Working Through the Pain

 Today was like many others.  Some happy, some hysterical crying (Valerie, not me - yet!).  Today she had a big fit over a cheese stick.  No idea why.  As I was holding her and telling her I loved her and trying to keep her from smashing her head on me and hitting me and biting me, I kept thinking about what I saw at her orphanage.  No matter how kind or not the nannies are - it's still an institution.  She's adjusting so well in so many ways but it's still hard to erase all that time living in survival mode.

Most of her fits I'm able to stop early on with distraction so there has been progress made.

Fun night tonight watching Susan play soccer.

Where she slept

Her room