William has now been in our arms for 7 months! Time has flown by. As you know, we moved back to Ohio a week or so after getting back from China, finally into our home a week into January and things have just been a bit crazy since then. :-)
So much has happened, so quite honestly I'm not sure where to start!
William has definitely adjusted well into our new home. We've got a great consistent routine going on which I know has helped him adjust that much more.
Some highlights so far have been first and foremost his 3rd birthday (May 31st)! We took him to get Chinese that evening, made him a cake and let him open a present from us, and then a week or so later we had a big birthday party with all our family. He had loads of fun playing on a couple small inflatables, in the pool and on the trampoline with cousins, lots of food and dessert - he definitely had a good time!!
Many ask us how his english is coming along and it's coming pretty well! He says 3-4 word sentences and occasionally even lengthier. His imitation speech is superb and copies words fairly well. He knows way more than 100 words now, so I've lost track.
Nursery rhymes and music are his favorite. Probably his favorite one is Humpty Dumpty (which he just recently drew a picture of! The very first recognizable picture he's ever drawn -- basically an oval with eyes and a mouth and sticks for legs protruding from the bottom..ha!).
He is still a jokester. He's constantly doing things to be funny, whether it's silly faces or funny gestures..he's a hoot!
He's been counting to 10 for the past few months and counts objects. He's getting much better with colors as well.
He's experienced so many firsts it's hard to keep track of! Remember him being unsure and scared of the pool in China?? Totally loves getting in one now! He's attended his first ball games, going to the zoo and seeing various animals for the first time, first time blowing out candles, first church services, first big family outings, first picnics, and the list goes on and on.
His attachment with all of us is strong. His attachment with Billy (Daddy) has improved so much since the last times I've posted! He loves his daddy. There is still some anxious attachment (having to know where I am at all times in the house - if he sees us get our shoes on or take them off he panics and makes sure his are on or off if ours are, etc). But outside of those things, he's doing as well as we could expect!
So much more to say, so I'll go ahead and split this update into two posts! I'll leave you with some recent pictures!
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