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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Things are getting even better....

Here are more pictures from yesterday afternoon & this morning (it's easiest to post when Micalee is taking a nap!).  We spent a while in the playroom yesterday afternoon.  You can see Micalee playing with some of the toys, her friends (Noah in one of the pics) & having the most fun walking to Daddy!  She is loving the walking!  She is either wanting to be carried (most of the time!) or walking back & forth between me & David or in the room from the door (knocks & says "hello") & the window.  But mostly, she is still wanting to be carried, which for me is wonderful for now!  I think it will help her the most with attachment.  She is opening up more & more to me, but still favors her Daddy!  We found her new favorite drink - watermelon juice!  She drank a HUGE glass at dinner so quickly, we had to order another one!  She is still eating very well, but not wanting her bottle anymore.  We think she's getting enough nutrition in everything else she eats. She eats a variety!!!  I wish she still wanted her bottle at night, but so far, it makes her mad when you try to give it to her.  I'm sure she is associating it with going to sleep, which she also hates to do!  We have been spending most of our mornings & afternoons walking around the island & shopping.  She had her first Starbuck's yesterday morning (just fruit for her)!  As long as she's in the carrier, you can take her anywhere!  We had to wake her up from her nap yesterday to walk to the clinic to get her TB skin test read (negative!  No chest Xray!), and she didn't mind a bit, as long as she was being carried!  We still haven't been to the pool, but plan on trying later today!  I think she'll love it!  We walked by today & she loved looking at the waterfall.  Her sleep was a little better last night!  She only woke up once crying & it was so short-lived, that David didn't even remember it this morning!  I hope that keeps improving!  We're all pretty tired!  Tomorrow, our guide is going to the US Consulate on our behalf, so we have to be in the room to answer the phone if he has any questions.  The next day is our "ceremony", then Friday, finally heading for home!  We can't wait to get back & slip into our own routine, without appointments & hotels!  We are dreading the long flight home, though.  I hope she does okay!  That will be a long flight if she goes back to her screaming episodes!  Hopefully, our later flight will help her sleep!  I'm sure the time change & jet lag will have a huge effect on her, too, but hopefully, she'll adjust quickly to our home!

4 comments:

Donna Dugas said...

I am really enjoying following your journey! So happy that things are going well, especially the NEGATIVE TB test! Praying that the plane trip home will be smooth - in every sense of the word. Just excited beyond words that you finally have your daughter!! Micalee is one blessed little girl and you are a beautiful family!

Anonymous said...

Linda & David,
Although the first pics we ever saw of Micalee were so cute (pics from the orphanage)...I was concerned because, although cute as a bug, her eyes and face seemed so sad and empty....but....I guess she just needed a mommy and daddy!...because now...wow...what a difference a few days with ya'll have made. Even though it's been rough emotionally for all of ya'll, at least you are SEEING emotion from her...happy or sad! And boy, she looks happier and her eyes look more full of life with every picture you send. Ya'll are with her full-time, but we here in the states just get to see little glimpes of her...and I truly see a transformation already (...okay...I'm sure some of it is camera/pic posting editing..)...
I am sooo happy for ya'll...Linda..whether she loves you or hates you (and I know she does not hate you!...)...at least she has 2 loving people to share all of these emotions with her, who will be there for her no matter what...that's what being good parents is all about...and unfortunately, you think that things are difficult now...oh, wait for those precious teenage years!...Yep...she will probably hate you again!!!...but in the end, Love, Love, Love will keep your family together!
Love ya'll...sorry so many words..just soo excited for ya'll...and can't wait to see her!
Aunt Tracy

Anonymous said...

I know yall are conservative...but coming from a mother with three kids....just some extra info....benadryl works wonders! May help ease anxiety on the plane...yours and hers! :-) Jess

Anonymous said...

From Melissa Mericle - I was sitting here reading your blog and looking at your pics and was just crying. I am so excited and happy for you guys! You can tell a difference in the pics from the first day until now - she looks like she has really opened up! Even Evan has days where he wants nothing to do with mama. Good luck to you guys and enjoy EVERY minute!