January and February update.......
I can't believe how fast time goes and how much Elysa has grown physically, developmentaly and mentally. She has gone from a little girl who just sat still in one place and played quietly with a toy to one who is running around, chattering non-stop, and talking with English and Mandarin words we have taught her, as well as with gobbly gook that we can't understand... but she sure is trying to get a point across to us. She is such a gem!! She makes us laugh and smile everyday. We are so grateful to have her in our lives and just can't imagine life without her.
From now on I am going to try and post more regularly, as this is all info I am going to use for her lifebook and scrapbook. Since I haven't been posting regularly, I have been reminded by, and surprised at how many people check this site and are interested in our lives with Elysa. For that I am grateful. Please don't hesitate to leave us notes on a post or in the guestbook as all these beautiful comments will be shared with Elysa one day.
We are in the midst of pursuing more info about elysa and her first 10months of life in China through
china-babies.com who will help us get as much of a history report as possible by interviewing the orphanage, foster mom, and person who found Elysa with questions they ask and those that we added and wanted asked. We also hope to then establish ongoing contact with the foster mom. Elysa's foster mom will be the best info we can get about Elysa's life before we met her (at least until maybe someday when we could actually make contact with the biological mom and dad). We are really looking forward to getting as much info as possible and doing it now while everyone may be easily found, contacted and talked to.
On with the picts as I know that's why people come here......
Daddy, look at me......taken immediately after finding our little girl shaking the powder bottle all over.....now every time she sees it or even tries to get a hold of it she immediately starts shaking, hmmm, what a fast learner we are...
Our girl loving her books....
Our little conductor....she loves the Little Einstiens
Play date with cousin Aidan
First drink from a big girl cup...not one spill....
LaoLao (grandma) and Elysa sleeping on the way home from a big play date...
pushing her baby around.....
Big Girl...Moving to her own room...we celebrated with a stuffed animal and balloon. She sleeps so much better in her own room, and goes in on her own now, turns her music on, rings her good wishes chimes and says night-night to all her stuffed animal friends and friends and family in photo frames.
Not sure what we were thinking on this outfit...but like we say she could make a paper bag look good...
A girl and her dog.....
Opening her Chinese New Year Hong bao (good luck envelope)
Coins and dollars, oh my...SCORE!!
Visit with fellow "sister" JoJo before Chinese New Year Celebration....
I could not get both of them to look up at the same time with their beautiful smiles
What beautiful girls.....
She loved the celebration and the lion dance until they got to close
She loves to do the wheelbarrow walk
get that girl into tumbling...
First snowman and snow angel....
how can one little girl make such a big mess in so little time...she loves getting into the recycled paper bin....
discovered she can get herself into her baby stroller....
Our trendsetter in the making on her own runway...She can put these boots on by herself, so they have become her favorites.
