Settling In

Sarah got to sleep around 10 and slept through the night. Our plans to settle her into the crib instead of the bed went flying out the window.

We're impressed with her abilities. She's just about to walk. She has good hearing and sight. She has the concept of object permanence down. She has good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity (gimme the cheerio!)

Already, electronics are her favorite toys (cell phone, Nintendo DS) but she is mildly amused with the toys we've brought for her. She also likes reading Field and Stream magazine. (Daddy is pleased). If we take her picture, she wants to see the screen on the back of the digital camera where the image appears. We are pleased with the quality of foster care she received.

Mommy went to Xiulan's room today and did paperwork. We have a meeting at the government office at 2:30 today. Sarah is catching a nap right now and Daddy and J are out looking for lunch right now. They will attempt McDonald's again. Yesterday we were successful there, but not before a bit of commotion trying to explain we wanted plain cheeseburgers. People here either frown at us or smile and want to test out their English on us. Two girls about 12 who also had braces smiled and tried to chat with J. Preteen girls are giggly all over the world.