6 Months Home

It's hard to believe that 6 months have gone by since we brought Kora home from China.  Time goes by so fast.  But in another sense, it seems like she has always been one of the family.  For instance, we were at the opthamologist last week when the doctor asked us if we knew of any family history of reactions to anesthesia.  Jesse answered that he or his family has never had any problems.  Then of course we all laughed, but it shows how we think of Kora as just like our other children. 
 
Here's a few highlights of what's been happening with Kora over the last month or so.  She is now walking.  It took a while for her to get the confidence to try to walk on her own versus waiting for us to stand her up and let her go, but now she can stand up and walk on her own around the house before she sits down on her bottom.  She's been saying more words all the time.  She likes to imitate what others are saying.  My favorite is her "please"  because it sounds so cute.  Kora loves books and will pull them out all the time to look at them.  She now has 10 teeth.  2 top molars have come through and the bottom are also getting close.  She still loves trying to take whatever Megan and Jason are playing with and aggravating them in the process.  She also likes to tell them "no"  since they say the same to her.  Kora is definitely in the testing the limits phase.  Kora still loves to suck her right thumb.  Now she has started to rub her hair with the left hand at the same time, so she gets frustrated when she has a hood on. 
 
Kora tolerated wearing the eye patch pretty well, which surprised me.  When we went back to the opthamologist, it was determined she would need surgery to correct her eyes turning in.  The patching did help Kora use the left eye more, but her eyes still cross about the same.  So we scheduled surgery for June 6, but will continue to patch the right eye until then.   
 
Here is a video of Kora and Jason head-banging to music on Jesse's cell phone.  I think Jesse and the kids worked on teaching her that.  

 

 

I'm excited for summer to come so we can show Kora all the fun things to do outside. So far she enjoys going outside, but doesn't want to walk on the grass. She likes to swing and to pet our cat.  Here she is at the park for the first time.