Noey in a Nutshell

I am trying to jot down little tidbits about this girl - don't have have time to make this post "pretty" - will post oodles of photos of our "No-No" or "Noey" soon!

All about Noey:

- she loves to eat
- she is a supreme napper but the nights are still punctuated with a few awakenings and calming her down
- she is teething big time - back bottom and upper molars coming in
- she has Giardia (from China water I am sure) and is being treated for that
- she is very funny and happy
- she can throw herself on the ground and pout with the best of 'em
- she is having her own issues with sibling rivalry along with her big sis
- she is attaching and bonding wonderfully
- she favors me over Wayne - about 70/30 I would say - typical in that she wants her mommy when tired, hurt, etc.
- she has not said one word we can understand yet - Chinese maybe?  jibberish?  she is trying (update:  She has said a couple of words now - she also says "Mama" a lot with emphasis on the second syllable and I do not think she is actually referring to me but believe she is learning that I am "Mama" now)
- she does not like books at all - boring!!  but I realized why - she cannot understand a word we are saying!
- she is busy-busy and can find something interesting in everything
- she loves kisses and will lean in to me again and again as I am holding her so I can shower her with more
- Wayne swears she is left-handed as she favors that hand a lot, but I am not convinced (yet)
- she does not like most vegetables (only mashed sweet potatoes) and it is obvious she did not have many of these in the orphanage - she does love fruits and dairy and bready things - also chicken and fishsticks
- she can down an 8 ounce bottle in about 2 minutes flat and she loves her bottle
- she seems to love Hoda and Kathie Lee already - when I watch my taped shows, she is glued with me
- she is not much into any other TV - cartoons, etc.  She would rather play with her toys.  Yay!  Of course her attention span at this age is nil.  lol
- she does not like one single thing in her hair much to my dismay - I will keep trying though!  ;D
- she weighs 20 pounds and is 31 inches tall - she weighed 20 pounds in China also and weighed 19.5 at the doc office here and now is back up to 20 pounds
- she screams bloody murder at the doc when a doctor or nurse comes near her!  :(
- but...she calms quickly when Wayne or I take her - that is a  very good thing!
- she will point to the TV when an Asian female is shown and say "something"
- she is very easy going unless she is tired or hungry and then watch out!
- she shared her food with us a few days after having her in China - another good sign - this child knows how to love and be loved by being demonstrative
- she makes fantastic eye contact.
- she does not like to be rocked (sigh) but she loves to be "rocked" to sleep with the person who is rocking her standing up - obviously that is what she is used to but she is obviously used to being held
- she does love being rocked in the rocker if she is very, very tired - she will get there!
- she is WHIP SMART even with the huge language barrier - just watching her play tells me this
- her smile changes her whole countenance - she glows
- she is cuter than a bug
- the cats and the dog do not phase her in the least - she is interested in them, but not overly so
- she has no unusual things that she does such as head banging, etc. which I am so thankful for - a lot of orphanage children have some of these habits - self soothing - Noey does do something with her mouth and teeth - a clicking sound - when she is falling asleep - I will take it!
- Noey acts like she has been here forever and seems so very happy - as if she is telling us with her eyes and face "Thank you for adopting me and getting me out of the orphanage." 
- she is having a BALL living with us - she is one happy camper
- she is a goer - loves to climb - loves to just GO - keeps us on our toes
- Noey loves bananas - devours them
- Noey's first word was quietly mouthing Eh Ma  - her second word that we clearly recognized was "bubble" while in the bathtub on April 18

Oh and did I mention she is cuter than a bug?  A China beauty with a uniqueness all her own, just like her Vietnamese sister.  :D