I am so behind on my blog updates. I will try and give the short abridged version of the last few weeks.
At the end of September/early October, we celebrated the Chinese Autumn Moon (Lantern) Festival at a nearby farm. We were able to pick pumpkins from a real pumpkin patch and almost four weeks later, finally carved (or painted by Lacie) the pumpkins this evening. Euitag had never had his hands in a pumpkin before, let alone carved one. It was fun. Photos of the carving to come later as well as more from our Autumn moon festival. But here is a sampling:
Before we went, we had to prepare by making lighted lanterns for the lantern parade:
More of our month:
Euitag got his first mid term grades – he did awesome. He has great grades and we are very proud. He got an A+ in calculus and got A’s in US history and English. I think he got one “B”. He did not feel he was challenged enough so he dropped P.E. and took up Chemistry. I can only hope that at least one of my kids will study as hard as Euitag. Lacie is like me and John though – she talks “to much.” While she is very very smart, I do not know if her social life will take precedence over studies. We will see. I am still trying to figure out Paul – but I do know he is a quick study as we only have to show him something once and he remembers.
Paul is still only saying “Mama.” But his sign language is increasing all the time. That is if I know the word to tell him. He loves to wear shoes and can put them on and take them off. He can also put on his socks (sometimes with help.) Paul is also making attempts at dressing himself – and sometimes he is successful – but often times his pants end up on his head and his t-shirts around his waist. But at least he wants to do it. Since he wants to do most of what Lacie does, it does not surprise me that he wants to dress himself. Paul is a comforter – i.e. one day when Lacie was having a bad day and she was crying, he went over to her and embraced her and began to pat her back. It was just so sweet. I do have sweet kiddos. He is just overall a sweet sweet boy. He does have a wild side to him and I have scars to show for it – but I will brag about my scars someday – Tee Hee.
Lacie understands that she is from China. She has understood this for a while. It became more concrete as we prepared to get Paul from Korea. She was able to understand how we left to go to China to get her like we are going to Korea to get Paul. She knows that both countries are near each other and both are in Asia. However, there is no doubt in her mind that she is “from China and Paul and Euitag are from Kre-a.” The other day John and Euitag were putting Seaweed flakes in their rice. Lacie asked what that was and I told her it was seaweed. I told her that Korean’s eat seaweed in their rice and it is very good. I then asked he if she wanted some in her rice. She responded with, “But mommy, I am not Korean, I am Chinese.” Euitag laughed and I did too. It was priceless and I am proud that she really seems to have it. Ok Lacie that is a good reason not to eat seaweed in your rice. Tee Hee.
Lacie asks often if she can “keep” me, or John or Paul. We talk very often about how we are a forever family and that she will always be our baby girl – no matter what. Even during the weekend of her birthday we prayed for her birth mom, and we talk ALL the time about us going to China to get Lacie. So, last week, Lacie asked again, are you going to be my mommy forever? I said, “yes, forever.” She then said, “But what happens when another mommy comes along?” Hmmmm – “well, then that mommy is going to have to go find her own little girl because Lacie is my little girl and daddy’s little girl – forever, even when she is a big girl like mommy.” I wonder if this is just a question that adopted children have or if other kids wonder about how life fits together.
Well, and just two days ago, while at my office trick-or-treating Lacie met a co-worker who is pregnant. We talked about the baby in my co-workers belly. A little while later Lacie said to me, “well, I grew in your belly mommy.” Oh dear – while I feel like I carried her, I did not. So, I said, “no, you grew in your birth-mommy’s belly and then mommy and daddy came to China to get you.” I still need to remind her too that she grew in my heart, which is a very special place to grow.
I knew that questions and comments would eventually come – and so far so good – but what happens when she asked me something I just can’t answer? Ugh!
Ok – I am not really very caught up but this is a start . . . More blogging to go.
Vonda
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