UPDATE

Praise the Lord - it is amazing what a little love and affection can do to change the life of a child. Jenna is doing so well - she has her own little vocabulary, and just knows her way around. Of course, her big sissy has showed her the ropes. Madison said to me just a few weeks after we returned home from China "Mommy, how does Jenna know how to do everything already" - I had just said to the girls "let's get ready to go" and "go" to Jenna meant get her shoes on and that is just what she did. She is such a cutie pie, so happy and just full of life - nothing at all like she was when we first met her - we want to thank each and every one of you who prayed for our little angel - prayer is so powerful!

Just to give you an idea of the things this little 2.4 year old knows already: she can say her name "nenna" instead of Jenna but we know what she is saying; of course knows how to say "sissy, mommy, daddy, pappa, G-daddy, gamma, cole (cousin), corney (for Courtney her cousin), K-lyn and A-lie (for Kaitlin and Hailie her cousins). She also knows how to say, booboo, eat, hungry (her two favorite words with the exception of mommy) shoes, oline (for trampoline), potty, byebye, luv you (just melts my heart to her hear say those two words). And she copies any and everything we say and do. It is so cute sometimes to see her prop her feet up like her daddy does when he leans against the stove sometimes. She also tells us when it is "night night" time and when she wants her "milkmy".

We all just love her so much and to see Jenna and Madison together just warms our hearts. Madison has already decided she will one day adopt a little girlie - not sure from where but she definitely wants to adopt and is ready to go back and get more little girlies if God calls us take another journey. Madison has blossomed into such a wonderful big sister - We are so proud of her and how well she has adjusted to having a new little sister in the house. She is such a big help!

Feel free to view the updated photos of our girlies on the photobucket - I plan to post more soon.
Blessings, Teresa, Rick, Madison and Jenna