Hope Update

Hope has been home with us just over three months.  While she has made some huge steps but she has also regressed a bit and started acting out the last week or so.  Her English is amazing, she learns several new words a day and uses them.  She is now putting together three words at a time.  Tonight she said " Mom up please".  As the English grows she is also making her needs known using her new words.  She is learning colors, shapes and letters.  She sings the alphabet and twinkle star.  She can almost count to five.  She has mastered her basic farm animal sounds and it's so cute to hear her make the sounds.  Potty training has been an up and down battle.  She will go every time you place her on the potty but forgets to tell us most times.  Or she does the opposite while we are out, she asks for us to take her several times not going  at all.  We are not putting any pressure on her about it and are hoping that she makes it over the hurdle soon.  Sleep has been far the hardest part so far.  She still is having issues sleeping and still waking up with night terrors almost nightly.  She wakes up and wants to get in bed with us and so we move her to our bed and she moves all over, hitting her head on our headboard. Her bonding/attachment with Steve has improved but we have days we are back to square one.  She is definitely more comfortable with him now.  She loves her siblings and they lover her.  She goes to each of them freely and loves to hug them.  She's probably still is closest to Chase as he's always picking her up.  She started daycare about four weeks ago and has been doing great.  She waves at me as I leave.  She really enjoys playing with the other kids.  Here are a few of the pictures I took of her before church on Sunday.  She doesn't sit still long so I had to be quick.