The Crew

The Crew
Christina, Matthew, Joshua and Katie Grace XiHua

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Back to Civil Affairs Office for Interviews Today.









Today has come so far. I can tell you how brave and wonderful our little Katie Grace Xi Hua is. She slept in bed with us, stuck to my side, and woke up frightened because I was in the bathroom and she didn’t see me right away so she cried and put on her shoes and grabbed her purse (she loves the purse I got her) and she went to the door of the hotel room. I’m not sure if she wanted to get out of here or didn’t want me to leave her! Bless her heart. She is afraid we will leave her wherever we go, can you just imagine?

But as the day has gone on, we have played and hugged, and we have seen lots of smiles. She seems more comfortable little by little. She still wont let Jacob hold her but allows him to help her with things. She is showing her independent side. When we go walk, ;she doesn’t really want to hold hands unless she is nervous. So I have to keep very near and and eye on her or tell her that we have to hold hands for safety. She holds her purse like a big girl and everyone comments on how absolutely cute she is and how she walks along like a big girl. She is tiny by the way, 2T clothes are falling off of her.

She watches and thinks about every detail of everything. She is detail oriented. When I do something. She will remember and do it the same way. She opens things and throws away the trash. When she plays she is very organized, lining up her color crayons and toys in a line and then putting them all back and closing containers. She can eat and hold utensils and doesn’t spill.

We are enjoying every minute with her and learning about her as she opens up!

Oh, and she also started talking some today when she was playing. Up until then, she has been silent.

We returned to the Civil Affairs Office for Interviews and completed the adoption. I thought she might cry when we returned there but she marched right in and it seemed not to phase her, thank you Lord!


8 comments:

  1. Oh Sweet Katie Grace !! I am just now getting caught up on your posts and am so happy everything is going well ! She is adorable !!!
    Maggie does the same thing with lining up all her crayons and toys and copying me too. Keep up the posts ! I am loving them. Congratulations and we are praying for you guys.

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  2. So glad things are going well! She is absolutely adorable! I'm sure she will start growing like a weed when you get her home...praying for you!

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  3. Love the picture of you two snuggled in and sleeping. Thanks for posting during such a busy time.

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  4. She is just so stinking cute. She remeinds of how Maya was, just so tiny and petite. I always feel so bad for the dads, luckily Maya always loved Joe but so many would not get near the men and would cry if they even looked at them or tried to touch them.

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  5. Thank you for sharing, Annie, as your journey unfolds. What an absolute little darling you have on your hands! She will fit into your family just fine! I bet your other kids will simply adore her.

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  6. So, Happy for your Family! Beautiful photos! Glad Christina is able to post on blog for you! Praying for a peaciful transition! Lots of Love, Sheri.

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  7. Thank you for posting and allowing us to be there "with you"!
    What a little sweetheart *melt*
    Love, Barb

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  8. Ashlyn does the same thing with putting things in order and cleaning up. It is a focus thing. When they focus so hard on fixing things they can block out other things. It is a safety mechanism that they have taught themselves. Ashlyn is actually doing it more now, as we watch her play and clean her room, than she has the entire year and a half that she has been home.

    They are so precious and have been through so much.

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