Keeghan is learning lots. She says (and keep in mind she's a toddler so half of this sounds nothing like it should) ma ma, da da, ba ba, up, night night, diaper, woof (sometimes while crawling around), xie xie (that's Chinese for thank you), cracker and juice. I'm pretty sure there are lots of Chinese words thrown in and I just have NO clue what they are. We've also taught Keeghan to sign "more" and "all done" in relation to food. I think we're both a bit frustrated that the communication barrier is so big right now. Hopefully it will get better as we settle in more. On a less frustrating note...Keeghan can charm the pants off anyone with a smile or wave. She waves bye bye and is starting to blow kisses as well...and we're working on "giving five".
We've been to a few basketball and soccer games this week and done pretty well. Soccer was a bit easier as there is plexi-glass separating us from the players. Basketball, however, we have to keep Keeghan off the court. Devon played last night and during half time we let Keeghan go say hi to her brother...he was a bit horrified and us letting her go out on the court wasn't such a good plan! She did mostly listen and come back if she got too close to the game though. At one point, one of the refs came over to trade her the basketball for my keys that she was holding. She wasn't too sure what to make of him but did give up the keys.
We're still having some serious sleeping (or lack thereof) issues. We woke up three times last night (11, 2, and 5) and for the most part, I just have to tuck Keeghan back in but having to get up that much is killing my sleep. After I tuck her in I end up awake for a good half hour (at least) to make sure she's really back to sleep and if she fusses around at all I end up awake for longer. This morning I gave up and went running at 5:30 and basically told Doug "good luck". Keeghan went back to sleep and I got to shower and climb back into bed for a bit.
Keeghan continues to be a very good eater. She really likes lots of different foods and we haven't found too much that she doesn't like. She does get pretty mad if we have food that she doesn't...like chips and salsa. So, generally, she tries it and likes it!
We've been to a few basketball and soccer games this week and done pretty well. Soccer was a bit easier as there is plexi-glass separating us from the players. Basketball, however, we have to keep Keeghan off the court. Devon played last night and during half time we let Keeghan go say hi to her brother...he was a bit horrified and us letting her go out on the court wasn't such a good plan! She did mostly listen and come back if she got too close to the game though. At one point, one of the refs came over to trade her the basketball for my keys that she was holding. She wasn't too sure what to make of him but did give up the keys.
We're still having some serious sleeping (or lack thereof) issues. We woke up three times last night (11, 2, and 5) and for the most part, I just have to tuck Keeghan back in but having to get up that much is killing my sleep. After I tuck her in I end up awake for a good half hour (at least) to make sure she's really back to sleep and if she fusses around at all I end up awake for longer. This morning I gave up and went running at 5:30 and basically told Doug "good luck". Keeghan went back to sleep and I got to shower and climb back into bed for a bit.
Keeghan continues to be a very good eater. She really likes lots of different foods and we haven't found too much that she doesn't like. She does get pretty mad if we have food that she doesn't...like chips and salsa. So, generally, she tries it and likes it!
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