One week home: Changes

Laikyn has now been home for a week now and is settling in very well. When we first arrived home, she was scared to leave the living room. I think a
3000 sq ft home would be overwhelming after living in an orphanage and cramped hotel room. Now she is running room to room so fast that we have to watch her constantly. She was also very leery of new people at first and now she is much less hesitant and waves at most everyone. She is even letting some people pick her up. The first couple of days, were spent recovering from jet lag, unpacking and grocery shopping. We found that shopping with three is much more challenging, but I guess being so tired you can't see straight doesn't help. About the third day home, we went shoe shopping for her first pair of tennis shoes. She spotted some baby twinkle toes Sketchers and grabbed them. She cried hysterically when I took them off to try some others. They ended up being the best fit, so we let her have her way. I guess I should have listened to her this time. She was very funny trying to high step through the grass in them... I'm sure she has never experienced grass in the concrete jungle of China. We also made our first trip to the church. Daddy and Jilli took her to the nursery while I went to choir. She loved it. I think we will stay with her the first couple of Sundays and then I believe she will be fine. L also had her first Vastwood Park experience. She loved it until I was brave enough to take her and the dog together one night. She was happy until we got halfway around and then she screamed like I was torturing her. Way worse than our gotcha day. LOL!! The biggest change she has made is her reaction to Halli...She is starting to pet her and want to hold her leash when we walk. Tonight she learned to love frozen yogurt. We had to go shop for a new dishwasher today and made an Orange Leaf stop afterward. I didnt expect her to like it since she didn't in China, but she gobbled up Robs banana cheesecake. Another thing she is doing is beginning to accept laying in her crib and getting herself to sleep. She's only been doing it at nap time, but tonight she did it at bedtime. I love watching her grow and change each day! It's amazing that I already know her so well in just a few weeks.