...to the much more confident and happy girl pictured today, in front of our house in Denver. Yes, I pulled out the orphanage clothes (including the coat!) and let her wear them for awhile. I think it'd be fun to get a picture of her in them every year.
Johanna did have a pretty severe "traumaversary meltdown" (yes, that's a thing!) this afternoon, which was kind of unexpected, as she's been meltdown-free for over a month. But a day like today is probably a lot to take in. She's been looking at a lot of pictures from China as I finish up her Adoption Book, and she's been vocalizing how she misses NaiNai and her friends. It's also been a hard weekend of being cooped up and left to her own devices, as the rest of the family is sick.
We're pushing our family's Adoption Day celebration to this Saturday, as the flu has hit our household hard, and everyone but Johanna feels pretty miserable (she had it a few days earlier than the rest of us). So more to come on that, along with what she's been up to since the last update. Now to find some chicken soup!
