3 months - where has the time gone!

Can you believe 3 months ago it was hubby's birthday and we finally met Isabella. You imagine what the moment will be like when you finally meet your child. Well the other couple in our room ( Dutch) had a very quiet placid child and we could hear Isabella screaming as she was brought into the room by her Nanny!, ! I think we ruined their family day! As you they could only probably hear Ms Wong screeching in the background of their video! And she continued to scream and violently sob until we got her out of the Civil affairs office into the van where she promptly fell asleep in my arms. The changes in those three months are phenomenal not only in her physical but her emotional development.

This is a picture of Isabella on her first evening in her pyjamas in our hotel room!



But in retrospect, although the initial meeting was hard, we were glad that she had the emotions to grieve for her loss of her former life, as she was able to attach to us ( especially me ) so easily. I am not saying its been easy. Looking back I think that I just ran on adrenaline on our entire adoption trip as she was physically attached to me for the entire time. But now, when my little girl comes running up to me with a huge grin on her face from just being pleased to see me, or just climbs into my arms for a kiss and cuddle, or when she wakes up in the morning and hurls herself across the bed to just cuddle up and kiss Ma Ma, I am so grateful for the people who raised our daughter for the first 13 months of her life which enabled her to be so physically and emotionally developed to achieve this. And to be the happy, confident little girl she is.