Anyway, it's been about a week I think since I wrote last. We've had a bunch of Anderson visitors - Mom, Dad, Jenny and Mariah. All were big hits, and Cora asks about them often, and wants to skype and say "hi" on the phone when she can. It is so so wonderful to have her meet her family. I think she thinks they are celebrities, after seeing all the pictures of them in the albums! We'll be going to Chetek on Friday I think, so she can see g'ma and g'pa's house, and do the lake stuff, and meet Kyle and Mike. Paul's coming in a few weeks, too!
Everything is just rollin' right along. We're staying busy with summer activities, and enjoying almost every minute! Cora just gets better and better about meeting new people, and also separating from James and I. She loves anything that involves her "listing" the family (like setting the table, one spot for each of us, and naming our spots). I think she is getting the family idea more, and certainly seems to love it! She does still have her moments, and her tantrums still come out once in a while. It usually involves me telling her no, or doing something she is not happy with. James tells her no, too - but when she melts down and gets really angry, it's almost always with me. But it only happens now maybe once every 3 days or so? So not much to complain about there. We still recognize that even though she seems like a VERY happy kid, there are still feelings in there that she can't express and she still has pain/anger/confusion about this new life. The language gets better every day, but there are limited things she can actually say, and she gets frustrated by that sometimes.
But yes, the comment from almost everyone she meets is how smiley and happy she is. We laugh a lot in the house, and she's certainly brought a new spark to us all.
Oh, she is on night number 3 of sleeping in her bed! We got a bed rail put up last night, after she fell out of bed 3 times the night before. So now we all sleep sound in our own beds. I really can't believe she transitioned that fast into her own room. I hardly slept the other night - mostly cause she was falling out of bed, and I was worried and listening for her all night. But knock on wood, she is doing amazing on that front.
I did register her for school today. We'll meet her teacher this week, and come up with some sort of "staged" approach. Likely starting around the 16th of September. Wish us luck on that! We think she's ready, though. She's smart (of course) and is good at standing in lines and sitting in circles. It's just the separation part that worries us. I'll keep you posted.
Pool tomorrow, since we are having a heat wave, and i think lunch with some friends. Have a good week!
Michelle
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