2 Months Ago Today

It's hard to believe we met Sara 2 months ago. In some ways it seems like we have known her forever and in some ways it seems like time has gone by so fast. Every second with her has been amazing. We can't get over how resilient she is and how well she has adjusted to her new life.

We left Sara alone for the first time! Her cousin Robbie (who she LOVES) did a great job! She didn't even miss us!
Sara still likes to eat! The new nipple on the bottle was not a big hit!
This nipple is much better. Sara can climb up the steps and go down the slide all by herself (of course she expects applause each time).
Her 2 new obsessions, dogs (well any animal really) and balloons!We went to the Zoo to see the incredible light display. I think she liked it.
Some friends came over with their daughter Marisa who is exactly the same age as Sara. It was really neat to see the girls play together. They had a good time and loved the new toaster Mommy got at Pottery Barn!!Her cousins can't get enough of her. Here she is with Alexandra (left) and Samantha (right)

Learning new things every day!

Each day is such a joy with our little girl. She has changed so much in the past 7 weeks since we have had her. She babbles A LOT and imitates everything we do. Not only has she mastered climbing up the stairs, but she now climbs down too! Gary went back to work on 12/18 which was very hard for him. He feels very lucky to have had 7 weeks with Sara (and Mommy).

Here's Sara at a visit to Great Grandma's house. Boy, did they enjoy her and she enjoyed entertaining them!!
Proud to be an American!!!
We took Sara to COSI (Center of Science and Industry)She really enjoyed playing in the water! Good thing they had raincoats. She still got soaked!!
Daddy's teaching me how to play the drums!!!
Sara had her 1st (American) haircut. She HATED it!!! (but she liked the suckers)

Hanukkah

This weekend, we celebrated Hanukkah with Sara with a dinner at the Temple on Saturday and with the family here in town on Sunday. Sara had a ball! We had to go back to the Adoption Clinic today and they said Sara tested positive for TB, which means she was exposed to an adult with the virus. It is dormant, but will require medication for the next 9 months.

Here she is at the Temple. These 3 girls were quite fond of her! With the family. Sara was much more interested in the boxes and bags!

Here she is with her cousins Shaina and Samantha.

Who needs toys? Sara would much rather play in the drawers in the kitchen! Our house will NEVER be the same again!

Visit to the Adoption Clinic

Today we took Sara to the International Adoption Clinic at our Children's Hospital. She saw a physician, a nutritionist, and a physical therapist. Monday we have to go back and she will have her sight and her hearing tested. We found out Sara is a normal (well, above average in some areas of course) 13 month old! She impressed the physical therapist quite a bit with her motor skills and her speech. She does have a severe case of eczema on her face and her legs, so we got some medicine that already seems to be helping. We also found out she is 75th% in height and 25th% in weight. They were a little concerned about the weight, but we got some good suggestions. She had a blood draw that she did not like at all and also got poked for a TB test. Overall, she did fabulous! Unfortunately, we forgot to take pictures.

Yesterday we took her to her future baby sitter's house. She seemed to be very comfortable there and will probably really enjoy playing with the other kids. She liked their BIG dog! Here are some additional pictures!


A visit to Saks Fifth Avenue (Sue's work) More like Mommy every day!

Having fun in the play area at the mall!
SO PROUD that she can climb all the way up the stairs!
You expect me to wear THIS??
We didn't take her out in it, but here's what the front of our house looked like!

Some of Sara's favorite things!!

Playing in the kitchen drawers Meeting new friends, our inspiration for adoption.









Pushing the button to the aquarium and
playing the music in her crib. Playing with boxes.