We traveled to Calgary this weekend to spend more time with our soon-to-be daughter, currently going by the name of Serenity. Our time with Serenity kicked off at a Church Christmas party with a dinner, program, and dance. The highlight was watching Serenity dance– the girl has rhythm and energy! I even had my first dance with her which was a great moment. She has really already formed a strong attachment to Daria which is so cute to watch. Saturday Serenity came over to spend time with the boys at my in-laws. Joshua’s characteristic instinct to love and protect has already kicked in and he has been so tender and loving about and with Serenity. She is a fun little girl who loves to laugh and play and has a good nature about her. Noah loved seeing another little person smaller then him. I’m looking forward to them having lots of playtime in the coming months and watching that relationship form. Today we spent another hour with Serenity and we learned some of her favourite foods and that she is a very good copycat right now. She copied nearly all of my hand movements and facial expressions. We’ve decided we are going to do baby sign language with her as she has lots to express but no vocabulary yet which is visibly frustrating her. It was a magical weekend that we couldn’t have orchestrated any better. She recognized us, started to call us by names, and gave us all oh so many hugs and goodbyes. I’m going to really miss her this week and can’t wait till we can take her home for good. I have no doubts about her place in our family.
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Congratulations…she will be a lucky little girl with a family who will not only love her to bits, but give her a happy secure home.
Love to all,
Auntie Anne
Nathan, my heart is practically bursting with joy for you right now. I can hear in your words how much this little girl means to you all ready, and I can imagine how happy she is going to be with you and your family. What a wonderful gift for all of you! Congratulations!
Regarding the baby sign language, we did that with Marcus with great success! I thought about going to a class or something, but one of my kind and generous Aunts gave me a sign language book and it was SO easy to learn and teach! It was fun for the older kids too, and Marcus was almost always able to tell us what he wanted. It was fantastic! SOme said it would hinder his speaking, but that wasn’t the case. He was an early talker and still goes on non-stop!
But enough about that – CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! I hope we get a chance to visit with you and your famioy sometime soon.
Love you!
Tonya
I’m so excited for you and Daria! Reading your blogs, makes my heart ache for you two. I want you to have her right now! Good luck with the rest of the adoption process.
Thank you both Auntie Anne and Tonya! Speaking of visiting I’m going to be in Van in March. Would love to see you!