Well, it has been a couple of weeks now that we have been home and we are finally starting to feel settled. They say that it takes a day to adjust for every hour difference in time zone. So, with eastern China being 12 hours behind Georgia, 2 weeks is about right. And now that our sleep patterns are adjusted, it is time to mess them up again. School starts in a week and that means getting up a lot earlier. I was really getting used to sleeping in too. Oh well.
Canaan is doing beautifully. It is amazing how much she has changed in just a couple of weeks. She hardly looks like the same skinny little girl that we latched onto in Nanchang. There is some meat on those bones now, and there should be. She eats non-stop. As a matter of fact, last night she had dinner three times. I fed her some sweet potatos, carrots, and yogurt before Mindi and I took her to Third Day's 
Chronology Volume II DVD premier at Regal Cinemas last night. Then, during the viewing, she ate a half a bag of popcorn and an entire Chik-Filet chicken sandwich. Afterwards, Mindi and I went out for coffee and dessert, and Canaan drank a bottle of milk, ate a bread roll, and had some Ooh Lah Lah ice cream pie. Obviously, she loves to eat, but she is developing well also. Her personality is starting to come out. She smiles all of the time now and boy does she like to laugh. So, we can't help ourselves. We tickle her like crazy and all join in the laughter. She is also jibber-jabbering too. She wants to be a part of all of the conversation and fun at the Avery house. Best of all, in my opinion, Canaan loves music. She dances and sings along to the radio and moves her arms to the beat. She likes rock-n-roll, but yesterday in the car, she went crazy to TobyMac. So, she loves to feel the drums and bass.
If seems as if Canaan is really understanding now that she is part of a family. She lights up when her sisters come into the room, and she really enjoys hanging out together. Sometimes we will all sit on the floor and play with her and she looks around and just beams with excitement. She knows she is loved and she loves to be loved. At times, she has to put up with a lot....with all of us in her face with kisses, and hugging her to death. But, she is so content and easy going. Nothing seems to bother her much.
Canaan is getting stronger every day, and she has already taught herself to flip over on her own. It shouldn't be long before she is crawling and then it will be time to buy a pair a running shoes to keep up with her. We feel so blessed to have her in our lives and thank God for this experience. The pain of having to wait for so long to get her is nearly gone now. The joy of being with her has made it all worthwhile, and God's timing is proving itself perfect as always. Of course it is!
