Routine.....Maybe??

So it seems like the days just fly by now. I have little time for much of anything other than taking care of my daughter, which I love. Let's see we have gone to the park numerous times. Anna seems to like it a lot. She is still learning about the playground equipment but she really loves the leaves :).

She is saying momma a whole lot and we think she has even said her name a couple of times. We got her a new bed because she absolutely hated her crib. She screamed her head off everytime we put her in it to the point she would make herself sick. So we got a double bed and are co-sleeping with her. I know you may not agree with that but we have talked to numerous professionals, other adoptive parents and prayed much about it and it is what our daughter needs at this point. She has gone through a whole lot of change and she needs some comfort and stability. Nighttime can be a scary time for toddlers especially ones who are taken from everything they know. We had no peace about letting her cry it out. We have done a lot of research and talked to professionals at the international adoption clinic and we will be able to transition her once she is able to understand, once she has the cognitive and language ability to understand that we are just in the next room. But for now this is what we are doing and she has been able to sleep through the night the last few nights and so have we. Plus it is GREAT for bonding and the more we can help her then the more I'm willing to do it.

So all that to say, she loves her new bed. She woke up the first morning so excited. I told her, "This is Anna's room" and she kept pointing to herself everytime I said "Anna". It was so cute. I was super proud that my genius daughter already knows her name and is trying to say it.

We went to our local pediatrician today. It went ok. Anna has an ear infection so we are giving her an anitbiotic. The doctor thinks that if we can keep her ears clean she can wait to have the tubes in when we have the surgery. We are hoping for late May or early June to have the surgery. So I guess that is all for now. Thank you for those who still follow this blog. I'll try to do better about updating. We are starting to get in a routine and that is so nice. I am able to get a little more done and soon I feel like I'll be able to really get organized and get everything done in a day that I want to get done......or at least 90%.