We have now been home from China for six week and have had Melanie for eight weeks!!!
As of August 8, 2013...Melanie is now officially bonded/attached with me and Jason!!! Praises for the answered prayer!!! It only took seven weeks (from the day we got her). Yes, the separation anxiety has begun. I know that it seems REALLY strange why I would be happy for Melanie to have separation anxiety when away from either me or Jason...but trust me this is a good thing! It is one of those "adoption" things. So now we just have to work on her feeling safe with those who will be babysitting from time to time...like "G". I have to say, "G" is taking this separation anxiety thing hard. She just wants Melanie to love her...like Cohen loves her so much! It is getting better every time we go to G's house.
Over the last two weeks we have found out a few things about our little Melanie. Her palate repair has been scheduled for this Fall! We really like her plastic surgeon. He has a great reputation and is a perfectionist. Love it! We also found out that Melanie failed her hearing test. This makes so much sense as to why she says words the way she does. The theory is that she has fluid build up in her ears, which is normal for a cleft palate child. So when she hears words, they sound like they are under water. When she tries to says words, in English, they sound like they are underwater. Another praise...I emailed Melanie's plastic surgeon about a referral for an ENT and one that could do tubes in the ears at the same time as the palate repair. So we love our plastic surgeon! Not only are they going to do the tubes in the ear and palate repair at the same time, they set up our appointment with the ENT. Can I just say great customer service? Love that office!
So Melanie is now liking cold items like ice cream/frozen yogurt. We have tried to give Melanie ice cream a few times. She cannot stand the coldness on the roof of her mouth. Today, we went to Sweet Ce Ce's and she loved it!
This past week, the Hendersonville Life magazine released my adoption article. It was a VERY short version of the two separate articles I wrote for Gallatin Life. The follow-up to the Gallatin Life article should be out in September. It has been so exciting to have the opportunity to share our adoption stories and hopefully encourage other families pursing adoption.
Melanie is doing really well in her transition. I am learning how different boys and girls are in regards their emotions and the approach to instruction. Cohen has started 1st grade. He loves his teacher, and thinks she is cute. Eventhough he asks to be homeschooled again and that he does not like the rule at school where they cannot talk....he tells me everyday that his day was awesome! Our family is doing really well in the adjustments of our life right now....searching for a new church home, having a new addition to the family, and no longer homeschooling. We truly feel blessed by God and are very thankful for our adoption experience. He has been our rock and strength to get us through it all!!!
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