Wonderful kiddos

Hi everyone. We are doing well. Joshua (Teddy) and Merry (Blessing) are wonderful additions to our family. We love them a lot. It is amazing how well they fit in with the family!
Merry has had bronchitis, and is on her second run of antibiotics for it - at this point, she has been on antibiotics more since she has been home than not. She had a siezure this week, so we called 999 (like 911, for Ireland), and they sent an ambulance. She stayed overnight in the hospital, but they don't really know what caused it. I am guessing that her poor little body is just really tired from all of the sickness, and general frailty. I really don't think she would have lived much longer in Liberia. You might pray for her that she keeps getting better.
We are learning more about how to feed her - we need to put everything through the blender, because she can't really chew. Her mouth does not work right, due to CP. She has put on a little weight, and looks a bit less like she is about to waste away - she has thighs now. Not big ones, but at least they aren't just sticks! She does talk a little, (pronunciation is a bit difficult due to CP) and she is very bright.
In the hospital, Lily had a book of pictures she was going through with her. She asked Merry "where's daddy?" merry took her finger and pointed to the photo of Daddy. Then she asked "where's mommy?" Merry turned around and gave her a big hug! (AWWW!) :)
She is definatly attaching well to her mommy.
When she first came to us, she would not cry when she hurt herself; we had to go over to her and show her that we were concerned that she had hurt herself. Now, when she bumps her head, she fusses, and comes over to someone for a hug. She also didn't used to come for hugs as much; now when she has a bottle, she will come over and climb up on someone's lap (prefferably mommy; but she will come to me some too).
Joshua loves to hike. I took him out on the beach, and he could nearly outhike me! he went about two miles without complaining, and really enjoyed it. We celebrated his birthday, and he got cars and a scooter. He seems really happy about it :) Joshua is adjusting to school and vegetables, and he is letting his guard down more. We have negociated something of a truce in that he is willing to eat brocolli and spinach - but few other veggies. So, he eats one bite of the new things, and a serving of what he likes (or comparitivly likes) He's adjusted to bell peppers now too. We have bought rosetta stone for English to help him with his reading, and with his English pronunciation & comprehension.He is a real sweetheart. He watches out for the little kids, and will get someone's attention & try to stop them if they are doing something that would hurt them or break something.
Love,
Susan