...bet you thought I was
pretty hungry and had to to leave to go eat my pizza, while in reality I
thought I'd just lost that entire post (new fangled technology) and would have
to start over.... So happy that it was sent to you instead of deleted
It's funny, the language arts teacher in me was rereading the post and I was
thinking that I should have proofed better. :)
So, after pizza, we settled in for an afternoon of rest. Saylor's been running a fever (which may have finally gone away this morning.....close to 5 am now...slept in today) since we got her and has a pretty bad cough. She has medicine, but hasn't eaten much and has thrown up twice, I think because she gets so upset about having to take her medicine (she,s a bit of a tiger, that little fighter).
She has the most precious cry, more similar to a newborn and not the wail of a toddler. In fact, she is in many ways more like a 9 month old, which should help us to bond more easily since physically feeding and parenting the child at a younger age is recommended. Another mixed blessing was when she woke up in the middle of the night crying and shaking (I assume fear) our 1st night together. I just held her for the 5-10 minutes that it lasted (one of those heartbreaking cries... Sounded like she was mourning the loss of all she'd ever known) but I think it was one of those breakthrough moments so she knew that we weren't leaving.
Right now, she's sleeping on my stomach, birds are chirping outside and all seems right in the world. Guys, thank you so Much for your prayers, past, present and continued. I've had 3, maybe 4 what I'd call rough moments, and that's including the year plus leading up to our travels and I know that can only be a God thing. Scarlett said the most beautiful one for little sis last night... That God would watch over her and help her to feel better (tearing up again just thinking about it...) You'd think I would have run out of those things by now.
Oh, one more perfect, precious moment: she's reaching her arms out/up to me and toddles over when I hold mine out and open to her...heavenly.
So, after pizza, we settled in for an afternoon of rest. Saylor's been running a fever (which may have finally gone away this morning.....close to 5 am now...slept in today) since we got her and has a pretty bad cough. She has medicine, but hasn't eaten much and has thrown up twice, I think because she gets so upset about having to take her medicine (she,s a bit of a tiger, that little fighter).
She has the most precious cry, more similar to a newborn and not the wail of a toddler. In fact, she is in many ways more like a 9 month old, which should help us to bond more easily since physically feeding and parenting the child at a younger age is recommended. Another mixed blessing was when she woke up in the middle of the night crying and shaking (I assume fear) our 1st night together. I just held her for the 5-10 minutes that it lasted (one of those heartbreaking cries... Sounded like she was mourning the loss of all she'd ever known) but I think it was one of those breakthrough moments so she knew that we weren't leaving.
Right now, she's sleeping on my stomach, birds are chirping outside and all seems right in the world. Guys, thank you so Much for your prayers, past, present and continued. I've had 3, maybe 4 what I'd call rough moments, and that's including the year plus leading up to our travels and I know that can only be a God thing. Scarlett said the most beautiful one for little sis last night... That God would watch over her and help her to feel better (tearing up again just thinking about it...) You'd think I would have run out of those things by now.
Oh, one more perfect, precious moment: she's reaching her arms out/up to me and toddles over when I hold mine out and open to her...heavenly.
I will pray for a good night's sleep for all and that she will adjust to her new life as smoothly as possible and that God will help her feel safe and secure using your arms! What a sweet girl who is so blessed and has been through so much...God Bless you all now and always :)
ReplyDeleteAnd what a sweet prayer by Scarlett...Saylor is so blessed to have such a loving family!
ReplyDeleteWe love reading about your journey! Keep the posts coming. :)
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