Tarikwa's Month

Tarik has had a big month. We thought we would share some of the stuff going on with her.

WALKING: She took her first steps maybe a couple of weeks ago and is now up to about 15 or so.

POTTY TRAINING: Yes, potty training - at 12 months old!!! She waves her hand in front of her nose when she needs to go. :) She started that on her own and now even crawls to the potty when she needs to go. She still has some "accidents" (though it doesn't seem right to call it that). We are not pushing her very hard on this but trying to let her go at her own pace.

EATING: She eats only big-girl food now and eats as much as either Jennalee or Adeline. That is something when you think that she had her first solid food two months ago.

TALKING: She isn't a huge talker but somehow still manages to be one of the loudest Dunns. Here are some of her words...
- Momma
- Uh-Oh
- Thank you
- Hi
- Night, night
- Bye
She is thriving with sign language. Had we not been using that she would really be having a hard time communicating -- that has allowed us to keep our sanity over the last month or so.

SISTERS: She truly loves and looks up to Jennalee. Every now and then Jennalee will feed her and Tarik loves it. Adeline has a hard time containing her love for Tarik and the result is a kind of violent affection that sometimes is too much for Tarik to take. But the two of them get along really well together.

SLEEPING: She still doesn't sleep through the night (we are currently weaning her from a nightly feeding). But she regularly wakes up crying/fussing about 3 times a night or more. We don't know if she is having bad dreams or what but she is usually pretty quick to fall back asleep.

In all we are having a wonderful time. We are settling in and finally getting to that place where our world does not revolve around having a third child, adopting, etc. We are a little busier than before, but things are back to "normal." Every day we fall more in love with all three of our girls and seeing our older two interact with Tarik has brought a dynamic to our family that could not have happened any other way. God has richly blessed us. Thanks for your interest.