Getting To Know Our Girl

I will first start with an apology for taking so long to get another post up. I love to follow others travel blogs and it drives me absolutely bonkers when they don't write everyday. I am starting to figure out why they don't. :)

Mia is doing great. Really great.

We had a pretty rough first night. She had a terrible cough and temperature which made her very restless. I am sure being in a strange place with strangers didn't help either. We took her to the doctor on Tuesday. Poor little thing has bronchitis. We got an antibiotic and some cough medicine and she is already feeling a little better. Last night was better. She is sleeping well, but has this sad little whimper when she wakes up and looks around. I know it is hard for her. I tell her all day what a brave girl she is. Tonight seems to be even better so far. We are able to rock her in our arms for 5-10 minutes and she just goes right to sleep. It has been a couple of hours and she hasn't woken up yet. Fingers crossed for a good nights sleep. :)

The mornings and periods of transition seem to be the hardest for her so far. In the morning she just looks around. Kind of in a "I need my space" way. She is fine when we leave the room and are out and about, but cries for a short time when we come back to the room. She seems to like being in the carrier and this is how she has napped so far.

She has really taken to Keith in the past two days also. And the boys. Today she really started playing with them. They got the first smiles and a couple of giggles. It is so sweet to see them all together. The funny thing is that she plays the best when Keith and I are not in the room. This morning, we were getting ready for the day and had both walked into the bedroom. Next thing we know the boys are saying," she's playing with us, she kicked the ball, she laughed." Of course Keith and I walked around the corner to watch. She completely clammed up. As soon as we backed up around the corner, back to playing. We were able to sneak and watch. She did the same thing this evening. It is so fun to see how things progress. Just a little here, a little there. We can tell she is loosening up. She is exploring more and beginning to talk to us. She is just stinking cute.


Tomorrow is a free day - no appointments scheduled. It is also supposed to be nice weather so we look forward to exploring a little more. The playground is definitely a must and I am sure shopping will work its way into the day. :)

We have been so blessed. This whole experience has been over the top incredible. It is just a miracle. This little person hand picked by God for you, all the way around the world. You stare at the pictures for what seems like forever and then one day, there they are. We can't stop staring at her. It is just incredible.

A Few Fun Things About Mia:

*She often stands with one foot crossed over the other
*She is so cute when getting dressed. She knows just what to do and will push or pull her arms just the right way to get her shirt on or off.
*When she sees the boys putting on their shoes, she walks right over and starts putting her feet in hers.
*She will eat just about anything we give her. So far broccoli has been the only head turner.
*She loves Gerber Puffs and Cheerios. You have to be careful to just give her one or two at a time because if you pour some out for her to pick up, they all get crammed in her mouth at once.
*She eats pretty quick and if she has to wait too long for the next bite, she picks up the spoon and hands it to you and points to what she wants.
*She likes her hands to be clean. After every bite that she has picked up a food and fed herself with her fingers, she brushes her hands together to wipe them clean.
*She also likes the tables and plates to be clean. We ate at Subway for lunch today and she continually wiped the bread crumbs from the paper wrapping of our sandwich. It was so cute.
Yesterday at breakfast, she bit my finger while I fed her some toast and jelly. She saw the jelly on my finger, pointed to it and then pointed to the napkin, wanting me to wipe my finger clean. :)

Hope you love the pics!



Time with Mam-maw



First Bath Together



Cuteness



Playtime




Just Beautiful