24 little hours.
And every day - Milana is doing better and better.
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Three weeks ago she was barely walking. And ok - her walk does resemble that of a drunken sailor.....but she's walking. And loving it ! As are we.
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Squealing with delight!
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Oh my.....has she been watching Dahlia's pose?
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Oh, I give up....just get me that spoon already!
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Umm, this is for TongguMama, this sippy cup has a slower pull than a bottle with a tiny opening. I can barely get anything through it but she can. Good sign, right?
:)
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The sun is shining fully on this sweet little face now. And each day she is making huge strides.
But the best thing about this sweet kid..........
....she's happy!
And you know what that makes me.
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Umm, this is for TongguMama, this sippy cup has a slower pull than a bottle with a tiny opening. I can barely get anything through it but she can. Good sign, right?:)
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The sun is shining fully on this sweet little face now. And each day she is making huge strides. She eats so much better - some solid food now. Anything solid would just roll out of her mouth like she didn't know what to do with it. Only ate baby food but that is changing.
And have I mentioned what a good sleeper she is?
Please don't throw tomatoes but she sleeps like a dream. I struck gold with Dahlia but it's pure platinum with Milana. Three weeks ago she could barely hold her head up. And just look at her!
But the best thing about this sweet kid..........
....she's happy!
And you know what that makes me.
Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!)
We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home.
This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God.
My (growing) family.
Hangin' out with my girlies.
My wonderful friends (you know who you are!).
To laugh (out loud and a lot!).
Music.
Painting. Hugs.
Long chats with my buds.
My garden.
To read (ha...when I can!).
Sunshine.
Spring, Spring and more Spring.
Building things.
Cooking.
Decorating.
Parties (ahem).
The internet.
Life.
Movies. A.I.
Dancing with the stars.
So you think you can dance.
Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off.
Oh Gee...everything actually!!
6 comments:
Oh, I'm so happy for you!! The good sleeper part... you are SOOO lucky. :)
very cute and love that outfit!!!
its amazing how much they change in a few short weeks home!!!! Abby was sooo different!
I am sure you are over the moon! What a change! I know you trusted that you would see this time, but it's so incredible to see it so quickly. She looks beyond adorable and VERY happy!
How marvelous!
She is just as cute as can be......that outfit is darling!!
It is hard to believe she has made that kind of progress in just 3 weeks..WOW!! She looks so happy!
Hope you all enjoy your weekend!
Lisa
Caroline started crawling at 14 months and walked 2 weeks later. Oh yeah, they catch up quickly!
Love, love, love her outfit! SO cute! Black and white checks is one of my favorite prints on children. I have a dress and matching coat and hat for Caroline's that is like that and I LOVE it.
Hey now! I don't want to hear any bragging regarding your fabulous sleep. Not fair! :-) She's sleeping, she's walking, she's happy, she's so lovely...I just love great news! Congrats!
And that outfit...good grief that is super cute!
M.
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