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27-Dec-2000

I am looking forward to Natasha's hair growing out. I am very curious to see what color it turns out to be.

Natasha right now is eating tons of raw carrots, pickles and yogurt. I let her eat whatever she wants and she seems to crave the "good stuff". She went through a jar of Polish Dill pickles in 2 days and the bag of baby raw carrots is getting empty. Wow...

She does stop eating when she is full but has a very hard time walking away from leftover food. (Some orphanage children will eat until they throw up.)

When Natasha is done she will walk away from the food but keep coming back to check on it. I normally leave food on the table for a little while to make sure she really is done.

After her baths... She takes 3 - 8 baths a day. It depends on how much free time she has and how stressful the day is...

Anyway.. after Natasha gets out of her bath, I wrap her in a towel and hold her up to the mirror. I ask her "Who is that?". Then I start singing.. "Natasha and Mama". She sings with me. Then I tell her "pretty girl". Natasha really likes the way "pretty girl" sounds. She giggles and says "petty girl".

It is so cute.

Angie and Natasha



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