Ruby and Daddy chill'n with Macea...aka Mimi
The parents.....it's nice to have someone in the house thatcan take photos of us!
Daddy with RubyMike and I can't believe we've been a family for four months already. Fall is here and we are already looking forward to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Rubys' BD, Christmas and the New Year!
We reached a couple of milestones this week. Ruby's behavior and emotions have finally become more consistently positive. We only had two small behavior issues this week. This is amazing! Usually she has a couple of good days mixed in with some OK and 3 -4 challenging days. Mike and I have been praising her left and right for doing such a good job at expressing her emotions appropriately. We are so proud of her. This is a huge accomplishment and I we can tell she is trying hard. Ruby even went so far this week to admit that she hasn't been very nice sometimes to us and that she can do better. Another milestone includes Ruby saying sorry to me. She has only said sorry after poor behavior because Mike has asked her to. ...maybe one or two times before. Because it was the first time she said sorry on her own I broke down and cried (of course!). I let her know that it made me happy. She gave me a big smile and kiss on the cheek after I told her how proud I was of her. I hope it happens again :) Since that incident, our relationship seems to have taken a little step further. Our third milestone happened today. She wanted to know about the adoption process and hear our story of why, how and when we adopted. I was quite open and honest. She also shared some more of her story with me. Her younger foster sister entered the orphanage the same time. I hope to find where her sister was adopted...if yet. Ruby knew she was going to be adopted about 60 days before she came home...this is good because I thought they gave her less time. She didn't receive the care package though until the day before she came home....not a lot of time to process the photos we sent.
On another note - Ruby is starting to read basic level 1 and 2 books like "I am Sam". She also starts full school days maybe next week or the next.
2 comments:
Ruby is so cute and looks like she is adjusting so well. Congrats on the four month mark!
Your daughter is so lovely and she looks very happy and relaxed in the photos... you are clearly doing a great job!
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