We still look at her and marvel that she is really here. When she's awake, we only want to sit and play with her, or just sit and stare at her. The photo on the left is what we see when we go into her room after a nap...pure sweetness. I took the photo, and am surprised Bill let me post it - note the shadow...
She LOVES being taken from her crib; most usually she giggles and twists her little body in an air-dance as she is being lifted into our arms. She is adjusting to the new time zone pretty well (the old one is 12 hours ahead). Naps are still a bit of a challenge. Since she was used to spending so much time in a crib, we are working on teaching her that the crib is for sleep; she'll go down for a nap 3 times before she actually gives in to sleep....
She is changing every day. She now crawls on all fours and doesn't just scoot; we call her a slow-poke because everything she does seems to be in s l o w motion. She has even decided that it's ok to crawl OFF of the area rug in the living room, and explore her way into the kitchen (next to the living room).
Her first appointment with the pediatrician was yesterday, and although she was not thrilled to be there, she did pretty well. She did cling tightly to Daddy through the whole thing. And she does have bilateral ear infections, which we weren't surprised about.
She is cautious, calculated, and careful. Yet she has a light in her eyes and a vibrancy in her smile that speak volumes to us about how much she is growing to love us. And there is nothing like it.
I know you're really here to SEE her, so click HERE.
Daddy had a little photo shoot with her earlier...
11 comments:
Absolute sweetness. She is changing and growing so much. It does my heart great joy to hear that she is beginning to know she is at "home" now. Not that there was ever a doubt she would. Good Friday morning to all.
Kathy Odom, Meagan, & Seth
Finally, another posts !! I am getting phone calls from friends wanting to know "when is your sister gonna post, it's been a few days". It turns in to an addiction, like a book you can't stop reading. She looks sooooo happy. Hope her ears get better, you will probably see a big change in her, she doesn't know what a great life she is heading for.
Keep posting,
Christy
Thank you for sharing your words and pictures with us. We can't wait to meet her, hopefully we will soon.
I guess I just need to copy and paste my usual comment: Beautiful! :-)
Gorgeous! So glad you're settling in. It's all so good, isn't it?
Hey,
Glad to see she is so happy to be with her new family. She gets prettier every time I see her!!! I hope her ears are better. All the boys say hi!
Love ya,
Becki
She's so precious!!
Love the Cryers
What a beautiful story of redemption & rescue this will continue to be. Praise Jesus. We are so blessed.
We hope Ahna feels better. The pictures are absolutely precious. Especially of her touching your face! She is showing so much improvement! Yay!
Mooses
Hey Cindi
The pictures are great. I love those of you and Ahna together. I can't wait to come back and see her. Hopefully it will be soon.
Angie
What a beautiful little girl...I've enjoyed seeing your family in your blog and following your adoption journey. (I'm Molly D's mama)
always happy to read from you. Anha is so sweet. She is changing everyday.
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