Fall is coming. I can't believe this is Malia's last year until kindergarten. It is so hard knowing that we haven't even been together 3 years yet and we are soon needing to decide on a kindergarten. I had been all set for her to attend the local kindergarten due to her memories and reaction to Chinese people. However, lately she has been showing more interest in Chinese writing and language. Therefore, I am starting to consider the potential of her attending a Chinese immersion kindergarten. We are going to try and schedule some school visits.
We have also been busy wrapping up summer. She continued to love swimming. She passed out of all levels of swimming lessons so we are taking a break until she turns 5 and can start the more advanced classes. She also loves visiting grandma and grandpa's pool and can't understand why we can't still swim even though it is colder. She progressed all summer and now can swim the entire length of the pool and jump off of the diving board and swim to the side by herself. She is so physically strong.
I have been a mix of emotions lately thinking of her early years in this world. She is such a remarkable little girl and so resilient. Almost nothing can physically hurt her but emotionally it is a completely different story. She is so loving and caring. She will try and help others and deals with changes of those around her very carefully. She recently switched to the older pre-K class at school and it was so hard to see her adapt to the new teachers and kids. She took this change really hard but now is finally settling in. This has also hit her at home. She needs a lot of reinforcement lately. We have spent a lot of time together to demonstrate how much she means to me. She continues to love the puppies (Chloe and Lily) and helped dog sit Lily's sister (Millie). We are hopefully wrapping up this transition but each one has better prepared me on how to prepare her ahead of the transition and things we can keep in mind to make the next transition easier.
We hope everyone has had a wonderful summer. I know we have enjoyed it. Next, we will see what fall brings.
