Magic bus

Our little girl has taken another step forward. She now takes the bus to and from kindergarten. They pick her up in front of our house and drop her off at the neighbor’s driveway. I cannot tell you how brave this kid is. It seems totally unfathomable that only 10 weeks ago, she was still in an orphanage in central China, not knowing what to expect from the future. How could she possibly imagine that she would end up here with us. I’m still blown away…I know I’m repeating myself, but it all seems so surreal. If I get up during the night, I’ll go into her room and just watch her sleep. If her hand is out, I will hold it. We’ve wanted a child for so long that it is so hard to process that she is finally here.

She is such a trip. She is so excited to show us everything she did in school and what she has brought home. She keeps shoving 1 paper after another at us so fast you can hardly see what it is. She appears to be doing quite well at school…as well as I could expect which is kind of a stupid statement, because I had no idea what to expect. She made us both sit down to show us (she just points at each of us and then at a spot on the sofa.) Yesterday, her class had PE. Then she started this little exercise routine that they had oviously done in class. She made us stand, then proceeded to make us do it with her…she gets such a kick out of showing us stuff…even if it is just the Scholastic book order form!

The other day, as I turned down our street, I saw that she and mommy were outside. As soon as she saw the truckster, she started jumping, pointing and yelling “Daddy! Daddy!!” When I stepped out, she threw her arms around me and it was the greatest feeling in the world.

I wonder how she knew that was exactly what I needed.