Being Real

Let's be real. This getting to know you process is difficult. Salamnesh went from a year of a loving caring mother to an orphanage unlike other orphanages you have heard so much about. She loves her nannies so much!!! When I peek into her room she is laughing and bobbing up and down to the nanny singing. She says little things, babble and a few words. But the entire time we spend with her she is either crying or ready too. She is SO timid!! She doesn't make eye contact. Although she is starting too. She is very serious. But we have only spent a total of 15 hours together. Today we pick them up at 9 and return them tomorrow morning. I'm hoping we have some breakthrough's today.

I knew she was little. She is very tiny. She looks like a little porcelain doll. Beautiful girl, she has the most beautiful features, on this little body. She's long, but skinny. She doesn't have good muscle tone in her legs. She sits well, but she doesn't exactly crawl, or pull her self up well. They say she can, I just haven't seen it. Despite the issues with crying, looking at me, and the physical she is the most cuddly baby!!! She loves the Ergo!! She loves to be held tight!! Yeah!! We love her so much!!! Lauren tries to take over. What a great little mama!! And Tristan is just so in Love with her. They just want to pick her up today and go home!!!

Tristan got a little queasy on the plane and going through customs. It's not good when you are waiting to be approved and you go running!!!!!!! It gets their attention.............

Lauren got sick last night. She thinks it was a combination of tired and spicy food. We eat a lot from our food suitcase. The staff here is great!!!! The meals are wonderful if you aren't the pickiest people in the world. And we are!!!!!!!!! We are staying with some vegetarians, so we are craving meat!!!!!!!! Someone get me a steak for the day we get home!!! Thick and rare!!!!!!!!

Pray for our day together. We love her so much!!!