Mrs Alice invited all of us to her house for a dinner on Monday night. George and Carolyn were her guests too. The menu was exactly the same as the dinner party I had in her house four years ago. It was the first time that we took Emily out in the evening. She was cranky all the time. We don't blame her. It way passed her bed time and she was over-stimulated by so much noise and activities.
Tuesday Emily tried the Aqua swing. She liked it. She began to notice the fish and seahorse. Nadia came to visit in the evening. She was amazed at how much Emily changed in one month.
Wednesday Grandpa and Grandma left for China. We all got up early to send them off. It was an emotional day for everybody. David and I had to adjust to the life without help again. But we were thankful that we got five weeks help. Emily did super great! She played on her own when I needed to eat or get away from her. She even sat in her swing to watch us eating dinner. David said it was like a switch in her was just turned on. She was so easy on us.
Thursday we had 2-month checkup. Emily got A+ from her doctor again: her weight was 11 lb 12 oz (75%); her height was 23.8 in (97%); her head was 16.5 (>97%). She had two shots on her thighs. But she only cried for one second. We were so proud of her!
Friday night we went to La Hacienda Mexican restaurant for dinner. I worried that it was her bed time again. But she was so quiet the whole evening. She really is a sweet-heart!
Saturday we took her to KBToys and bought some great toys. KBToys is out of business. So everything is 50-70% off. We were very happy about our purchase for Emily. By the way, we bought toys for ourselves too - a new computer since the old one stopped working.
Sunday we attended the first service and a special class about the returning missionaries. Emily did so well that everyone couldn't stop looking at her. She didn't even make any noise. She watched and listened like a big girl and fell asleep during the last five minutes. In the afternoon we took her to Friendspeak. She became the center of everyone's attention. She met so many people and she smiled to many of them. We know she is very loved!
During Friendspeak, Louella's reader came to say Hi to Emily. She told me that she saw Mary Snow this morning. I asked how. She said her friend asked her to go to church with her this morning. So they went to Farmer's Branch and met Mary there. After Friendspeak, Louella told me that her reader wanted to come to church next Sunday. She has invited her reader many times before but she never came. She was amazed at a friend's influence. That reminded me of the story of four friends taking their sick friend to Jesus. I pray that everyone will have a real good Christian friend who can take them to meet Jesus - the ultimate friend we need ...
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