ALL IS WELL....

Sorry I haven't had a chance to post since we got home from Michigan. It has been a very busy couple of days! I will have more time to post later this week. When we returned home from Michigan, there were 113 email messages!! I have answered some of them, but please do not be too upset if I haven't replied to YOURS yet! And, the phone has been ringing off the hook here! So, please just give us a few days to settle in!!

I can share a few things with you....

When we first showed Haley her room (that she shares with her sisters Carli and Lauryn), we pointed to HER bed. She walked over to it and pointed to it, and then to herself....as if to ask "IS THIS MY BED?"!! When we shook our heads YES...she began to clap her hands and scream with excitement! Then, she began jumping up and down, and still clapping her hands! It actually brought a tear to my eye!! She was soooooooooo excited about her BED!!!

After we put the girls to bed last night, I checked on them several times. My last check at 12:00 p.m. found Carli and Lauryn sleeping, but Haley was wide awake playing with all of the stuffed animals and dolls that I had lined her bed with! STUPID ME!! I didn't even THINK about taking them off the bed before she went to sleep! She must have thought this was an open invitation to play in her bed all night!!

Today, we showed her the bicycle that we had for her (training wheels and all)! It was quite obvious that she has never ridden a bicycle, or even SEEN anybody ride one! She got on the bike BACKWARDS!! We of course laughed because it was pretty funny, but....she didn't like being laughed at! After she got done pouting, she got back on the bike and attempted to ride it, but.....she kept pushing backwards on the pedals instead of forward! But, that's okay! She's a fast learner, and I think she'll have it mastered in no time!

We went out to eat at the Chinese buffet tonight. She would have NOTHING to do with the Chinese food! She wanted chicken nuggets and french fries! And, then she tasted mom's sauteed shrimp and....had two big servings herself!! She really is a good eater, much to our surprise! But, she wants nothing to do with any Chinese food! I just think that is.......pretty odd!!!
Haley has her first doctor's appointment on Friday. I don't know if we will learn anything about her hearing impairment from that doctor's visit or not! But, I will surely keep you all informed about what we find out! I hope there is a way to have her hearing restored, but...honestly, she is just perfect the way she is!

Some of you have asked if we have had trouble communicating with Haley. I can tell you that it reminds us of our early days with Austin when he joined our family at age 6 from Russia! We didn't speak the same language, but...we found a way to communicate and we "understood" one another! This is much the same with Haley! She has already picked up on several "signs" and we are so proud of her! She is a very quick learner! So far, everything is going GREAT...much better than we had ever imagined!
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HALEY & LAURYN WITH GRANDMA MARY BEFORE WE LEFT MICHIGAN!!