Coming home with a 9 year old from orphanage life is sort of like coming home with a toddler, except they are taller and able to undo the childproof locks. The same curiosity is there. There are so many things she has not experienced and so much she wants to touch, feel, SMELL, etc. She smells everything and everyone. It is part of discovering her new world. She had no concept of "hot", or "sharp", so we have experienced some of this in the kitchen, but fortunately nothing too bad.
While we were in Bulgaria, our friend Maureen totally decorated Monika's bedroom. The first thing Monika had to say about that is that now she is a princess.
Sitting on her bed with her girly pajamas and princess crown.
More of her bedroom with "M" for Monika, the lighted flower lights and mirror. She loves her room and loves having the mirror to admire herself after she gets dressed each day.
She loves spending time with grandma & grandpa.
Her new bike!
Did I say this kid could eat ??? I really have never seen anything like it. She LOVES food. She has gained 10 pounds since leaving the hospital and still is only on the 5th percentile for weight and BMI, on the 25th percentile for height. She does not care for American fast food......could totally live without hamburgers, fries, chicken nuggets and macaroni. But LOVES salad, vegetables meat, and will eat an adult sized serving of pretty much everything. She is not crazy about most sweets but does like some chocolate here and there.
This is a picture of a salad made by Monika. I let her put whatever she wanted in it. She had lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, peas, corn, olives, egg, and feta. Yes.....she did eat the whole thing then ate all of her dinner.
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