{ Our Brave Girl }

We have been with Olivia for nearly 3 weeks. What a brave girl she is.

Slowly letting us into her little heart and trusting us

more and more with each passing day.

Her beauty captivates me. Her eyes are the windows to her soul and once

she feels comfortable enough with me, I pray she lets me in.

She loves art, pretty bows and dresses.

Barbie dolls, braiding hair, lip gloss and

having me wash, dry and curl her hair.

Her laughter is contagious. She smiles all the time and seems to be happy in her new surroundings. I believe she was prepared for our arrival while she was in China.

She knew we were coming. She knew she would be leaving with us.

Her age has helped her understand what was going to happen.

She is my breath of fresh air.

She is sleeping through the night and wakes up calling for me.

When she doesn't know where I am in the house, she calls out for me.

It is the sweetest moment when she finds me.

She reaches out to take my hand, or gives me a hug,

she holds my hand tightly now when we walk and

closes her eyes as I pray over her at night. She is willing to do her work books I have for her and

seems eager to learn anything I try to show her. It is going so amazingly well.

I never imagined it would be like this.

She is going to start school and tutoring next week.

I know she is ready. She is confident and

I believe she knows I will always come back.

She understands much of

what we are saying and she expresses herself with no trouble.

She and Sophia have a bond.

They will sit by each other at school. The entire

class is anxiously waiting for her to attend and be

apart of their daily routine. I am

scared to let her go so soon but yet I can see

that she is ready to fly. Just not too far my love,

but I will give you your chance to finally blossom.

She is sure of herself. She proves that to me. She is a smart, wise child that

has seen more than I probably can handle hearing. In time, I know

that she will share it with me, at least I hope so.

The boys are completely smitten with her.

We leave in three weeks for our two week trip to Maui.

I know that it will be a huge bonding time for our family.

I can hardly wait. Livi is our last dream come true

and I still need to pinch myself every morning when I wake up.

I can hardly believe

that we are all finally together.