Our Can Can

Our Lia has been called Can Can (prounounced tsan tsan) for the first 4 years of her life. It is very interesting getting to know this little person with likes, dislikes and who keeps chattering at us in Chinese.
 
We have heard her say what we thought was ta shi Baba to Brian which means you are Baba. Today we found out that she was actaully saying something different. We would hear her say it when Brian was being silly and tickling her or pretending to be a monster and what she was actually saying sounded similar but meant "I am going to beat up my Baba". She then slaps her hand on something hard, I guess Brian better be careful!!
 
Other interesting things about our daughter
 
-if you ask her for a kiss (something like ching ching in Mandarin) she will put her head on your lips. She has started giving kisses on the lips, but only spontaneous not when you ask
 
-the only fruits we have found she will eat is watermelon and what looks and seems to be a watermelon but yellow inside. So much for them saying she will eat anything, no veggies so far for this girl
 
-we have tried colouring with her but she does not seem to know how to use the crayons, she is slowly getting the hang of it
 
-she will feed herself only bits of finger foods, it appears that she has been mostly fed, which is not what we expected for her living in an orphanage. Maybe because there are only few children where she has lived they have been feeding her
 
-she will only pee if she has a piece of toilet paper in her hand
 
-she is very slow to wake, in the morning and from her nap, not good if we need to get somewhere!
 
Ami made her a beautiful crown today. Brian has decided Lia's nickname is going to be General Go Go because she makes some very good I mean business faces. She knows how to stamp her foot well!!

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