May 11, 2008
Hi Everyone!
I know we are long overdue for an update on Sophia, but I was
waiting until we had all of her tests completed and some
information to
share with everyone. It has been a busy five weeks since we came
home!
Sophia has adjusted nicely to her new family! It is hard to
believe that it was only seven weeks ago that we met Sophia for
the first
time. She was so scared when they handed her to us and now she
is the
happiest little girl in the world! She has grown and changed so
much
since we first met her. She has learned so much in such a short
amount of
time. It is amazing what she has been able to accomplish.
Sophia's receptive language is great. She understands just about
everything we say to her. She points to everything around her
asking us
to name it for her! Sophia loves to imitate everything we do.
She
will try to brush her hair and teeth just like we do! She also
loves to
help me take care of Graham. She will get the diapers and wipes
for me.
She like to hold his bottle while I feed him too! She is a great
big
sister and Graham loves having her as his big sister! She has
learned
how to pucker her lips and give us kisses. She likes to ride her
little bike and play peek-a-boo with us. She can say several
words. Her
favorite words are Momma, hello (hellwo), Daddy (ah ah), Rocky
(ah e),
Wingo (it o), Graham (am). She discovered the phone and loves to
pretend to talk on it. She figured out how to unroll the toilet
paper all by
herself. It was a good thing Mommy was right there when she
learned
how to do that!! She enjoys playing with her
little kitchen set too! It is a big hit! She also loves
CHOCOLATE (just like her Daddy)! Mommy often finds Daddy giving
her
chocolate at night before bed!!! She had become even more of a
"Daddy's
Little Girl"! Sophia's two very favorite things are Daddy and
chocolate pudding! She squeals with delight at the sight of both
Daddy and
chocolate pudding! It is so heartwarming to she how her
relationship
with her Daddy has blossomed! She is so precious and we are so
lucky to
have her as our daughter.
Sophia's sleeping has improved greatly. When we first got home
she would not sleep in her crib. If we put her in her crib she
would
just scream. It was so hard to see her so upset! She slept the
first few
weeks on top of me until she finally would sleep next to me in
our bed
with a hand on top of me all night. We have now moved her into
her
toddler bed. Erik took off the crib side and put on her toddler
rail.
We taught her how to crawl out of her toddler bed if she needed
to get
to us! She can now put herself to sleep in her toddler bed after
a lot
of TLC from her Daddy and Mommy! We are hoping that after all of
her
surgeries this summer that we can transition her into her own
big girl
room!!
Sophia had her first doctor's appointment with Dr. Schied on
April
4th! She did great! She is having all of her immunizations
redone
because the immunizations in China are not as strong as the
immunizations
here. We just want to be sure she is fully immunized. She was a
real
trooper! We were referred to A.I. DuPont Hospital by our
pediatrician. We have made many trips to the A.I. DuPont
Children's Hospital since
we have been home. Sophia will need to have her anus
reconstructed.
Unfortunately, the surgery done in China was not done correctly.
We
are very happy to have Dr. Vinocur as our surgeon! He is so kind
and
caring! He wanted Sophia to have some other tests to rule out
any other
problems that could result from her imperforated anus. She had a
pelvic
and renal ultrasound and both were normal. She also had an EKG
to
rule out any heart problems. That was also normal. She had an
MRI done
also to see if her spinal cord was tethered.
We have not received the results of that test yet. If she does
have a
tethered spinal cord, she will have surgery to repair that as
well.
She will have three procedures to correct her imperforated anus.
Her
first procedure is scheduled for June 12th! We meet with the
cleft
lip/palate team this Thursday!
Sophia's amazing journey has just begun! We are so glad that God
placed this little girl into our family! We know that everyone
always
says that their adopted child is the perfect child for their
family,
but it is true. Sophia is the daughter we waited for so long!
She is the
perfect little girl for our family! We just can't imagine our
life
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