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Lulu encountered rocks today at the playground. I thought for a moment we had discovered a way to actually keep her still, but alas it was a short-lived breather. With a little encouragement those teeny feet were back to nearly full speed. From rocks, to staircases, large hillsides and aggregate driveways – this girl is not slowed down by much of anything. We are bracing ourselves now for Miss Fearless on our beach trip next month.
Lulu is missing her friends. She spent the first year of her life in a room full of playmates, and just like that they are gone from her every day. One of her former roommates and pals, Hana is also now home with her family. I’ve talk about Hana’s family here before, as we became deep friends through our wait to bring our girls home. Hana’s family recently sent out a sweet letter and card announcing her arrival, and it is a good thing I opened the mail the day it arrived or else I don’t believe I would have had a chance to see the card myself. Lu has taken full possession of the pictures of her beloved friend, and will YELL! at anyone who tries to take it from her. Today, Lu was walking around with Hana’s picture again when she brought me the photo album we had left with her in Ethiopia when we went our first trip. It is full of photos of us and her and our house – many families bring these books to their kids to help them have a reference for their soon-to-be-forever- family. What Fasi Lu was asking me to do struck me as both highly intelligent and incredibly sweet.
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The Doctor’s office that is…We have been weighed and poked and prodded and drained of blood and had samples collected of things no one should ever be subjected to gathering, and then back for more prodding a couple days later. Sleepy Lu has been a sport for sure. May you find worth in your battle today friends. no comments Fasi Lu spent the morning mastering flip flops and the art of running, thanks to wild man big brother. no comments Okay, so no shocker here, life with three is taking some adjusting. At moments it is a melt-your-face-off kind of shock to our system of crazy we had actually grown to love around here. Now, it’s straight up pandemonium. My apologies, I tend to get dramatic when over tired. But you have to admit, what’s a blog post without the word “pandemonium?” Seeing as we are covered in kiddos from sunrise to some days well past sun’s set. Finding time to blog and write and actually take photos with my CAMERA instead of my iphone, well, I’m not there yet. So while I don’t have many words to share with you – or more accurately the energy to type them all out- we have accumulated quite a few snapshots and videos from our first month home with Lulu. She really is doing well – even our biggest challenges are incredibly minor all things considered in the world of adoption. One month home already – gracious, time can fly when you aren’t fighting State Departments and broke down systems trying to get your baby back in your arms. Oh, just typing that sentence gets me all fired up – yes, more story there, but first – I need a nap. xo, -S Some of our first adventures and everyday moments as FIVE:
I found this on my phone one day after Emma and Fasi Lu had been hanging out. I love it.
The latest footage of our busy girl – one month in Tennessee and she has already gone country: no comments |
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