scary!!!! Back to the doctor... she still thinks that Sophie will have to get tubes pronto!!! So we have our cleft clinic appt next week and our first pediatrician appt. One on Tues and one on Thur. We are using Dr. Buckle in Amory... My sis-in-law is using him for my new little niece and really like him. He is from South Africa and is up on international issues so he should be great for Sophie! The cleft clinic is in Bham and is recommended by the International Adoption Clinic we are using.
Sophie is growing more and more comfortable with her daddy each and every day. It is truly amazing to see how much she is changing and growing in trust daily!!! She also is getting more and more comfortable with the other significant people in our lives. Shew is all about some Heather Fields a Friend from church. She watches her intently and even let her pick her up a few nights ago!!! She is loving Rodney's daddy and finally warming up to his mom. We had so much fun watching her eat peas one pea at a time with each hand when we went to supper at their house a few nights ago. Of course, she still worships the ground her guh-guh (big brother) walks on and screams for him and at him daily. The other day when he was at school she pulled me to his room and wanted to see in his bed cause she thought he was still in it. I told her he was in school but she had to see for herself!!!
She is so independent and STUBBORN!!!! When she cannot get something to work the very first time she points that little finger and jabbers something very LOUDLY at whatever she is working with :-) ! ! !
Any way, life is good and very fun nowadays as we share them with our two kiddos. We are blessed! I am so thankful to God for His wisdom and foresight in creating our children. He proves more and more that He only wants what is good and right for us!
Lots of love to our followers,
Tammy