In just a few hours Mengdi's father will meet us and we will experience Christmas in the East as he comes bearing many gifts. Including an authentic Chinese outfit for Emeline. We are looking forward to his visit and the Lord has provided a translator for free.
Emeline is such a wonderful baby --we just marvel at her every day. She mimics the things that she sees me doing. If I lean against the elevator wall, I look down and she is leaning against the elevator wall. Last night I rocked her to sleep in my arms and when I layed her down she of course woke up. So I set her in the middle of the bed with her bear and next thing I know she is rocking her bear the same way that I rocked her. Such a precious child! Fifteen minutes later she had fallen asleep sitting up so I laid her down and she slept through the night.
Because of her cleft palate, we were worried about her speech--but all seems well. She repeats many things and has already learned the English words for many things. She can say MaMa and PaPa, Emeline, hello, ball, dolly and attempts to say her sisters names. She is a very smart girl. It is fun to watch her interact with us and play with all of her toys. She has a wonderful habit of picking up all of her toys and putting them neatly away when she is done, including putting the blocks away in a straight neat line. She even likes pizza. Clearly, she was destined to be Eric's child.
One week down, less than one week until we board a plane and head for home. We miss Hana, Grace and Faith dearly and look forward to being home with them soon.
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