Two weeks ago we met this little one....

 those sweet, heart shaped lips....

 her expressions are endless....

 and her smile is contagious!  

The transformation in this little one is amazing!  Two weeks ago, we all sat around her with every toy and trick we could think of...we tried desperately to get her to smile and really we would have been happy just to see a slight little smirk about her.  Nothing.  

She would sit in one place in our room and play.  If Ryan came near, she would whimper.  She hardly made a peep.  And I told Ryan that if I didn't have video of her actually walking around a room, I would think that she was not walking yet....she would not move for anything.  We would try to entice her to come for a toy.  Nothing.  She would walk while holding our finger but if you let go, she would just stand there.  

And then there is now....

she babbles and babbles, some words we have figured out she is speaking Chinese, others we know it is just baby babble....

she walks everywhere, she loves to walk!  

When Ryan comes near, she doesn't cry.  Instead, most of the time, she goes right to him with a smile on her face.  

And the laughter!  She laughs and laughs and laughs - and it is the most mischievous laugh ever!  

She is eating well....she doesn't like everything but she will try most anything.  She is sleeping well...we realized early on that the crib was a total insult to her character so we placed the mattress beside our bed and she sleeps peacefully each night.  She adores her siblings and the feeling is mutual!