A good and bad potty day.

We have to say that Sophia was just such a joy today. She has been so happy and laughs so much more then we remember. She really enjoys eating. She just cracks up and hasn't had any problems eating. Mommy had to work today so Daddy and Grammy spent the day running around and showing the princess off. She loves everyone. She is a little shy and tilts her head sideways when she meets someone but she warms up quick.

Last night we put Sophie to bed at 8:30 and she slept all night until 8:00. This just seems to easy.

After dinner today, I was thinking she might soon have a dirty diaper. I heard her making a grunting sound and quickly took her to her little potty chair. She sat on it for a few minutes and before we knew it she did #1 and a big #2. Sorry for the potty talk but it seems to be part of our new life. Who knew? When she was at the baby house they would sit the children on the potty chairs after a meal and I guess hope for the best. She must have known what to do when she was on it.

The funnest part of today was when Mommy was getting her bath ready. She took Sophia's clothes of and Mommy squatted to check the water temperature as Sophie was sitting on her leg. Next thing you know Mommy yells, "I think she is peeing on me". Well that is exactly what she was doing. It was a good laugh.

Sophia got to go to Wal-Mart for the first time today. We seldom go to Wal-Mart but when you need something in a hurry it's hard not to. BTW, have you ever looked at the web-site www.peopleofwalmart.com ? It is the funnest thing you have ever seen.

Sorry no pictures today. Just to busy.

A good and bad potty day.

What a difference a day makes.

A "It's a girl" sign that Grammy put in the yard.



Last night we put a tired grumpy scared little angel to bed around 9:00pm. At 7:30am we had to wake her up to change a dirty diaper. It was Mommy's first and Daddy stood by for moral support. After the diaper change she seemed so happy and was a total joy to be with all day. She was playful, loving and just full of laughter. I think she knows she is with her forever family and loves it.

We thought we could hear some wheezing in her lungs this morning so we called the doctor. We ended up having to go the his office. Turned out that all she suffers from is really nervous parents as there was nothing wrong with her lungs or heart. She will have a full exam in a few weeks when she gets acclimated to her surroundings. Her weight today was 22.14 pounds. We thought she gained more then that. Maybe the scales in Kazakhstan were a little off.

Because of the doctors appointment she didn't get her nap and she was just fine until around 5:00 pm. We put her down for about an hour. When we got her up to eat she was still very tired. After dinner she got a bath. She LOVED it today. She was splashing and playing with her toys. This child has changed so much in just one day. Our old Sophie is back and we are loving every minute of it.

Gotcha Day!

We are so happy to report that Sophia is at home with us sleeping in her crib. Today at 3:40pm her flight landed in Washington DC (Dulles). Around 4:40 the escort, Oleg walked out with America's newest citizen, our precious daughter Sophia. She looked very scared and when she was handed over to us she cried. We think it was just to much for her with all the activity at the airport. Once we got her in the car she was laughing and smiling like the good old days in Kazakhstan. About an hour into our two our drive home she fell asleep. When we got home there was some wonderful balloons on the house and a big Welcome home Sophia sign. A big thank you goes out to the Coleman's for that.

Once we got inside we showed her around the house Sophia got a bath. We wanted a clean baby for a change and figured she would sleep better cleaned up. She hated the bath so we made it a quick one. We then give her some apple sauce which she liked. She even got to wear the Saints bib that Daddy got her in New Orleans. GO SAINTS! At this point she was falling asleep again so we put her in her crib. So far it's all good. We're sure the next few days we all will be making some adjustments but think it will go real good.

We will get some better pictures of her in the next few days and share them with all. For now enjoy some of the ones we got today. As you can see her hair got much longer and she gained some weight too. Her 18 month old pajamas are pretty tight and she is only 14 months old as of yesterday.

Soon, real soon

This is what we know as of yesterday. Sophia is leaving the baby house on Sunday the 20th. She will be heading to Almaty and will be in the care of the escort and his wife. There was going to be a three day wait for her passport and there was a local holiday in there too. It was looking like the escort was going to be getting Sophia to the USA on Friday. Now you know there is always a twist. If we were willing to pay a $400 rush fee to have her passport processed in one day he thinks he can get her to us on Tuesday. Yes, we paid the rush fee and are waiting for his itinerary to be email to us for an arrival time. Just a few more days.

Still waiting for our Sophie to come home.

It seems like we had final court so long ago but when you stop and look at the date it's just over a month. I guess it's seems so long because we have been counting the days until Sophie can come home. We got an email from the guy that is going to be escorting her and he mentioned the 17th or the 19th. The bad part is that his written English isn't very good. So we're not to sure if she will be here on one of these dates or if he will be getting her on one of these dates. Once she is in his care in Almaty she will have to be with him and his wife for about three days to get processed at the US Embassy before they can fly to the US. Either way it looks like she will be here between the 17th to and the 23rd. We are very excited. We have been going crazy knowing our little girl is half way across the world but we have been doing lots of things to keep our minds busy. We will post more info as we get it.