Our darling baby turned three years old on Tuesday, Feb 17th... how did that happen? It is the cruelest part of waiting so long for an adoption to go through! 14 months ago, when she was first placed in our arms, she was a baby of 1, like an infant!...soon she was two and now she is three...
She had her 3 year old checkup with the doctor yesterday and it was wonderful! She is 24 pounds and 34 inches...she has made the charts; the second percentile, but we will take it. The best news is that since both are on approximately the same curve, she is just considered to be both short and little...
Cecelia loved her birthday! We had most of her brothers and sisters over for supper and cake. She could BLOW out her candle! If you know anything about cleft- affected children this can send shivers up your spine! That made the day for me! She cut her own cake and LOVED her gifts!
You all know that Cecelia has a new little nephew whom she adores...well, Liam's mom and dad got Cecelia her own sling (an exact replica of baby Liam's) and a baby to go in it...she has slept with it since getting it! Cecelia also received wonderful gifts and cards from others. Thank you to all! Daddy also came home with a tiara and earrings to match! She was in little-girl heaven!Chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream rounded out a perfect evening!
Cecelia just loves baby Liam! Each morning begins with a "baby Liam" song...which has these lyrics...baby Liam, baby Liam, baby Liam, baby Liam...you get it! Her doll has been named baby Liam... the doll poops its diapers alot, is nursed, needs a new pacifier which has to be blue, has to be wrapped at all times, and likes to lay on his mama to go to sleep! The real baby Liam only lives three streets away so if we happen to drive by his house and don't stop, there are plenty of tears! If baby Liam is not here or we don't see him for a day, there are tears! If Cecelia doesn't get a chance to hold baby Liam there are tears! What love!!! Night ends with the baby Liam song too!
Cecelia was trying to nap the other day and baby Liam LOVED snuggling up to her and she to him...he was wide-eyed, yet contented to lay there for at least 20 minutes! For the record, she fell asleep, he didn't!
Each Sunday, for the past month, Cecelia and her friends have been having fashion shows...some for the public, but most for different area nursing homes. It has been so wonderful for all involved: the families, children, patients, friends... the girls enjoyed showing off their Chinese silks...a small bit of pride in their culture that will be important for them in the future!
Cecelia surprised us all with how "into" these shows she was! When Cecelia first came home from China I thought she was a shy little person, but the past few days have proved us wrong! She loved it and ate up the applause!
Cecelia is easy to find in these pictures...just look for the tiny girl with the big personality!
Enjoy the pics!
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