Had a bath, which she seemed to like. We read that her caregiver gave her a bath every morning at 8am. Those of you who know me well, know this made me a very happy mommy. Naeleigh liked the water, except when I put it on her head. Other than being cold, she did great.
Not too long after her bath, Naeleigh went right to bed. She slept soundly from 9:10 until 7:15. She refused to wake up. We actually had to wake her up to go eat breakfast. It took her at least 30 minutes to fully wake up.
She is such a cuddler! All she wants to do is be held and snuggle! I remember someone else who was exactly the same way! My sweet Brett...Mommy and Daddy miss you so much, Bubby!
Her hair is so fine, the clip I put in this morning slipped right out.
She is incredibly attached to this pink bunny. It goes with us EVERYWHERE. If it falls on the floor, she pitches a fit!
We finalized the adoption today at the Civil Affairs office. She is officially our daughter!!! Thank you, Lord!
After leaving the office, we went grocery shopping. Talk about stressful. I don't think I will complain about Wal-Mart anymore...well, maybe not for a little while at least. Thank goodness we had a guide with us to interpret all of the labels and translate for us. I cannot imagine doing all of this without Holt International and Lotus Travel.
We came back to the room and Naeleigh took a full bottle---she sucked it down-literally. She fought a nap with everything she had. We played on the floor and were being silly together. I got her to laugh and smile!
I am constantly kissing her cheeks and today, she kissed me back! I was so surprised! She is showing a little reluctance towards Daddy today. She didn't want to go to him this afternoon or give him a kiss. So, I kept kissing Michael on the cheeks and saying, "Love Daddy!" Finally, she puckered up for him too! Yay!!
Of course, again, they are now napping together. This is my favorite picture from today.
First Bath with Mommy
Great pictures and loved the videos! Keep 'em coming! She seems to be adjusting very well. What a precious little girl.
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erik
She is absolutely beautiful. Love the videos and all the photos. My favorites so far are sleeping peacefully with Daddy and sleeping ever so peacefully with Mama.....her little hand securely wrapped around Mama's thumb and Mama securely wrapped around her baby! Like us with our Father.....peace, security and love beyond words. You portray it all. So happy for you and your beautiful daughter.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious little cuddler! ... And she kissed you back! :) More kisses will be coming! We are so happy for you all and just so blessed to see the Lord working throughout your amazing journey of adoption! Adoption is beautiful! What a picture of God's love for us!
ReplyDeleteI will be meeting your Mom and Brett in a little while, and he and Liana will get their treat of a day out together at Monkey Joe's! I will take photos for you guys and try to e-mail them to you!
Give sweet Fen Fen a kiss from us! Susan
I'm so glad (for Ashlyn's sake) that she likes baths. :) I watched the videos with AndiBeth first thing this morning. At the end of the 3rd video AndiBeth waved at Naeleigh and said "Heeey." I'm looking forward to when they start playing together. Sounds like she's adjusting quite nicely. And she seems to like Michael about as much as AndiBeth likes Daniel, so nothing weird about that. ;)Hope you have another good night tonight. We love all of you!
ReplyDeleteSo, so happy for y'all!!! We can't wait to meet her! Courtney is right, good thing she likes baths! lol! Seems God's timing was perfect, again! Much love to each of you! She has no ides, yet, what a blessed little girl she is! One day she will know just how special she is to be given parents like you. Kiss her her Aunt Beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!!! She is precious! Emmy wants to know when she can play with her new friend lol
ReplyDeleteprayers it continues to go so smoothly! Thoughts and prayers are with you! Love to all!
- Jenna