Reese continues to go to bed w/o a meltdown--not even a cry now. She also had an allergist appointment today. We were gone from 1:00-4:00. So, no nap and she did great. Never once did she whine or cry, only a flinch at the 2 vial blood test. By dinnertime, you could tell she was tired and getting a bit cranky. She was sleeping tonight by 7:45. We won’t know the results of the allergy test for another 8 days or so.
Niko continues to be a sweet, sweet boy. I’ve never seen him give so many kisses before. He only sucks his fingers at naptime/bedtime now for a short bit, not nearly as much as he did that first week. He lets us rock him now, but when laid down he still continues to rock himself to sleep. Never cries still. He’s a very happy boy.
They both have started repeating some words we say, but not many English words yet. Reese is working on potty training. Niko is comfortable sitting there, but I feel he still doesn’t quite know what it’s about.
We’ve gone to several restaurants since we’ve been home and only once did Reese have a semi-meltdown (she had no nap that day). We just took her out to the car and said she has to behave before we can go back in. She agreed and the rest of dinner went fairly well after that.
They are both more comfortable in the pool. Seem to really be enjoying it. Especially going up, up and then under water. I feel we’ve been very lucky. They really are well-behaved children overall. The orphanage did a great job at teaching them how to put away toys and brush their teeth and pretty much listen to commands like don’t touch that or don’t do that, be calm/quiet, etc... Reese still loves to yell at her brother and tell on him. :-)
So, just an update, but they are progressing very well. We do wish Reese would start speaking more or learn her A,B,C’s, but I guess we’ve only been home 11 days.
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I think they are doing just fine for 11 days...Reese says some important words and as for her ABC's, honestly she knows more than most 3 yr olds....she's doing just fine...kids are like sponges and when it starts soaking up, it will hit you like a water balloon....
Agreeing with Pat -- all of a sudden it will come like a tidalwave! A couple toy suggestions to help...
1) look for fridge phonics by leapfrog. very cool.
2) leapfrog also has a ball that spins and sings the ABCs and a worm that you can pull and it sings OR you can push the letters.
Anything that sings the ABCs really is great. Or counts. T loves the music and so she likes singing it too! I also bought a DVD from Amazon by Brainy Baby something about ABCs.
We actually have the Leap Frog pull worm and a computer Dr. Seuss ABC game. Both sing the song and they love it. I often sing it to them at bed time.
Thanks!
Sounds like things are going very well for you. It is amazing how quickly Reese and Niko will learn once they get more acquainted. Around 3 or 4 months home they will begin to lose their Russian and by 6 or 7 months it will be hard to remember what life was like when they first came home. We too wanted to ensure our daughter progressed, but it is sad when they lose a piece of who they are when they first come home. Please e-mail if you ever need anything!
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