3 Weeks...

We were just saying last night that it's so hard to believe it's only been three weeks since we met Dang Hongyan.  She has been home with us for 10 days and already rockin' her routine.  Hongyan goes to bed (and to sleep) and gets up at the same time each day, sleeping through the entire night in her own bed.  We have our morning routine and activities throughout the day, then she knows when it is time for her bath, movie (while Mama cooks) and dinner. Hongyan is eating pretty much everything we eat now.  Some new favorites: salmon, kale, carrots, corn on the cob.

The english is coming along - she repeats most of what has been asking for things (banana, snack, juice) in english.  She wants to know what everything is and what it is for.  We've been out shopping a few times and she is very helpful - likes me to hand everything to her, tell her what it is for and put it in the cart for me.  She also likes to unload all the items on to the belt at the checkout.

Hongyan also likes to stash things - perhaps behavior remaining from her time in the orphanage.  I keep finding her things in drawers or tucked away somewhere.  She is also obsessed with what belongs to who and making sure she repeatedly identifies everything that is hers.  She is very proud to have her own things.   I was going to start back at the gym this week, but Hongyan is still a little bit clingy, which is fine.  She can be clingy for as long as she needs to be.

Now for some photos...from my Blackberry...I need to remember to keep my camera handy

Snake books...again!

What started out as organizing the storage containers...and has become a take them out and throw them back in the cabinet game...several times a day

Making music

Who needs toys when you have a laundry basket?