Chaw...you mean bamboo!

It finally happened.  She is here and officially ours. And everything about her is perfect as is her daddy.  She is totally enamored by Douglas and thinks I'm ok.  He can feed her and she already is saying, "Apple, Banana, fishie (our word for goldfish crackers) and mama!" She will also tell Douglas yes or no when given a choice. He got her to say Paul and Cyndy to my parents on FaceTime too which was precious.  Don't worry they have grandparent names but we are starting simple.

We gave her a first bath last night, brushed her teeth which she likes, and she curled up in her daddy's arms to fall asleep.  She also slept through the night 11 straight hours. Being a parent is easy, until she cries and moans for her previous caregivers and your heart breaks.  It is not a selfish sadness, but a sadness that you cannot explain to her that things will be better and that we will care for her forever. Sometimes she says mama with a happy face and other times she cries saying mama and I'm not sure that it's me she is crying for.
Today we will return to the Minister of Civil Affairs to finalize the adoption. We have to see her orphanage director once more and that is what makes her cry the most.  Leaving him was so hard for her and she just cried and cried.  The best part of that is that she has developed an attachment to some of the people there and will attach to us faster as a result.

 

The pictures in this post are from our phones, professional ones will come in the next few days!