There are not many English adjectives that start with K. If I knew more Russian I could probably come up with some good K adjectives that correctly described you. But you are definitely kissable and sometimes krazy so we'll just stick to those since that's the best I can do.
You have been home over FIVE months already!! We'll be celebrating your half birthday before you know it! And in that short time you have gone from a little baby to a cute little girl. You're walking - actually running, talking our ears off, and being plenty ornery. We find you all kinds of places that Addyson and Braden never thought of. Like in the drawers . . .
Karina - there are lots of things I want to remember about you at this age.
I don't want to forget my little moo cow. You love to hide in your hooded towel and we play peek-a-boo every night after your bath. You are the cutest horned moo cow I have ever seen and I love seeing your beautiful eyes poking out at me with your big smile and funny giggles. You love to lick the bubbles off your arms and drink bath water every night - silly girl - no matter how much I try to stop you.
You like to climb in and on anything. Oh boy - you keep me on my toes. I think you have Addyson's and Braden's guardian angels watching out for you too.
You finally decided that riding the horse was fun.
And you love reading.
Have I mentioned that you are so, so cute? When you wear your overalls and have your hair in piggy tails all I want to do is snuggle and kiss you all day long.
Addyson wonders why that special spray in the yellow bottle (water) doesn't make her hair curly. She thinks you have the cutest curls and like every girl she wants what she doesn't have. I'm sure someday you'll be trying to straighten your hair but for now we sure love all your curls!
Here you are ready for the first time mommy and daddy left you so we could go on a date. It was the beginning of May and you stayed with Grammy and Papa for a couple hours (with your brother and sister) and you did great. You had piggy along just in case. You are starting to stay in the nursery at church and getting used to that too.
Did I mention you're ornery? I caught you eating a piece of muddy cow poop that snuck it's way in on daddy's boot. You thought it was so yummy.
And you were not happy about me washing you up and taking away your snack.
You are constantly moving. Running and in cabinets and looking for trouble. You remove the registers on the floor vents and shut doors and hide things and throw them away. Oh goodness.
But you are so cute and give us the biggest sad eyes. You like to hide behind your hands but one eye always peeks out when you think you are in trouble. And you cry the biggest tears that I have ever seen. Mostly when you are mad. Because you don't have many sad cries, they usually just seem mad.
You are a sweet snuggler and we love holding you. Especially when you are sleeping.
You like being outside and going anywhere. You love to go do things and see people. You are so much more outgoing than your siblings were at your age so mommy has learned to chase you and try to keep up! I love that you are so friendly and unafraid of many things. But that you still melt into mama when you are unsure of people and things.
And that you love your daddy. He still makes you laugh and laugh. He taught you to give big hugs. You wrap your arms around us so tight and grunt. You also blow kisses and give good ones too. And like to give fist bumps and high-fives.
You try to do everything that Addyson and Braden do. You do not want to be left out. And you get mad if you are. You are starting to throw some good temper tantrums. It is pretty funny when you stomp your little feet and scream and we have to try not to laugh most of the time.
You love your puppy. It was one of your first words and you call him "puppa". We couldn't find him for a few days but when I showed him to you your eyes lit up and you gave him big hugs. He is usually tucked under your arm and you roam the house together looking for trouble. You take good care of him and pat him and talk to him. He is like your baby.
You love to have your puppy, your piggy, and your fleecy blanket. We think you are just really glad to have things that are yours. And soft things - because I don't think there were many of those at the orphanage. They would be hard to keep clean and not share lice and other yucky stuff with the other children. But whatever the reason, you love to snuggle with your soft things and it's pretty cute!
You are a mess. We were cracking up because you totally look like you have a mustache and beard!!! Thankfully it's just chocolate.
We made your first overnight trip for Great Grandma Dyck's funeral. You did really well but it was still tough and scary for you to spend the night somewhere different and we felt the effects for days afterwards. But considering everything you really did so, so awesome. You continue to amaze us.
You sure love your thumbs still. Either one will do.
And piggy too.
And your mama. We are best buds. And I love that. I love to hear you say mama. You even screamed it in your sleep the other night. I like knowing that even when you're not awake you know deep in your soul that I am here to take care of you and that you are loved. I'm so glad I get to love you like only a mama can.
You says lots of words - mama, dada, bottle, puppy, poopy, bye-bye, hi (you say this to random strangers all the time as we pass them in the store), please, mine, read, hot, teeth, moo, eat, snack, bath, papa, all done, all gone, love you, night-night. You understand so, so much and can respond with head nods. You have completely forgotten Russian. A few weeks after you were home you stopped dead in your tracks and would go to anyone who spoke Russian to you, but the other day several people spoke it to you and you were absolutely oblivious to what they were saying. I didn't think it would happen so fast but you don't even know what Nyet means.
Sweet Karina, we love you so much and can't really remember life without you. You make our family so much more awesome.
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