Friday, September 18, 2009

18 months old


Our precious Morgan SeonAh is 18 months old today and we continue to be amazed at the progress she is making. She jabbers all day long...would LOVE to know what she's actually saying, since clearly, it's very important for her to get it all out! She is able to say, "hello," "bye-bye," "night-night," "milk," "yes," "no," "I do," "thank you," and of course, "mama" and "dada." She likes to "woof woof," whenever she sees a doggie and she likes to give all of her stuffed animals and baby dolls kisses. So sweet. Her facial expressions are classic and her dance moves are really coming along. :)

Attachment-wise, she is doing great! She clings to mama more when she is upset or hurt and she lights up when daddy comes home after work every evening - she's always there at the top of the stairs to tell him "hi dada" with a smile and then requests, "up" so that she can be happy in his arms. She also gives her big sis hugs and kisses spontaneously throughout the day. Sharing is happening more frequently and they really are developing that sisterly bond. Some afternoons, I find them playing together in Sophie's room cracking each other up...just warms my heart.

What in the world did we ever do without our sweet Morgan?! It's like she's been with us always. God really did have the perfect plan for our family and we are grateful for our blessings every hour of every day. We are SO in love with little miss Morgan!







Thursday, September 3, 2009

2 Years Post-Finalization!

2 years ago, on August 31, 2007, we finalized Sophie's adoption. My, oh my, how fast 2 years fly! In honor of this special family day (we have a lot of those), I made bulgogi with rice, mandu (dumplings) and even found a mix to make our favorite Korean sweet-treat...hatteok! Add to the meal, kimchi and little yogurt drinks and our night was completely wonderful!

Our first attempt at making hatteok...tasted very much the same as it did from the vendors in Korea...
Little yogurt drinks...we had these every morning with breakfast at our hotel in Korea...
Sophie loves them!

We are so blessed to have her as a member of our family!