Wednesday,
February 27, 2008
Wow! I am over due for an update… where does time go?
Linzhi is doing wonderful!!!! We just love her to pieces
and everyday we’re in awe of all the new things she’s
coming up with!
About three weeks ago Linzhi started pre-school one day
per week at the invitation of Rachel’s teacher, Ms.
Michelle. She absolutely LOVES it and looks so proud of
herself when I pick her and Rachel up. :) We love everyone
at Children’s Corner and thank you all for loving our
kiddos!
We got some wonderful news recently that Linzhi has been
accepted at Shriners Hospital in Chicago!! This is a huge,
unbelievable blessing and we are so excited to meet with
the physicians that specialize in her condition. Our first
appointment isn’t until June. We were a little
disappointed but it just gives her more time to just chill
out and settle more into her new life. Speaking of her
hands, Linzhi has so much more range of motion since we’ve
been home. We believe because she is now able to play for
several hours a day her arms are getting stronger and
she’s learning to manipulate her hands more…especially
when she wants to play with a certain toy. :) Linzhi can
also put her shoes on if they slip on or Velcro, she also
LOVES princess high heals and walks in them like a pro…
Just like Rachel!! We have also discovered Linzhi has a
love for babies, real and pretend. She is very attentive
and tender, she’ll say to her baby dolls “poor baby” as
she rocks them while singing a lullaby. She is such a doll
baby herself, we love her so.
Linzhi is getting a little picky when it comes to food now
AND she will push back a little at bed time or when we ask
her to do something she’s not in the mood to do. We are so
happy about this because this means she is getting more
confident in our love for her and feels safe enough to
express her true feelings. Although, she does push back,
she is very easy to correct but VERY sensitive and will
cry if you look at her cross eyed. We treat her gingerly
when in comes to correcting but it’s still important for
her to know right from wrong. It really amazes me how much
we have to switch gears when it comes to all of our kids.
Trevor, is easy going all the time but needs to be pushed
a bit more to get him motivated, especially in the morning
(like mom). Rachel is high spirited and high energy from
sun up to sun down, she is easy to motivate and is excited
to do or try anything plus, she is absolute sunshine in
the morning. Linzhi is easy going like Trevor but is the
most sensitive of all the kids and we most certainly
understand why. Linzhi is slow to rise in the morning but
is always grinning within minutes! She also LOVES to
follow and mimic anything and everything Rachel does. We
really love to sit back and watch them. God picked the
perfect child to add to this family, I can’t imagine life
without her.
We are now preparing for Easter by decorating and getting
Easter dresses. We love to celebrate Jesus and the
sacrifice he made for all of us. What a joy it is to share
the Lord with all of our kids. It blesses my heart to see
my children incorporate him in their daily lives by either
singing praying, reading the bible, etc… I can’t really
put in into words how precious that is to us. Happy Easter
to you all!
That’s about it, we’re all loving life and each other and
looking forward to spring…This Midwest winter has been
tough!
May God bless you all!
Amy
Ps…I started a blog (I’m in shock too). Honestly, I love
it because to me it’s an online journal for me to look
back on so I’m really enjoying it. Check it out ….
http://myfourblessings.blogspot.com
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