So here is our little angel :) She is so sweet and so ornery. She is doing well. She is learning english very quickly and will repeat almost everything you say... she said "see you later" to me this morning when I dropped her off at Great Aunt Mary's house. I think she keeps Aunt Mary on her toes! I know she does us. We are so very happy that we are at the end of this journey and that we have our happy ending... and now are embarking on a new journey as parents. We hope to be able to give her all the love and happiness that she gives us and help her learn and grow into a wonderful person.
Now Post Placement reports for the next 3 years.. before we are completely done with this process.. but these should be easy in comparison to what we've already went through.
We want to thank everyone for following along with us on our journey and for their support along the way. Everyone's comments and suggestions have been very helpful and we are extremely proud to have family and friends who are so supportive and understanding.
Russian to English conversion:
She no longer says "saboka" she says DOG or doggie or Chloe (our dog)or Molly ( Mary's dog)
she no longer says "koita" she says EAT - momma eat, papa eat, Olesya eat, Abbi eat!
We don't say "bye bye" to go to sleep now we say NIGHT NIGHT - bedtime has gotten so much better.. last night - just a little fussing then right to sleep around 8:00 p.m. - then momma to bed of course.
KaKa is still #2 - it is so cute we are keeping it!
PSSSS is now Pee Pee
She says her name is "Olesya Dawn" - I keep trying to tell her Lewis - but she isn't picking that part up yet.
When we get to where we are going or when she is done eating she says "all done"
She was trying to sing EIEIO this morning on the way to Mary's house she's getting there.
She was trying to sing ABC song the other day as well... still working on that one too.
When she wants down from her chair or out of her car seat - she says " I stuck"
"NUMNUMS" is still food... or something good.
For those of you who are adopting - things that might help you:
She loves music to play while we are getting ready for bed and while we are rocking to sleep.
She likes the room to be really dark. - NO LIGHTS
She loves to ride in the car and will fall asleep...YEAH!
She is not eating the best... but we have found a few items that she likes:
Hot Dog
Beef Sticks
Chocolate
Bananas
Yogurt
Cucumber
Cherry tomatoes
Pretzels
Oranges
Mashed Potatoes
Grapes!! she says "GET"
Chips
Corn
Peas
Cheese - sometimes
Cherry pop tarts
all kinds of cereal and milk
I will continue to post on the website for awhile to update everyone on her progress.
Love to you all.
The Lewis Family!
