Daddy's girl.

First of all, I want to say that this does not offend me in the least.... This is one Daddy's girl!! She sticks to Matt like glue! As Taylor pointed out this morning, "She can say Mama, but she really likes Dad the best!" Totally true. Why this is good... It shows she can attach herself to someone that makes her feel safe! And Matt eats it up. Talk about being wrapped around her finger! Hopefully by the time he goes back to work she will know that I am also Ok! Just not as fun! LOL. She does come to me sometimes, but when she is upset she goes to Matt every time! 

The biggest institutional problem we are having right now is biting! I have not been bitten, but everyone else has. It is hard, because you don't want to severely discipline her too early, but at the same time, we need to make her understand that this is not tolerated! In fact, it makes the hair pulling seem minor! Caroline and Taylor have taken this all very well. We had already talked to them several times about institutional behavior and that there are many things she will do just because she has never had a family and she doesn't know how families treat each other. In the orphanage you fight for what you want. And whoever is the strongest, fastest, and smartest wins!

It's hard to believe we only have two more days! Then Thur we travel all day. We are going back to the mall today and maybe tomorrow we will go back downtown one more time! I really do hope we get to come back to Sofia, it is incredible to be surrounded by so much history and beautiful architecture. Although, Matt wants me to point out that there are hundreds of apartment buildings that aren't as beautiful! Ha. Just like any big city. But I can say, in Chicago you do not find ancient Roman ruins preserved in the middle if town! There is no church with murals of icons that was built in 1012, and added on to in 1259! And St. Alexander Nvevski Memorial Cathedral is in a class by itself. We are excited to share some of these things with Taylors class tomorrow through Skype! Maybe we will even be downtown and can show them live!!!

I have been collecting things we can save so that Natalie can see where she comes from. I don't know how much of this she will remember. Since she can't talk yet we don't know what she understands about what she sees, or even about us, for that matter!!!

We promised Taylor we would go to the mall today. There is a bowling alley, and Caroline discovered she likes the juicing stand! Who knew!?