Raelen is absolutely wonderful! We are so in love with her & so lucky to have her. This is the 3rd day we've had her, and she is perfect.

When we first saw her, I went to take her from the "foster mom" aka orphanage worker...anyway...I said "Hi pretty girl" (crying of course--me, not her) and she smiled at me right away! We got it on video. Then I said, "want to come to Mommy?" and she was just happy as can be!

She went to bed the first night at 7:30 & woke up at 12:30, had a bottle, and went back to sleep until 5. Then last night she went to bed at 8 & slept til 4, had a bottle, & got up at 8! She is sleeping now (8:40 PM here) & Donnie & I are going to watch a movie.

I was battling some nerves & altitude sickness Wedesday night & yesterday, but feeling much better today. We went for a walk, went to the grocery store, and just hung out around the hotel. The pediatrician came around 1:00 and examined here. There are a few things we have to follow up on when we get home. The soft spot on her head is rather small, there are some questions about her hip movement, & she has pink eye & a cold right now. I guess when I write that all out, it seems like a lot, but nothing we can't follow up on when we get home. The pediatrician is coming back on Tuesday to check on her again. It's crazy how things work here. She made a house call & it only cost us $50! Not to mention, I had a house call for myself yesterday, since I was sick (they gave me a shot in the rear for nausea & headache!) and that only cost $20!!! Weird.

Anyway, I'll write more as soon as I can!


Raelen is smiling all the time at us, and the bond is definitely there already:)