What a great weekend we had! We had Bethany's birthday party Saturday afternoon. It was a "2" Princess party, because she is of course, a little princess, and she looked the part. She was so cute and she just really enjoyed herself. As I mentioned earlier, we kept it VERY small with just a few family and friends so that she wouldn't feel overwhelmed. She did so well – we were worried about how she would sleep after such a "stimulating" day, but she did fine. We relaxed the rules around here just a little since it was her b-day weekend – she stayed up til 10:00 Saturday night playing with her new toys and she only ate cheese puffs and cake for lunch and dinner Saturday. Cheese puffs are her favorite food – hands down – so we decided to let her eat cheese puffs until she couldn't eat anymore. And she did. J Since Sunday was her birthday, we kept it kind of quiet with just the 3 of us Sunday afternoon – definitely lots more cheese puffs, since it was officially her birthday. We did finally make it to church Sunday. It was so good to be back! We enjoyed getting to see close friends and letting Bethany meet them. She was so good in church. We were prepared to have to get up and take her out after a few minutes of being there, but we all stayed the whole time. She got a little rowdy a few times, but we got her calmed down with her snacks. We thought she did so well to have never been in a situation like that. We didn't know how she would sleep Sunday night after such a big weekend, but again, she was fine. We are so relieved – we can finally start getting out and about a little more and seeing new people. New to her anyway. We think she's finally starting to feel a little more settled and safe, and that's a wonderful thing. She's meeting my aunts and uncles on my Dad's side of the family tomorrow. We're going to my parents, and we'll stay as long as she is okay. I'm looking forward to seeing all of them and hope we get to stay for awhile. Back to her party, she got all kinds of new toys and things, and we'll post some extra pictures of her playing with her new toys.
To anyone reading who has met Bethany, or who will meet Bethany soon, please understand that she doesn't intend to be ugly when she doesn't want to be touched or held. She really is not a mean or bratty child; she's just been through so much and she's getting adjusted to meeting new people. When we first got her, she would go to anybody – a perfect stranger on the street she was fine with. She has been passed around so much, so she was used to going to anyone. She literally would have gone to a stranger on the street and not blinked an eye. Even after we got home, she went to strangers (strangers to her, family and friends to us) way too easily. Now that she has adjusted to having the same "caretakers" consistently, she doesn't want to be touched or held by anyone she doesn't know. She eventually warms up and will go to family and friends, but it just takes her a little while. And we don't rush her, because she needs to be comfortable. Anyway, we don't want anyone to think that she's being bratty because she is an incredibly sweet child – she's just been through more than any of us can imagine, so please give her a little time. She'll love you eventually. She finally loves us. J Just wanted to offer an explanation in case you see us out and she won't have anything to do with you.
Something I just learned: we have "Comments" on our blog. I didn't know this until last night, so for all of you who have commented and not received a reply from me, SORRY! I didn't know they were there. I did stay up late last night and read everyone one of them going all the way back to when we were in China.
Gonna run for now. A certain little girl took a very short nap today, and she is getting more contrary by the minute. Thanks to all for reading and a reminder that we have tube surgery next Monday, so we appreciate your prayers for our little sugar baby!
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