So Jaden will be turning 13 months old in a few days. She is getting so big and doing so well! It is hard to believe that we have had her for 4 months now. Somedays it feels like we just got her and other days it feels like she has been with us forever. She brings so much joy and happiness to our lives and our families lives. I could not imagine our life without her. I catch myself forgetting she is adopted. I will say little things like she gets her allergies from Rusty and such and such. I could not have loved a biological child anymore than I love her. She is no less a member of our family than her cousins. Just because our blood does not run through her veins does not make her any less a family member. She is our daughter and we love her more than we could imagine possible!
Ok enough mushy stuff. I know ya'll want to know how Jaden is doing. Well she is now running! It was so much easier when she was just crawling. I know the dogs liked it much better before she was walking. She had her 12 month check-up with the doctor and he was very impressed with her progress. In many cases children who are adopted have some delays. Not Jaden, she is ahead in everything! He was amazed by her. Rusty and I were just talking the other night about how lucky we were. We had no problems at all with Jaden except for sleeping and the only problem there is that she wants to sleep with us. In my opinion that is not even a problem! Her new word is more. If she wants more she will let you know. The other night Rusty let her have a bite of ice-cream and she kept saying more. I dont think Rusty got to eat any of his ice-cream.
She is taking her naps in her own crib. We had to buy her a new crib because we had one of the drop down cribs and we didn't want to chance anything with her! It has been nice having a break everyday while she sleeps. She is a velcro baby for sure but she has started playing by herself.
She loves Lancie, our big dog. They are always side by side! Lancie will not let you get close to her if she does not know you. She can bite Lancie's ears, climb on her and hit her and Lancie doesn't move. I am so thankful for this because I was worried about her. The other two dogs could really do without Jaden. Our littlest one will play with her if I am not looking. Gabbie on the other hand has nothing to do with her. I think it has something to do with the fact that Jaden hits her all the time.
She now has 8 teeth! She only eats table food which is a plus for us since we dont have to buy baby food! I had a sad moment this week when she ran out of formula. She no longer needs it but I feel like I am losing my baby. I even took pictures of the empty can! I know that is sad, but I only had a baby on formula for four months, most people get 12 months.
We get so many comments when we are out and about from people. They all say how beautiful she is. Then they want to hear her story and we have no problem telling people.
I still can't believe how blessed we are with her. I thank God everyday that we had to adopt to make our family. She has made our life all the more beautiful and special just being here!
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