Then
AND NOW
It's really, really, really so hard to fathom that our Jia has been home with us for two years! What an adventure. Phew. She is a total doll, an incredible ball of energy, really funny and quite clever. She is annoying, stubborn, cute, tenacious, sweet, anything but gentle and then as gentle as can be, she has huge empathy, loves playing games, is amazing at pretend anything, she's all about monsters right now, she likes puzzles and is starting to recognize her letters and numbers, she is starting to write her name and is still all about snowmen, she loves Toopy and Binoo, Minnie Mouse and Winnie the Pooh and gang. She is agile and can climb anything. She has dropped her naps and then crashes around dinner time. It's our guilty pleasure that when she falls asleep the four of us relax :) She has all four of us wrapped around all of her fingers. She loves to play with Fei and asks all the time if she can sleep in Fei's room (which we allow on the weekends) and she looks up to Lili and treasures any time that Lili attentions her. She calls Lili LeeLie. She is still in music class and although she won't sing in class she puts on shows for us and sings away, she starts her shows with 'Ladies and Gennlemen'. She is no where near ready to give up her night time bottle and although she'll go on the potty when put/dragged/cajoled there she has no interest in self directing herself there. She has attached to the small dog the girls gave her in China, his name is Tinkybell, she's also pretty fond of her pink fleecy. She just started highland dance classes and there is nothing cuter in this world than watching her in class doing little toe points with her arms up high. She is extremely proud to be dancing with Lili and Fei. I can't wait for the first show, exhibition or recital that they're all in together. Having Jia feels like a do-over sometimes and I'm trying hard to stay in the moment with her and just enjoy her. Not too concerned about milestones and development this time around. She is really tall for her age. People comment all the time about it and everyone is always shocked when we tell them her age. Three more months until she is three. We all love you Little Jia! I'm grateful everyday that you joined our family. She has asked for spaghetti tonight for dinner. I don't think she understands the celebration but all parties are good in Jia's opinion :)
