I can't believe that it has been six months since we brought Michell home to live with us. The time has gone by so quickly but at the same time I feel like she has been here forever. She came into our lives and into our family and quickly found her place in all of our hearts. We all love her so much. There were so many things that I worried about while we were waiting to bring her home. So many unknowns. I wondered how my big kids would act or if they would love her as much as i anticipated that i would. I wondered how Micah would handle having another little person running around the house. I wondered how my family would be with her, would they accept her as one of our own. Although i knew i would love her i didn't know if it would be different than the love i feel for my kids. All of those questions seem so silly now.
My kids were so accepting and they love her so much. Madeline (my emotional child) could not wait for her to come home and was already in love before she even met her. Mackenzie (my reserved child) held back her feelings until we came home with her and she finally knew she was part of our family and Mason (my stubborn yet go with the flow child) was just happy to be a big brother again after being the baby for so long.
They all love each other and it still warms my heart to see them all together. They laugh, play and fight just like true siblings but they all love each other very much and that makes me one proud mommy.
As far as everyone else, i don't know why i was even worried. They were all vested in this as much as us and they all love her to pieces!
Michell is doing great. The language difference I feared would be difficult to overcome has been completely non challenging. She has been here for six months and can pretty much say and understand anything in English. What I thought would take a long time has happened in a few short months. The problem now is not learning English but helping her remember her Spanish. She still talks to her mommy on the phone every few days. It is good for both of them. She has started asking to call her sometimes and we always let her. I know it makes her mom feel good to hear her and know she is ok and happy. She gets to talk to her extended family in Honduras at least once a month too. They are always excited to talk to her and she is excited to talk to them too. When she is playing around the house she has a pretend cell phone that she brought home from Honduras. She always walks around the house talking on it and she always pretends she is talking to her mom and her Abuela (grandma). It is really cute but makes me sad sometimes too. I know she must miss them.
She has had many first since coming home. We have gone to the zoo, she has gone go cart riding, and today she had her first haircut ever. She was so excited. She wanted to get it cut like Dora but her daddy did not approve so we compromised on about 4 inches. That's about how much it had grown in the last six months. She is still wearing size 3 - 4t clothes and size 7 or 8 shoes but i can tell she has gotten taller. The dress she wore to her interview in Honduras came well below her knee back then. She wore the same dress to church last Sunday and it was above her knees.
When she first came home she was so shy and unsure when meeting new people. I know it must have been really overwhelming to her. All these strangers around all of the time plus not being able to understand what they were trying to say to her. Well, she has gotten over that for sure. She hasn't met anyone she doesn't like and is more than happy to talk to anyone who will talk to her. She is a really good eater. She tries new things all of the time. She doesn't always like it but she will at least try things without making a fuss.
She loves to go shopping. She is always helpful around the house like picking up after herself and her messy brother. She is very much like her dad when it comes to her things. She likes them to be in order. It may be a mess to anyone else's eye but she knows exactly where she likes things to be and she will make sure they are put away like she wants. She has to basically make her bed before she gets into it at nap time and bedtime because she likes her sheet to be just right before she gets under it. She has the sweetest little voice and frequently walks up and hugs my legs and says "I love you too mommy" without me prompting it at all.
It has only been six months since she has been here but i feel liked i've loved her a lifetime already. I cant imagine our lives without her. She has completed our family in a way we didn't know was possible.
So i guess the most silly question in my head was if i would feel the same about her as i do my kids and the answer is simple.......she is my kid. The End :)
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