July 13 - We've been a family for 8 weeks now. It's just incredible to us to see how much Maya has changed in such a short period of time. When we met her, she was an infant just learning to stand and rarely showing expression. Now, she's a happy, very active toddler that laughs frequently, makes lots of goofy expressions, waves at strangers & walks everywhere.
On July 4, we went to an FCCBC (Families with Children from China) BBQ event with my parents. There had to be 50 other adopted chinese kids there, of all ages. As there have been so few adoptions lately, Maya was the youngest but it was still great to see such a big & friendly group. While there, we put Maya in a swimsuit and ran her through the waterpark sprayers. We weren't sure how she's respond but she loved it! I think we're going to have to spend some time at the Granville Island kids water park this summer.
Maya picked up toy cell phone in store last week, held it to her ear and said 'hi?'. Now, she uses anything rectangular-ish as a cell phone. She even holds my slipper up to her ear and says 'hi?'. How cute is that?!
New things she's done the past few weeks:
-climbed 2-3 stairs - up & down
-started chasing mommy around the house, laughing histerically
-giving kisses
-almost makes animal sounds (mmmm for moo, kak for quack, buh for baa)
-knows & returns sign language: tickle, more, milk, eat, done, all gone (thanks to gramps)
-signs she understands but doesn't give back yet: up, bed time,
-flips over to come down off stairs, couch & bed
-started eating pureed apples
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