Getting to know you...

Our first day home we spent lots of time with the boys playing with Anna and showing her all of her new toys and her new home. She was fascinated with everything and quickly absorbs her surroundings. Our wonderful neighbors, John and Elizabeth, brought their kids, Dylan and Elise, down to meet Anna that afternoon. Elise was also adopted from China and was born 20 days after Anna!! They are very cute together and we hope they will be fast friends. They brought her the most beautiful bouquet of ballons that absolutely fascinated her. She played with them for days.

Spencer and Kent wearing their "ge-ge" shirts from Guangzhou.

Anna is a very quick study and very smart. Her ability to adapt and learn has amazed us. She is also very smart at "working the deal" to get her way. At this point, she continues to throw tantrums but we are excited about getting her on a schedule. Also, she had an ear infection (as we thought the entire time we were in China but the doctors there said she had wax buildup but no infection). She was put on antibiotics once we got her to our pediatrician and that significantly helped reduce the crying and screaming. That poor child was teething and had an ear infection while going through this transition!!