Whew!!!! The time has flown by and Rhylan has changed and grown SO much! She has gained about 5 pounds and grown about 3 cm in length!! She now identifies many objects as "hers" and will greatly object if you try to take it away Ha!! She is quick to scold and pout her lips at you if something doesn't please her. She makes sure to greet every member of the family in the morning and if you fail to notice her she will shout until she gains your attention and then beam her beautiful smile your way!!! In addition to high fives she likes to bump fist (a greeting her brothers and sister taught her.) If she's in the mood, she will now also give kisses, it's the sweetest!! She now walks very well and sometimes "runs" to keep up with her siblings, babbles and says words like; dog, cow, don't, hot, duck, mama, dada, yes, look, knows where her ears, nose, and belly are, and takes great care of her baby dolls (she will bounce it up and down, kiss it, and even gave it a drink from her bottle, soooo adorable!!) She loves, loves books and seems to prefer books on animals. She has had her nails painted by her sister, had popcorn and took over the bowl, and her first photo shoot at Edda's. We had her outside on one of the beautiful warmer days and she got to experience the trampoline, which she LOVED too! She now stands at the window and points and yells because she wants to go outside and play on it! She still loves cell phones and all electronics and you should see her little fingers run over the screen!! Her brothers run to higher ground as she comes near and starts demanding their i-pods, i-pads, etc. funny sight!! I still at times am amazed that she is here and I always look over her crib at night with thankful thoughts to my Heavenly Father and her birth mother. Not a day goes by, that I do not think of her "China mom" and the sacrifices she made twice to choose life for her child; first by giving birth and second when she left her, for reasons we do not know, at a location where she would be found and cared for. I do not judge her for I have never been in her "shoes" and had to walk that path, but I hurt for her and pray many times for her that she may have peace. Rhylan is SO cherished, loved, and adored and AT HOME!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!! Every good and perfect gift comes from above. James 1:17
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| Rhylan squeals with delight when her brothers push her in the car |
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| Our little angel |
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| The famous "Rhylan lip pout" |
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| Feeding her baby a bottle |
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