It was great today to get back into the routine! We splurged and ate out after church yesterday and it was WONDERFUL! The kids were great, we got there before the crowds hit, and food not cooked by my own hands was heaven sent! I am feeling better now...crawling out of my pit!! I happily jumped back into PTAing trying to resolve some old playground excavation issues....and we started back up with homeschool preschool. Over the break we started to teach Wubitu how to spell her name and she can now write it and tell you how to spell it very well! (though sometimes she can very ornery and tell you it is spelled sideways 3 (W) smiley face(u) b i cross (t) smiley face(u)). We have a long road to go before she is ready for kindergarten but we are making great strides considering she didn't speak English a year ago. On the attachement front Wuby has settled down considerably over the last few months and will just hang out on our laps. Before she would wiggle and squirm to make sure she had your attention....always busy...busy always. Today when I was exhausted she just snuggled in with me while we watched tv together....it was wonderful! We are considering getting her a bottle for further attachment as we have noticed that when there are a lot of children wanting my attention and she feel like I am not paying enough attention to her she makes a sucking noise like an infant nursing....which is then usually followed by a "crazy: look at me" behavior. We are going to try some quiet bottle feeding time to see if this helps with calming her more and give her some good one on one special time with just me and her.