short update

We have been home just under 5 months! It is hard to believe!  My posts have been off and on as i find very little time to write! 
So here we are and what Miss Chaltu is up to!  She continues to excel in school, math is her favorite subject and she is learning to read more and more everyday.  Homework use to take 2 hours as I had to read and explain what she had to do, now she does it without my completely!!  She has made a lot more friends and has finally come out of her shell at school! Today we have our first all day play date!  She is really excited, as she is completely bored playing with me!

her language booms every week, she has lost most of her amharic, but still speaks her native language.  She now loves to wear her down (out fro style!)  She ran her first race last week and enjoyed it.  She gets in trouble as a normal 7 year old should!!

She is not sleeping in our bed anymore, although I now sleep in hers...baby steps!

She does not talk about her first family as much anymore, but is comfortable when she does.  She does not like to make decisions (what to eat, what show to watch, what dress to keep!) not sure if this is normal 7 year old behavior or not!

Eating- we have added pancakes, waffles and yogurt to the mix!  Mash potatoes are ok, but prefers boiled. 

I am not sure what else, while I am sure there is so much else!!  She is the light of our lives!!