Tuesday, March 20, 2007
6 months and 7 days
That is how long Jaiden has been a part of our lives and yet it seems like she's been here forever. She is the sunshine of our days and brings so much life into our dull routines.
The past 3 months have been just absolutely crazy. We arrived in Grand Forks on 11 Jan and have been locked tight ever since - no internet, no home, not much of anything but snow and more snow. The temps and the wind kept us inside yearning to be outside. Jaiden took her first steps in TLF (temporary living facility) and has grown so much in dialogue since leaving Germany. I would love to share some of her babbling but I swear she's speaking Chinese. She's gotten a pattern down now though - babble, babble, babble SCREAM babble, babble, babble SCREAM it's the funniest thing (the screams are a bit like a squeal but if it's possible to have a happy scream that would be what she's doing) She's certainly found her voice and seems to like it :)
I will try to post photos to update you. Jaiden was baptized this Sunday - in the room with her Granpa Klein who is about to go home soon. He has lung cancer and he's ready to go. It was an emotionally spent weekend to see him off and spend time with relatives we haven't seen in years. Jaiden just loved all the attention - except for Jared and cousin Casey who are both 5. She seems to have developed an allergic reaction to 5 year old boys. Everytime they would come close or touch her she squeals at them.
We now have a new house (closed on it last Monday) and have painted some of the rooms. Jaidens is now lime sherbert green - it looked more sage on the paint chip but the color is light and refreshing and stepping into her room will be like stepping into a spring day...which may not come here for a while. The temps dipped down to 7 degrees yesterday! Brrrr....the cold and the wind never let up here.
The past 3 months have been just absolutely crazy. We arrived in Grand Forks on 11 Jan and have been locked tight ever since - no internet, no home, not much of anything but snow and more snow. The temps and the wind kept us inside yearning to be outside. Jaiden took her first steps in TLF (temporary living facility) and has grown so much in dialogue since leaving Germany. I would love to share some of her babbling but I swear she's speaking Chinese. She's gotten a pattern down now though - babble, babble, babble SCREAM babble, babble, babble SCREAM it's the funniest thing (the screams are a bit like a squeal but if it's possible to have a happy scream that would be what she's doing) She's certainly found her voice and seems to like it :)
I will try to post photos to update you. Jaiden was baptized this Sunday - in the room with her Granpa Klein who is about to go home soon. He has lung cancer and he's ready to go. It was an emotionally spent weekend to see him off and spend time with relatives we haven't seen in years. Jaiden just loved all the attention - except for Jared and cousin Casey who are both 5. She seems to have developed an allergic reaction to 5 year old boys. Everytime they would come close or touch her she squeals at them.
We now have a new house (closed on it last Monday) and have painted some of the rooms. Jaidens is now lime sherbert green - it looked more sage on the paint chip but the color is light and refreshing and stepping into her room will be like stepping into a spring day...which may not come here for a while. The temps dipped down to 7 degrees yesterday! Brrrr....the cold and the wind never let up here.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Jaiden's First Steps
I don't know if I can get a video going or not just yet (we still don't have interenet yet) but just wanted to share that Jaiden is taking her first steps!!! She gets stronger and braver every day! Won't be long until she is running all over the place :)
Ok, I can't seem to be able to load photos right now and I have been in the library for about 3 hours so I need to get back to the kiddos. Thanks for visiting!
Ok, I can't seem to be able to load photos right now and I have been in the library for about 3 hours so I need to get back to the kiddos. Thanks for visiting!
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