October 5th marked six months with Vivien in our arms. How can it be? How have we not had her forever? It feels like she has always been ours. She is a straight-up toddler. Around August she started saying new words all the time. She would repeat words for us and also use them to express what she wanted or needed. Some are easier to understand than others, but I'm always pleased when I figure out the hard ones, and she is always happy when I understand her as well. In September I started keeping record of some of her words and phrases. A list: sit down, no, (yes still sounds like "ung"), hands, hug, eyes, head, mouth, nose, ears, teeth. At the beginning of September she said "Hot dog umm yum" and then opened her mouth. I thought this was a sentence, but Brent claims it wasn't because it doesn't have a verb. Then there was of course "cupcake" at Louise's birthday party. In Idaho we were bugging her with kisses and she said "Stop!" That one is not my favorite, but I usually just reply with "Can't stop, won't stop." When we first got home from Idaho she started saying "thank you" whenever we would give her something. It sounds like "do do." It's pretty adorable. She has learned how to express what she wants with words like: help, chips, apple (applesauce), juice, wah-wah (water), cookie. When she wants food she says "food" and then she puts her fingers to her mouth. That was a little sign I showed her early on when I would ask if she was hungry. She started asking "why," but that has not kept up. On October 3 she was playing with her Minnie doll and was frustrated with her bow. I didn't want to help her and then when she did get it on she said: "Yea, I did it!"
Probably one of my favorite words she says is when we are at the top of the stairs and she wants me to carry her, she will say "scoop." Which is what I say when I pick her up. She shimmies at me sideways, says scoop, and then I scoop her up. I love it.
She can sit and watch shows now. She couldn't really do that before. She LOVES Minnie Mouse. Like, is just crazy about her. She calls her "Min-min."
She has started getting a little sassier the longer she is here. Which means she feels secure and happy at home. She truly loves all of her people. She gets excited to see them and can pretty much say everyone's names. It's probably my favorite thing she does because it just shows how much she loves being a part of this family.
Vivi is sweet. She notices when people need extra love. She is adorable. She mimics everything her sister does. She loves music. She often tries to sing to songs she hears on the radio. She is growing. At six months home she had gained 2.5 pounds and grown 2 inches. And she can do a pretty mean somersault.
She is a miracle. Every day I acknowledge this. I get frustrated sometimes, yes, but I am quick to look at that sweet face and be reminded where she came from and where she could have been. And most of all I think of the person or maybe people who wish she was with them. I am beyond grateful that she is ours.
On her six month day Stella and Vivi were being extra adorable together. So I got out the good camera and took some pictures. I love these two.
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