Day two with our daughter!!!

There are not enough words to describe how much we already love this little girl.  We took video of her first words to us in English today.  She called us Momma and Papa.  We really think she knows who we are because she went right to us when we entered the visiting area at the orphanage.  We would love to post the video, but we can't because we do not have enough bandwidth, but will post them all when we get home.  Tomorrow, we will visit her again and also Thursday and Friday.  Then, it will be so sad on Sunday when we have to leave to come back without her, but all the more incentive to get the remaining paperwork completed.

Here are a couple photos from today.  

We have the same face shape!!! 

She already loves her daddy!!!





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  1. beckywwSeptember 28, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    She is just beautiful and looks like a cross of you both! What a doll. What does your IA doctor say? Gave you a "go?"

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  2. April ChenSeptember 28, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    Our IA doctor gave us an absolute go! She has a case of scabies right now, but completely curable. Other than that, she has a little psycho-motor speech delay, but she can practically run. She loves to walk around the room holding our fingers, but she is also very affectionate! Yesterday, all she wanted was one of us to hold and cuddle her because she has a cold. :-(

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  3. beckywwSeptember 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    Whoo-hooo! That is fabulous. All the kids are delayed - that's hardly a crisis. Scabies? Big deal. I sure hope you get her home by Christmas. That would just be so perfect. Your parents have to be on pins and needles!

    I personally know two families that have adopted from Vlad - both girls, both around 2 years old at the time of adoption. Both home about 4 years now. Gone very, very well. The children are well cared-for and that makes attachment easier for all.

    I am really, really happy for you! And if you haven't read and re-read "Attaching in Adoption" by Deborah Gray - now's the time, girl.

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  4. April ChenSeptember 29, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    Thanks Becky! That has been my reading on the plane. I'm getting her a pacifier and bottle for at least the plane ride home. She LOVES being held and cuddled though by us and even lets Aaron cuddle with her. She seems to want that the most! I personally think she is going to be a daddy's girl!

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