Baby steps in the right direction!

Hi all! It seems forever since the last update, even though it's been one day! Kelly and Jaelynn are both doing amazing! I had the opportunity to FaceTime with them and Jaelynn was surprisingly interested! She is a completely different baby than just 2 days ago even! When Jaelynn saw my daughter, Sophia, on the iPad she immediately said "baby"! Super cute! You can tell that she is already forming a strong bond with her mommy as she didn't want Kelly to give me any of her attention! Here is what Kelly wrote about her experiences on day 3:

" I am really starting to see Jaelynn's personality com out. We facetime Philip a couple times a day and he commented yesterday that she doesn't even look like the same kid. Philip was sticking his tongue out at her and she would laugh and do it right back.
She is going to be chatty I can tell. She is always singing and making noises. She is starting to understand some basic English words. It is amazing how quick kiddos catch on. For example, when I ask her to sit down she will. So far she has said dada, Devin, bye-bye, hi, Jaelynn, mama, baby, Sophie, and nanny. That is pretty good for only being with me for 48 hours. Now, some of those words i have asked her to say but some she has said on her own.
We ventured out to Walmart yesterday to get a couple things. It was very different from our walmart at home that is for sure. She is going to like to shop when she gets older. That girl wanted everything in the store. I think she was just overwhelmed by all the stuff, colors, etc. She would point to things, try to grab things off the shelves if you got to close, and she would get frustrated if you didn't give her what she wanted. We walked downstairs to get Papa Johns Pizza afterwards (it is in the same building) and she took off running at one point. She is going to be an active kid.
We also got over a huge hurdle with the bath. Last night I put her in a small baby bathtub with bubbles and she went in with no problem. I wont say that she loved it but she did ok. Every time she got bubbles on her hands she wanted them rinsed off. She was guarded but she did it.
She is really good about going on the potty which is awesome. Our guide brought us a kids potty because she was having a hard time going on the actual toilet. The toilets here in China are very different. They are like a toilet placed in the ground that you have to hover over. She is not used to sitting on a toilet. Kids here also wear split pants so they can squat without having to pull down their pants. These obstacles along with her not being able to communicate has created some challenges. However, I would say she is farther along with that than expected.
We are still finding our groove with getting her to sleep. The first night she slept in the bed with me. The problem is that she is ALL over the bed. I am afraid she is going to fall out of the bed and I cant get any sleep worrying about her. So, she has been in the crib the last two nights. First nigh in the crib went fine. However, last night she cried. She did not want to go into the crib. I held her until she went to sleep and then put her in the crib. She has been sleeping good. I just feel bad making her sleep in there but i cant risk her falling out and me getting no sleep.
So, hopefully I am not boring everyone with details. I created this blog for a couple reasons. One reason is to keep everyone updated on my trip and the second one is to have an online type journal to refer back to"

Love,
   Brandy