School has started!!!

We are in full swing & all is going well!! Zhen Zhen had eye surgery in July and is now wearing glasses and patching everyday. We will return in November and see if we need more surgery. We were also given a good report from the neurosurgeon, endocrinologist, and cardiologist. We will visit with them again within the next year. Zhen Zhen has actually grown approx. 2 inches since we had her checked in May - pretty amazing!! She is communicating solely in English and has even forgotten a lot of her Mandarin. (which makes us sad) We had visited a Chinese school in Plano (55 mins from our home) - but realized that unless she had someone to converse with on a daily basis, it would probably be pointless. We're hopeful that our schools will add Mandarin to their foreign language program so that she may pick it up at a later age.
She is loving first grade and we are busy learning our Kindergarten word wall words so that she can start learning the first grade list.
Zhen Zhen has opened up so much and has given us so much information about her life in China. We are so thankful that the Lord chose to place her in our family. She has been such a blessing to us.