Well, there is no denying that re-entry is rugged. At best. A twelve hour time switch is tough when all of the sudden night is day and day is night. Today was the first day that I stayed up all day without a nap and was pretty proud of myself. Hopefully, we are rounding the corner and will get a little more sleep tonight.
Joy is adapting marvelously and took the continent leap like the champ that she is.
Can you imagine going to bed one night in Cowbell, USA and waking up the next day in Siberia? I choked up as we got on the plane in Guangzhou, China, taking a daughter from everything she has ever known, her culture and language, the smells, and sounds.
We have demanded so much of her. And she has done everything we asked with grace.
My admiration for her strength and courage is overwhelming.
Yes, she is this happy most of the time.
Every night, I ask her if she enjoyed all the new things she experienced that day. She proceeds to jabber at me in her own language. She must think I am the most wonderful and permissive mother because I nod and say yes to everything she says. Now pointing (definitely a universal language), that's another story. Some of those get a no. 
She doesn't miss much, always observing and watching what is going on around her. She has been a little overwhelmed but seems to enjoy meeting new people and has learned to shake hands. Sometimes, she even flashes a smile! 
Thankfully, these moments are fleeting and few. We have our teary moments and she definitely has some triggers but for the most part, Joy is handling the changes in her life beautifully and we are letting her set her own pace.
Today, Monday, we hit the ground running and began our doctor appointments beginning with the pediatric cardiologist. She was a wonderful patient and sat quietly for her echo which clearly showed her heart defect, a PDA. Her doctor has scheduled a heart catheterization and feels fairly "positive" about his ability to possibly do a repair should her pulmonary pressures allow. Apparently in this day of new technology and medications, the window of pressures is wider than it used to be which allows our almost six year old a chance. There are no guarantees that this can be done but we trust our doctor and the Great Physician.
Taking it one day at a time.
She is BEAUTIFUL! Praying about her surgery, the doctors, knowing the GREAT PHYSICIAN has the ultimate plan!
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