How Annie is adjusting... and First Day of School

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First Day of SchoolGardening with my teacher on the first day of school

We are all so happy to have this vibrant, beautiful little girl in our family. She is a total joy to be around. She loves her sisters and is having so much fun being part of our family. For the last couple of weeks, she would wait by the front door waiting for her sisters to come home from school. If they were later than 5:45, she would start asking for them. Sometimes she greeted them fully clothed and other days it was in the buff. But, no matter what she was wearing or not wearing, there were always squeals of delight. She is also starting to cuddle more with Patrick and will let him do things with her. When she is tired or hurting or just being crabby, it is only Mama who will do. But, now she is starting to hang with Mr P more often.

She had her first week of school last week and it went surprisingly well. We were concerned after the first day when we dropped her off and she had a total melt down as we walked out the door. Apparently, it only lasted for about 20 minutes. The next day, the fit was for 10 minutes and by Wednesday, we had complete turn around. Wednesday morning, Miss Tiffany her teacher called to her in Chinese to come over. Annie Fanghua ran over, motioned to be picked up, and then turned to us and said, "byebye Mama, byebye Baba." We are so blessed to have had a child who had been in preschool in China and to have a teacher here who took the time to learn a few phrases to make the transition easier. She finished the week off by an early dismissal on Friday and a picnic in Herman Park with the girls, including Mama and Mimi. She thought she was in heaven to eat fried chicken and get to run around and chase birds! We ended Friday by a trip to my dad's community garden plot where Miss Annie Fanghua got to pick veggies including her beloved green beans.

We have learned that this child is full of life and in excellent health. The only big transition issue has been that no one has ever told her "No". And if you tell her no or she does not get her way, she pitches a rip roaring temper tantrum that can last up to an hour. Hopefully, these will end soon.