Day Two

Not a lot to report today. We spent a full day getting to know one another. Everything that we've found out is very much along the lines of what we were told to expect from a child raised in an orphanage. So no shocks or surprises. That is good. Her diaper rash is mostly gone thanks to the "nappy rash creme" we found in the store. (Boudreaux's Butt Paste is not available here for some reason). She walks very well and she feeds herself with a spoon and drinks from a cup or bottle with little spillage. She is very thin (18Kgs right now) and has skinny little legs, but Leanna's cooking will straighten that out quickly. We think she will have a small frame though, sort of like her cousin Mary-Claire. Her hair is very fine and light brownish with auburn highlights, she has chocolate brown eyes and obviously, a very fair complexion.

She loves to laugh and smile and cries only when she falls down or is put to bed. She is beginning already to enjoy being held and snuggled. This pleases us all greatly since snuggling up on the couch in the evening is one of our favorite family times.

Her diet is delayed. She has a full complement of teeth, but is not used to solid foods, and manages pureed foods or cereals much better. We have been instructed to keep her diet unchanged until we get her home and can experiment a little at a time since we know very little about her possible allergies and such.

Play wise she likes to walk to you and be picked up, but then she wants right down to move on to the next person. We have some toys here but her favorites thus far have been one of Momma's bracelets and her toothbrush. (definitely trying to impress me, I think) They must brush their teeth regularly, since it took no coercing to get her to open her mouth and let us brush them even the first night.

Today is another day of rest and learning. We have met another couple adopting a little boy. They are Colin and Jamie, and their little boy will get to come home next Wednesday. They have invited us to dinner with them tonight, so we look forward to exchanging more stories.