An Unexpected Update!

We unexpectedly received an update and two new pics of Victoria. Yeah! We're thinking they're calling her "Rani". Hmmm. We've been wanting a nickname, but figured one would evolve after she came home. And we had considered calling her Rani. Love that name, too! Below is the update from VCT. Please note - I think we shall refrain from putting crayons in the little desk in her room. We're glad she is adjusting to her foster family so well.

"VICTORIA RANI--
Victoria Rani has made some improvements in her communication. She speaks a few telugu words (language of Andhra Pradesh) and a bit of English. She says 'Ani' for 'Rani' when asked her name. She walks behind her foster mother when she sweeps and swabs the home and points out little things. She loves to go out and chooses her own dresses. She is very fond of her foster father and spends quality time with him in the mornings and evenings. She looks forward to the evenings when her foster sisters return from college.

Her wake up time is 6.30 when she has her milk. After her bath she is given her breakfast about 8.30 and she loves Dosa, which is a pancake made of ground rice and lentil. She is not too fond of sweets and prefers her chicken egg and other non vegetarian food.She has 21 teeth which makes it easy to go for her choice food.:-)) Rani scribbles on paper and on the walls in her home. She is of course corrected, but it does happen once in a while. She is wary of strangers and bonds only after much assurance from the family." --end of email