Myla-our bright and curious one!

YaoYao loves to explore now that she is secure enough to walk around without being held. Like I mentioned, we knew she could walk but didn't see it for several days because she wanted to be held constantly. She is soooo smart-knows the remote works the TV, knew the doorhanger that was on the ground went on the door and attempted to put it on, stacks cups, puts the lid back on the water bottle, she is so small sometimes we forget she is 16 months. Developmentally, we feel she was at a great advantage having been cared for by her "grandma" and "grandpa"-not biological of course.

We were told she stopped eating when she had to go into "orphanage" life for 2 weeks while her caregivers were away. She eventually adapted they said, but her "grandma" cared for her so much, they wanted her to come back to live with them. She has been eating since day one for us and it has only gotten better. Tonight the menu was bananas and rice followed by a bottle. We pray when we get home, she will continue to eat. We know of several children, that the transition to the US is the hardest and many times will stop eating.

YaoYao and Mommy waiting for the medical exam. She was such a trooper. We were grateful our guides took us early-we were the first group to arrive. When we left there were over 30+ families waiting in a line down the hall. It was crazy!