Never Thought I Would See The Day!!

As I typed the title, I think saying never is a little harsh. I hate to say I think something will never happen, but this one was close to possibly never happening. Anything with a motor sound, particularly a fan, was an object of complete terror. Even a slight breeze was terrifying when we first got home. Since fans are used EVERYWHERE in China, I think my poor baby had a fan blowing on her and she was powerless to get away from it. Imagine being 14 months old and not being able to roll over in your crib. Anyway, we have had a gradual desensitization to fans, and slightly to motors and motor sounds. This past Sunday was our church picnic. They always have the infatable bounce houses. In the past, she wouldn't go anywhere near them. This year, she anticipated it and said she was going to go on it. We were pretty convinced that she would go near it, but not sure she wouldn't bail out at the last minute. There was a large one and a small one. She decided the big one with big kids jumping wildly was not going to be the one she tried first. She very cautiously went into the small one. She held onto the sides at first, and within a few minutes was jumping. I was jumping too, with joy!!! My little one had conquered something that was at the top of her most feared list!!! Each time she does something new, she gains confidence.

She brought up that she let herself cry. She has been giving that so much thought. None of that has come up again, but she hasn't forgotten about it. She told me she had a nightmare about dying. She has been home sick yesterday and today with a fever and cough. Yesterday, I had an appt to get my teeth cleaned. She is afraid to go to the dentist, she hasn't been as a patient yet. She has shown her teeth to the hygenist from a distance, but that's as far as she has gotten. She sat in the chair in the room with me the entire time like a little angel. I am so thrilled to be at this point in her life. We are where I imagined it would take years more to get to. I'd better get to planning our graduation post!!