Red Thread to Her

It's official...  Abigail is our daughter!  We went back to the Civil Affairs office this morning to sign the legal adoption documents, answer a few basic interview questions and then both Abby and I sealed the adoption with our thumbprints.  We saw the families from yesterday and the little girl who was crying and hitting was much calmer, and was sitting on her new mother's lap.  She did fuss a little due to the stress of the environment but I think she'll adjust just fine.

Abigail slept very well last night - She fell asleep in my arms as I fed her a bottle of warm milk and talked with Mike on the phone.  She woke up around 2am but didn't make a sound.  I opened my eyes to check on her and saw her little sweet face peering through the crib.  I changed her diaper then laid her back in her crib.  She woke up again around 4:00am (again, did not make a sound).  She reached out to hold my hand.  I picked her up and held her for a little while then put her back to bed.

She's giggled a few times when my dad tickles her..  She loves to play with stacking cups and, of course, my cell phone.  She reaches out often to be held.  She likes to be held in the ErgoBaby carrier.  She loves music and will dance and clap.  She loves to eat.

I miss my boys at home and my husband serving our country.  We have one more week of paperwork processing..  I hope to enjoy this quiet, one-on-one time with Abigail.  Things will be a lot different when we get home!

I haven't been able to post pictures - my sister (who created the awesome blog design, by the way) is going to attempt posting pictures I email to her.