Week 3 of being home

Things just keep getting better & better!!! Its so hard to believe that my girl has only been with me for such a short period of time. She is FULL of smiles and giggles!! This week I really noticed changes in Channing. Before she would cry whenever someone would leave our house, and now she just gives her hugs and kisses and says "good bye". She would cry when people left because she has lost so many people this last bit, so she thought she would never see them again. Now she realizes that she will see these faces again. She also will get out of bed in the mornings and get ready for school like a big girl. Before it was a challenge to get her moving since she has no concept of time. So the routine is getting set now!! Also she is good with leaving school. Before she didnt want to leave as some of the kids would stay for the full day and she wanted to too. A major change that she did was when we were at my brothers and she was playing with Hunter and Iryland and it was getting late. She came upstairs and said to me "mommy lets go home".....my heart melted!!

Channing crusin on her new bike

You all know my girl is a "princess". When we were in China she got some stick on earings. So she would regularly put them on her ears. So Saturday we went shopping with Auntie Randee, Auntie Leissa, and cousin Kyle. We were sitting having lunch and we asked Channing if she wanted pretty earings too. She said "YES". I told her it would hurt for a few minutes, we would have to clean them lots, she couldnt change them for a long time...blah, blah, blah.....she still wanted them. The only way I would let her get them done is if they pierced them at the same time. We went and asked at a few places and finally found a good jewlery store that would do it. So Channing picked out her earings that she wanted, sat in the chair like a princess and next thing I knew it was done and there was no tears at all from her. She sat up, looked in the mirror and said "pretty". It was so cute!!! After she would show everyone her pretty ears!! Now every morning and night she says to me "mama clean my ears".

Her new earings!!

Hangin with cousin Kyle (who she loved and I think he loved her too!!)

On Sunday it was time to head to the lake. The summer season is now over and we have to get prepared for the winter. So the boat came out. It was sad as this was the only boat ride Channing got. The previous weekends the lake was too rough to take the boat out. The minute she stepped into the boat she giggles and squealed with Hunter. She LOVED it!!

My 1st boat ride on Gong Gong's boat!!! The life jacket was a little too big as I havent bought her one yet!!

Hunter at the wheel

Cruzin to the boat launch

This is FUN & COLD!!!

Channing at the wheel once we were on land

My one sport that Channing MUST take is swimming. So she started swimming lessons on Monday with Hunter and my friends daughter Quinn. They had a blast, but Channing cant touch the bottom of the pool where the lessons are.

Putting lotion on her face after swimming
(Look Auntie Tracey...these are the capris from you)

My brother and I took Hunter and Channing to the park one afternoon to feed the ducks. They were crazy!! I couldnt believe how close and agressive they were. At one point I had them pretty much attacking my bad of bread IN MY HANDS!!!

One afternoon while I was cleaning I came into the living room and found Channing sleeping like this. Must've been one hard day at school!!!

My PRINCESS!!!

This week Channing can now sing her whole ABC's and count to 14. She knows most of her colors and can speak EVERYTHING. She isnt talking much in Chinese, but is still singing a few songs from China. We went out for Chinese food one day and the man talked to her in Chinese. Channing walked away and didnt say a word to him.

Not sure when I will post pictures again. My daughter (A.K.A Fuji) has broken my camera. I have some great BUBBLE pictures on there from Auntie Lori's house...I will try and download them somehow. I do need to make my way to the camera store to buy a new one soon but I still havent gotten any EI (parental benefits), so its been tough having no paycheck for a few months now.

Week 4 update real soon!!!