Another Day with Alexandra

Oh what a sweet day with Alexandra. She ran in when she saw we were there and never left us. We played outside with a beach ball for a good hour. She loved to bounce it like a basketball and kick it. She is very strong, I think we will have another soccer player on our hands! She also loved to jumprope. Ok, so her version is swinging the rope and jumping. She was so confident she was doing it, we just kept encouraging her. We ate lunch under the tree in the courtyard..she loves fruit and chips of any kind as well as cookies, juice and chocolate milk. She is not so fond of bread and cheese!

One of the things I know you are wondering is what language she speaks. She speaks Spanish and speaks and expresses herself very well! Luckily we have our friend Marissa with us who translates for us, but we are working on communicating on our own with her. We have the basics down...potty, food, drink, share, I love you...I am sure we will master more tomorrow! She can understand us and tries to communicate very well. I am sure we frustrate her at times, but we know God is the ultimate translator and He is working this out day by day!

Alexandra fell asleep on me today again and I just loved it. She let Papa feed her yogurt, which was precious. She played outside by herself with Becca, Drake and Luke for a good hour and had so much fun! She loves to be held by all of us and is consoled very easily with hugs. We definitely saw more of her stong will today than yesterday, but I know that is because she is feeling more comfortable with us. She can be very independent at times and is going to voice her opinion I am sure! Lucky for us, we have experience raising the strong willed child and wouldn't have it any other way!

We love her so and can't wait to bring her home with us...language barrier and all. Tonight as we were at the outdoor mall, we couldn't help but seeing all the things we wanted to do with her...bowling, movies, the kiddie playpark. It is going to be hard to take it slow so as not to overwhelm her.

I must say, the last couple of days have been a blur and we can feel all of your prayers. God has kept us strong and at peace and it just seems so natural. If we think about it too much, it seems sureal. It is so amazing to watch Him work this the way He is. It truly is a miracle! To Him be all the glory. Until tomorrow!