January 9th, 2008

Hello everyone, I know you all want to see pictures. I will try to post some tomorrow. Things are going good. Samantha asked me to read to her today. She has not been cooperative about me reading books to her. So, that is progress. She let's me hug her and does not push me away now. But does not really hug me back. The little stinker will write I love Ben, I love Daddy, I love Rachael. I love Andy, she even writes I love Jake (the dog). Then she shows it to me. I just pretend that I don't notice that my name is not included. And compliment her on her handwriting. I still hug her and tell her that I love her. She has asked me to sit by her a couple of times. She waits for me when we are walking and her and Jake get too far ahead. She eats constently, she has gained 4 lbs, since she arrived in the US on the 23rd of December. She likes spagetti, hamburgers, toasted cheese sandwiches. Tonight we had chicken breast, creasant rolls and green beans. She ate a whole chicken breast, some green beans and 1 and 1/2 creasent rolls. Since she is still underweight for her height I am glad that she is eating so good and putting on weight. Tonight we got the silly string out and sprayed daddy with it. At first she was not to sure if this was really fun but she got into it after a few minutes. Of course then we had to do some major vaccuuming, but we had fun. Please continue to pray that we will be able to get through the wall that she has put up, especially concerning me. Also pray that we will have wisdom concerning her schooling. When to start her and where etc. Thank you all so much. Your friend, Anita