What's really happening?

Some random thoughts about "the real deal" going on with our family right now:

This morning, while cuddling with Sophie and Katie in our bed (keep in mind, I'm not awake until halfway through my shower), Sophie starts saying "Josh-e Ni Ni". We're trying to tell her Josh is at school, not in bed.. is she upset with us that we can't understand her....now she looks sad.....then we realize she's saying "Nai Nai" which is what she calls her foster grandma....and then realize that she's saying "Jiangxi" (her province, which does sound kinda like Josh-e)...."Jiangxi Nai Nai"....she is missing her granny. :( The mama she's lived with for almost 7 years. Oh, baby. This is the FIRST we've seen of her being sad and missing her. Though it broke my heart for her I am really glad to see her missing her Nai Nai. I'm glad that she has loving feelings for her. We met Nai Nai 19 days ago and I got the feeling that they did really care for each other, even though Sophie waved goodbye without a tear then. My girl is SO BRAVE. Nineteen days ago seems like months right now to me....wonder how it feels to her. We just hugged her and within less than a minute she was saying "eat-a".

So our big doctor visit was today. Saw the pediatrician, had to take off all her clothes (she's so embarrassed!). We went to the bathroom for a urine sample and it turned into a huge giggle-fest! I'm getting pretty good at charades! I was showing her what we were going to do and she looked at me like:
WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT? She broke out into hysterical laughter! She laughed all the way through the whole thing! She could hardly pee, she was laughing so hard! By the time we were on to washing our hands, the laughter was finally diminished....But then when I put it in the little door she had to open it and check it out. She started laughing again. Then I showed her how there was another door on the outside of the bathroom, more laughing! What must she think!

She didn't like the flu shot she got. I was able to explain that the x-ray was like a camera, and showed her to stay still! She did great with that. She really protested about the bloodwork. Can't blame her. She knew that the poke was going to hurt...and they took something like 9 viles of blood. Katie and Zack had to help hold the tubes and hand them to the nurse. We saw our interpreter at homeschool choir and the first thing Sophie said was "hurt" (in Mandarin) and pointed to her arm from the shot. Another word to add to my list...a good one to know too.

Which brings me to tonight. I left to take Zack to piano lessons, and Sophie wanted to go with me, but needed to stay home to get ready for bed....she was upset and took a big and hit Katie with it, who of course screamed like she'd broken a bone! That was resolved rather quickly.Shawn said she really missed me! Then tonight at bedtime even more drama unfolded! Sophie wanted the bunny that she has grown quite attached to. Now understand that Katie has played with bunny in the past, when she was new, which was, hmmmm, probably 3 years ago. Bunny doesn't get much attention from Katie these days.....until now. We've had the girls "take turns" the past 2-3 nights and we thought that it was Sophie's turn again. So when Sophie asked for bunny, Daddy went to find it and gave it to her. Then the tears and crying began.....from the OTHER GIRL!! It took a good 10 minutes in the living room with Katie and then laying with her in bed to help her to calm down to be able to fall asleep. (While bunny was safe in the arms of Sophie, sound asleep.) The really ironic thing is I expected to console my crying newly adopted daughter......not Katie! But her world has been rocked! She loves her sister, is great at sharing most everything.... Bumps along the road....but all in all doing good!