She put her feet on the rug!!! Most children who grow up in orphanages have sensory issues... Textures or temperatures or smells or sounds that they simply have not experienced and that make them INCREDIBLY uncomfortable.
For Laila, bathroom rugs have been her nemesis. She has freaked out every single time her little feet have touched the bathroom rugs. She has continually stepped around it, over it, or smartly sat a towel on top of it to make its feeling more manageable.
But today- 11 months and 9 days after joining our family she stepped her little feet onto it after her bath. And then she rubbed her feet along it, feeling it's softness for the first time and appreciating this new sensory.
It may seem like a small thing... But for her, this is a BIG thing! And we are celebrating!!! Yea Laila!!! Mommy is so proud of you!!
We are also praising God for setting this precious girl, once an orphan with no hope, into a family filled with love and so much hope! What a blessing to watch God make beauty of ashes.
