Who is this girl??

I can't believe the progress that Miss A' has been making lately! When we met her for the first time, we were instantly in love. Her smile was infectious, and her giggle melted our hearts. She was pretty passive, though and didn't seem too interested in toys, moving around, or playing with other kiddo's. She also seemed happiest when she was lying on her back in her hotel crib staring at her fingers.....alone.

She, thankfully had been moved into a foster care center outside of her orphanage a few months before we arrived, and they had made great progress with her both socially and physically. Before her move, she was very resistant to human contact, among other things. She received regular meals, love, and care from ICC, and we will be forever grateful to them! If you are interested in finding out about their mission, you can google International China Concern. They are an amazing group of people!

Fast forward 1 1/2 months.....Anna is now "army crawling" everywhere, getting into a seated position from her tummy, rocking herself on all fours....close to crawling, is quite annoyed when we are not nearby and expresses it rather vocally, doesn't like to be in her crib because she is afraid she may miss something exciting, and loves to chuck her toys across the room for attention. She is also becoming quite obstinate about certain things, so it has been fun to see her personality come out. She is definitely a typical kiddo in a lot of ways :).

She is currently trying to get her 3 year old brother to play with her by rolling over next to him and kicking him. D' is surprisingly patient with her and just responds with, "bushi (no in Chinese) A'."....too cute!

Miss A' on "gotcha day."