Wow how has it already been two months home yet feels like we have had our sweet baby forever, strange how time can be so conflicting. Lottie continues to amaze us, we are still in awe of her everyday. She is learning & growing right before our very eyes, it is a joy to watch.
Lottie has begun to use sign language to communicative with us, her open palate enables her from being able to produce words. Lottie picked up on signs immediately & was so proud to show off her skills. We began introducing signs during mealtime, therefore she learned "more", "eat", "bottle", "all done". She also learned to sign "Mama" & "Dada"-be still my heart it was the sweetest moment ever! Now her sign repertoire has over 20 different signs including "bear", "bath", "book" ,"& night night" She uses these signs spontaneously & with great accuracy during the day to express her wants & needs. It was apparent that she truly understood the signs one day after some blood work my sad & crying baby looked up at me pointed to the door and signed "all done" yes baby we all done!
Lottie is more toddler everyday! Its sad to say goodbye to the baby phase, but we were so happy that we got a glimpse of this phase since she was 18 months when we adopted her. We were so thankful for those precious weeks of pure baby bliss, something I as a Mama spent sleepless nights worrying that it may be too late to witness. Oh but Thank God he answered my prayers & I was able to share in these sweet baby moments. But now seeing her growth & toddler phase emerge it is so exciting! Lottie started to take some steps independently, she is very cautious but oh so proud of her accomplishments. She is "talking" & babbling all the time! In true toddler form, Lottie is into everything! She loves remote controllers, potted plants, iPhone, DVD players, glasses & mugs full of liquids and climbing the stairs when we aren't looking.
Lottie loves her toys & playroom! We notice she is less likely to entertain herself with touch, playing with magazines,or by just lying on the floor. Many of these were institutionalized behaviors and have definitely begun to subside if not completely disappear. Lottie loves all her toys but she loves her "Peek a Boo" bear, and actually signs bear when she wants him. She squeals in excitement when she lays eyes on him,she just adores this bear.
Personality wise Lottie continues to shine, she is a social butterfly & loves to be surrounded by people. Lottie loves to be out in public, & continues to light up a room, or Doctor's office, or even the checkout line at Target. After moments of meeting her people truly are in awe of her sweet loving personality. She melts hearts daily, & I just love her sweet disposition. Lottie has a feisty side, she is one tough cookie & when she is mad-let me tell you she is mad! It makes sense, she is a survivor & a fighter. This girl is strong!
Lottie continues to rock the sleeping thing-averaging 11-12 hours a night! Makes for really happy mornings for both Baby & Mama & Dada! She LOVES her room & her crib. We established a night time routine early on, and this girl gets it! She climbs the stairs and goes straight to the tub. She loves bath time! After lotion & PJ's its off to her Book Nook to read some bedtime stories. She toddles over signing "book book book". Meanwhile Mama or Dada turn on her music & light up turtle, and cozy up her blankets. After story time, she smiles ear to ear to see as we say "the stars came out for you tonight" (talking about the stars on her ceiling from he right up turtle) oh she giggles in excitement signs "night night" by putting her tiny hand to the side of her head, & practically dives into her crib. We won't hear a peep from her until we open the door in the morning, even if she is awake she just loves to lay with her stuffed animals. She is truly the sweetest thing! We love her more every single day!
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