So, three sleeps in, here we are!
Ana is doing incredibly. She LOVES snuggling on my lap, sometimes for as long as half an hour at a time! She just really likes to be near me, which is awesome, even if it prevents me from doing anything else. We just had a big cuddle session with singing and shoulder rubs and now she is a little tired, I think. Intense one on one interaction wears her out, but in a good way. After crowds, she acts very stressed, and after snuggling she just acts sleepy.
Having an Ana is a lot like having a newborn. She loves to be close to me, she cries at night, she can't roll off the couch (yet). I talk to her just like I talked to my other babies; telling her silly things, singing, asking her questions. She responds in a very rewarding fashion, with smiles and snuggles.
In some ways, Ana is unlike my other newborns. She has way more hair than my babies (curse that Northern European blood :-), and giggles more than any newborn. I can't nurse her, and I can't wear her in a baby carrier. I have to keep track of her long skinny legs more than I did with my other babies.
I will do my best to update now and then, but for now I am just going to live a little.
Thanks for your prayers!
Love,
Mama
Thanks for updating and sharing.
ReplyDeleteKeeping you in my prayers. :)
The other day my mentaly handicaped daughter (from birth accident) asked me :
- Do people pary for me ?
She asked about each person she knows and was so happy to have each time a "yes" for an answer.
She often says : I have a mental handicap, God created me like that !
Knowing that God loves her is very important for her. I hope one day Ana will understand how much God loves her and how much her mama and papa love her !
It's wonderful to see Ana home at long last! Her face is so expressive, which I envy. My girls are rather deadpan from shutting down for so long in their orphanages, though if I work hard, I can get reactions and responses.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear this!! :)
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