Well..the long awaited update and photo we've waited 3 wks for came yesterday! this photo was taken on June 26th. Our poor sweet baby girl had heat rash pretty bad all over her little body at the time of this photo, so she is covered in the red rash w/little bumpies, and one of her eyes was swollen a bit due to the rash being above it, and it was quite upsetting initially for me to see(but Thankyou to my friend Georgette for turning the photo into black and white for us to cover up her pink rashy cheeks more!!)
...the mama bear in me just wanted to jump on ANY plane quite frankly and rush over there to rescue my poor girl and fix her up...BUT..after talking to Grandy..(aka my mom)..she and her Doctor friends at work all looked at the pic and said she would be just fine...AND the update reported that as of today, her heat rash is gone and she if fine..but still..so hard to see! AND..see those tears in her precious eyes?..UGH..just rips my heart out...but as her daddy says..only a couple wks left and we will FOREVER be there to wipe the rest away.
The report was too simple and disappointing as far as I'm concerned..there really was not much info there...
She at 6months old is: 17.6 lbs, 26.3 in long, and head and chest c are 16.5in..
and look at this..I pulled Charlie's developmental records out and here were his at the same age of 6mos: 16.9 lbs, 26.5 in long, and head and chest c are 16.5in...
WOW!!! She really is my child isn't she(esp w/all that hair..does she have good hair or what!..just like her mama again..hahah!!!!!) LOL!!!!!!!
The report also states that she has been there at the Social Welfare Inst since she was born on Nov 26th...and that she sleeps on her own in a crib...(which will prob change soon..I can't imagine leaving her in a crib down the hall!!!)
And as we can see in those sweet chunky cheeks she is obviously being fed and well cared for...
As much as we hoped she was in a foster home..according to many veterans in the adoption world..these reports are not always completly accurate as far as where the girls go during the day or night so it does not necessarily mean she was not in foster care..or that there is not a nanny there that is souly w/her...but reguardless, she's ours..which means shes a survivor, and we know and have faith she is just fine, AND...we'll be there shortly!
And at the end of the day, all that we've really prayed for and all that matters... is that someone out there, across the world right now, is loving on her and feeding her and holding her...and from the other reports on Monday that we got that stated she likes grabbing for her nannies food while the nanny is eating, and she likes to be held a lot, and she likes "bustling a/b the market place"...it sounds to me that she is getting the attention she needs until we get there!
Oh Sophie Su Ruth...the love we have for you has grown beyond any words can describe...I just can NOT wait to kiss those sweet cheeks of yours!!!
Love Mommy xoxoxo
4 comments:
Amy, Sophie has the prettiest face!! I can understand that you must have been worried about her. But, just remember that it is only one small snapshot of her in the big scheme of life. She is fine and you will be there to get her in no time at all. She has the sweetest features - I love her nose and her eyes!! So pretty!!
Delaine
How totally adorable is she??? Any news is better than no news - even if it did make you anxious and worried - yet I feel your "MommY pain". Hang in there!
Love, Krista
Oh Guys, she is so cute!!! Your heart must be over flowing!!
she is big and healthy yea!! c was only a little over 15lbs at six mos and is average!! gotta give you a sigh of relief..she is sweet and a good eater...that excites me obviously. what a cutie!!
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