YouYou Day 2

Pictures are at the bottom if you want to go ahead and scroll down. I told my mom that I try to post pictures that show all of the emotion because it tends to satisfy the paparazzi :)


I have read through each and every post. You guys are amazing and please know that if I don't respond to something you say it's not because I didn't read it, I'm just trying really hard to be a good mommy to these three children. I know you understand :)


I'm going to just try to recap our day, actually starting w/ last night after I posted the first pictures...


YouYou woke up crying after sleeping for only about 30 minutes. She was pretty much inconsolable until midnight when her little body finally gave over to exhaustion. It was hard, but I know it is a good thing that she is grieving. It means she was securely attached to her foster family and she will be able to attach to us in time. The hardest part was that she was not at all comforted by my words. It seemed like she cried harder when she heard my voice. She slept pretty well through the night, only making a few noises. Then she woke up crying again at 6:30 this morning, but she did go back to sleep in my arms until I had to put her in the bed so that I could get a shower. We finally had to wake her up at 8:40 so that we could eat breakfast before our 9:30 meeting time in the lobby. She woke up with a sweet smile and stuck her little feet up to be kissed (at least that's what I did when she put her little toes on my face :)

She has a healthy appetite! So far the only things she has not liked are M&M's and carrots! It's fun to feed a little one who likes everything :) After breakfast we (me, Aaron, YouYou and Neesie) went back to the Civil Affairs office to finalize the adoption. Didi and Papa stayed with Jackson and Carter back in the room because they said they didn't want to go and do paperwork (can't blame them for that). Please pray for Jackson. He woke up this morning with a fever and we have had to give him Tylenol or Motrin all day to keep it down. So far he has no symptoms other than the fever.


We went to a department store after our paperwork was complete (we were actually one of the last families to get there but one of the first to leave, I think in part to our great guide Rebecca :) One of the other families even commented on it. The dept. store had at least 7 levels, but I believe more. We tried our best to find some shoes to fit YouYou's tiny feet, but it was difficult. We did buy her one pair, and on Sunday Rebecca says we will be able to find more when she takes us shopping. Ooooohhhhh that makes me smile :) I'm not sure I mentioned that we bought her one pair of the shoes at the Carrefour? You'll see them in the pictures of her today. They were only aprox. 6 US dollars! Oh my...I better have Neesie leave some of her clothes here so that we can fit more shoes in our suitcases :)


The plan was for all of us to get a nap today, but YouYou had other ideas. So Aaron took the boys and YouYou out for some play time while I got a nap. I'm thrilled that she likes her Baba, and you guys might melt when you see him holding her! The rest of the day was spent getting to know our sweet little girl. She is very curious, likes to have people clap for her, not too steady on her feet...just perfect.

Bedtime was much easier tonight. She only cried for a few minutes. Praise the Lord!


Some of you have asked about her size...well, she's small!!! The size 12-18 month dresses fit pretty well. I have a pair of 12-18 month adjustable waist pants that also fit pretty well (still a little big in the waist, but manageable if I leave her pullup on...she might just have to wear a pullup anytime I want her to wear pants :) She has NO WAIST, NO HIPS, NO BOTTOM, and when you meet her you will think she is a genius baby because she looks like a 10 month old but acts like a 2 year old!

Until tomorrow...

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