Here I am again- way behind on updating the blog. I missed our big 6 month home milestone, so I'm checking in at #7 now! Life is busy with a very active toddler- she is keeping me on my toes daily! How has it been 7 months already? We are over half way to the year mark. July 31 we celebrated 1 year since the day Ryah was forever declared a part of our family. So many fond memories of our time in Ethiopia a year ago. Just so you can see the difference a year makes, the first picture was July of last year, and the second was taken a few days ago. This little girl has grown by leaps and bounds! And can we talk about how much just her hair has grown??! Girl has got some beautiful curls!
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| July 2013 |
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We have seen so much growth over the last two months
especially, after our decision to go back into the cocoon for a
season. Hubs and I both feel like we've made some great
strides with bonding, both individually and as a family unit.
We will start venturing back out to events soon and see how
she responds,but I feel like this time around will be different.
This will always be something we work on as we reassure
Ryah that we are forever and aren't going anywhere. Her
newest phrase is "right back" and it is adorable watching her
hold her little finger up and either make sure we are coming
right back or her telling us that she will be right back.
Highlights from the last few months are building her
vocabulary, her first trip to the zoo, potty training,
strawberry picking for the first time,
our first family pictures,(find a sneak peak on FB) and we
also recently had her evaluated for speech therapy and it
looks like we will be starting with that soon. So even though
I haven't found the time to blog regularly, life is still going on
over here! I hope that now that we are getting into a groove I
can make this more of a habit so we will have it to look back
on as she grows. Thanks for keeping up with us if you still
check this little blog! Find me on Instagram and Facebook to
get more regular updates. I'll leave you with a few recent
pictures!
Tucker bonding
Loving the strawberries
Summer fun!
Meeting new baby cousin, Wavorly!
Happy 4th of July!
First taste of watermelon!
Chillin' at the zoo
