A WHOLE MONTH!

Well, a little time has passed since my last post. Thanks to all who keep checking. It is so hard to believe but Julianna has been with us a month already. Time has a way of disappearing on you. So much has happened since the first of December. So many firsts for her and us. She is an amazing little girl who has adapted so well. There have been so few tears. Recently, she has been pushing the limits a bit more and finally starting to get into a little trouble which is a good thing. It just means she feels at home and is becoming one of us. The other children in the house can certainly push the limits. We have also seen a little of her sense of humour peeking through as she kids around and gets a twinkle in her eye. Our first medical appointment is next week on Jan. 13th with Dr. Baxter at the international adoption clinic in Edmonton. This is mainly a time of consultation. We meet with her for an hour and then with the occupational therapist for an hour. Dr. Baxter will then refer us to the cleft lip and palate team. We hope it won't take too long to get into to see them. The sooner Julianna has her palate repaired the sooner we will know how delayed her speech is. Although at this point she doesn't have too much trouble letting you know what she wants. We have used a little sign language and some hand gestures to compliment our communication repetoire. I have some Christmas pictures to post. Will try later today.

This last picture is for folks who know my Mom and Dad. Over the holidays we played a lot of games, it was really too cold to do much else and between the cold outside and colds of the sick kind inside it was good entertainment. Uno, phase 10, pay day, and crokinole were favorites. Another given to us by our wonderful neighbors called Hedbanz was fun too and offered a good laugh just watching the people wearing the game required gear. This was so out of my father's comfort zone but he was a good sport and played. Hedbanz for those who don't know is a guessing game like 20 questions but you wear the clue you are guessing on your head so everyone else can see but you.

Yes their is a kid playing too on the other side of the table.