Hope has had much to work through during this transition time. She has a couple of years of conscious memories to process, and the sadness that she feels from missing those she left behind is quite evident. At times when she is really feeling down, she'll take out the photo album her nannies made for her, and look through the pictures, telling us all about the people in the pictures. Though we cannot understand her (due to the fact that she speaks Mandarin), we are still available to sit with her, listen to her talk, and hug her during her sadness.
This morning, she woke up very sad.
Very quiet.
Very down.
Hugging and snuggling didn't seem to help.
For one of Cherish's school activities, she had to make a cat using spaghetti, beans, etc. Both Andrew and Hope watched intently as the cat Cherish drew took on dimension. What began as a simple school project, became over an hour of intense creative time for Hope and Andrew. Hope quickly forgot all about what made her sad as she entered a time of imagination and creativity.
I am so thankful that Cherish, Hope, and Andrew are friends and are helping each other through this time of transition! It is a real blessing having them all so close in age.
❤
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So good that she has 'friends' in her siblings.
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