It's already been One Month!

Two Aunties and a Nephew

Tuesday, Sept. 30th Christy was watching our grandson Micah while our son and daughter-in-law went for an ultrasound. They were checking the baby out and........finding out that we're having a GRANDDAUGHTER!!!! We didn't think it could actually happen....a girl being born into the Hammersley family! Needless to say we're very excited to have another girl in the family! She is due to arrive in February. Pretty soon there will be three girls running around the house. EEEEEKKKKK!

It's hard to believe that we have had Lily for one month already. She was placed into our arms in Nanjing China on September 1st, 2008! She has done so well it's hard to believe. This little one is so smart and quick to learn. She is one of those kids who just "gets it". Several times people, strangers, have said how obviously smart she is. She is incredible at communicating even though there is a language barrier. It's so cute so see her use all kinds of hand gestures to make sure we know what she is trying to say! and trust me, she makes sure you know what she's trying to say! especially if she's mad (which isn't very often but it's cute to see her insistence). Lily is such a happy little girl. She just seems to be so comfortable with us and she is becoming more and more affectionate. She often comes up to us and gives hugs and kisses, she kisses the dog, her dolls, our hands, etc. My favorite time is when either Christy or I have been gone for a little while, when we get home Lily gets so excited, she runs up to us and gives us big hugs and kisses. 

When we were in Guangzhou staying in the Westin Hotel we went to the play room on the 9th floor. We noticed that Lily liked to play with pretend plates and utenciles. This has continued here at home, so, yesterday we brought Emily's little pretend kitchen down stairs for Lily to have. As you can see she loves it! She played for quite some time just arranging the plates and cups, pretending she is feeding her doll, talking on the phone. Very Cute!