Wow, I can't believe it. Our little bird has been with us for six months today. Olivia speaks so much English, sometimes so fast we have a hard time understanding her. She seems to still have her Chinese language, but of course no one is conversing with her so its hard to know. She is hanging in there at school, making strides in baby steps... Livi is very happy most of the time, her struggles seem to come from not comprehending what something means or is and then she gets frustrated...all very normal, but she stills has a smile on her face. We are loving our little girl more every day.
Older child adoption is definitely not for the faint at heart. We imagine we are on the very good side of the spectrum, but it has not been easy...its very hard to explain, but its just a different dynamic and
we have had to take a step back and really THINK about our reactions to things and remember the things she doesn't know or understand. Sometimes Livi tries too hard to fit in, but that we understand. We are all learning together, patience and understanding.
We are very proud of our little girl and know she has come so far and lost so much.
We love you Olivia ZiJing!
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