Nadia is one year old today. Monday the 22nd marked 3 months since she was placed in our arms. Mike and I watched the Gotcha Day video last night with my Aunt Paula and it was overwhelming in a way. I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest thinking about that day and how I felt after all the time and waiting and prayer for this child. She was so skinny and her hair was practically buzz cut short and she had the big bald spot on her head from what we assume was a boil that had to be removed. She was so hot and sweaty in her little jammies.
As I watched I saw that she looked at us like she looks at all strangers now. She is not afraid of people, she just takes her time looking you over and analyzing the situation. To see her looking at me so intently on that day made me smile. To think that now she has a baby “belly” and little chubby fat baby arms and legs now is adorable. Her hair has gotten really grown in, and if they hadn’t cut it she could practically wear pig tails now.
Here is a photo from China in the jammies we took that turned out to be GIANT on her. Then the second photo will take you to the recent photos of her in those same jammies. The following photos are from the first time Louanne gave Nadia macaroni and cheese. She LOVED it and kept asking for more. She loves mac and cheese and for her birthday dinner Louanne made homemade baked mac and cheese (good eats recipe) and she loved it too.
Later this week I will get the photos up from her birthday dinner and the trip to California and Colorado.