There's one thing (among many) that we've discovered about Amanda. She's afraid of all things natural. Based on her reactions to animals (both living and stuffed) and anything plant based, we tend to assume she didn't go outside much and didn't even see outside much. She looks outside a lot and things like the wind blowing through the trees sometimes makes her nervous. When we actually go outside, there is a lot for her to fear.
The trees make her afraid. They are big and tall and who knows what those leaves are going to do to you. We just get her under the tree and make her nervous. So, we let her touch it on her terms just to get her to understand that the tree will not harm her.
A new one yesterday was a leaf blowing across the sidewalk. Very scary. We had to stomp on it. She likes anything she can be dominate over- stuff she can whack with her little hand, but that big stuff - scarrrry! House plants are still a little nerve-wracking also. They sit up high above my kitchen cabinets. Very scary. She won't even touch those.
But, she does love clothes and accessories that make her feel pretty. Nothing to be scared of here:
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Hello Beth and Family,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your adoption. I was at St. Matthew's last weekend speaking about our adoption journey and I was given your family blog to follow your adoptions story. Congratulations on your sweet girl and we pray that the transition continues to go well. Our family is adopting a boy from Ethiopia. My wife's blog that tells about our journey is: www.filledwithpraise.blogspot.com
We look forward to keeping up with your blog.
Blessings,
Paul Stavnes and Family