Looking for the Stork: 6 months home

Well, if I'm honest 6 1/2 months. I've been meaning to write this post.
Gabriella came home a tiny 3 year old. She weighed just 25lbs and was just over 32 inches tall, barely wearing 18 months clothing. Her hair was short and thin- you would need 4 rubber bands just to pull it away from her face. She only ate pickled vegetables, white bread and lunch meats. Her gross motor- walking, climbing, was immature, her attention span was no more than ninety seconds. She couldn't speak more than 30 words in her native language. The American doctors had warned us- "she's frenetic," "she won't catch up to her peers."
In the past 6 months, Gabriella has soared. She has grown to 36 inches, 28 lbs she's wearing a 2T. She has successfully potty trained, no longer even needing diapers for car rides or naps. Her hair has grown so long to fit into just one ponytail. She has tried many new foods. She loves yogurt, bananas, she will even willing eat green beans. She can look at books, puzzles or play with her toys on her own for extended periods. She runs, climbs, swings, slides and bounces with the other children at the parks. She speaks in complete sentences, she knows hundreds of words. She loves and is caring towards animals.
Gabriella has gone through a lot since she's been home. But the biggest challenge was the eye surgery. Gabriella has strabimus, in both eyes. They would wander, mostly turning inward. The doctor told us, remember surgery does not correct vision- it will just correct alignment. A few weeks later, at her post operative appointment, her vision was checked- and it has corrected. Her brain had "turned off" her left eye because the signals it was getting were too poor. Now Gabriella's brain has adjusted and she no longer needs glasses.
Gabriella was born too premature, her survival is a testament to the Hungarian Medical system - even a little, rural hospital can save a baby that came into the world just over one pound, but mostly to her own spirit. She is a fighter. Nothing can hold this little peanut back. Gabriella is a joyful child. She brings happiness to everyone she meets. I can't remember- I don't want to remember what our life was like before she came.