Our one month anniversary

Today is our one month anniversary. It was August 22nd when Aminah was put into her Mommy's arms. Now she is very comfortable and knows that she is loved. She loves being on a schedule and that includes going outside to play each evening.

Just kicking back and reading

This afternoon seemed like a great day to kick back and read a few books. Aminah's favorite was her Mommy's favorite when she was a little girl, "I am a Puppy." The other book that we were reading was "A Mother for Choco." We need to get some books that taste better because as much fun as reading is, chewing is a lot more fun at this time.

Going to Church

We are getting ready for our first Wednesday night church service. We had a great time! The only thing that wasn't great is that church got out at 8:30 and Aminah's bedtime is 8:30. Not a pleasant ride home. As soon as we got home it was jammie time and off to the crib. It is hard to believe that we have only been in the United States for one week.

It's time for lunch

"Hey Mommy, It's time for lunch!" Aminah crawls over to her high chair when it is time to eat. She makes it very easy. When it is time for a nap she has been crawling over to her bottle to let me know she is ready to go down for a nap. She will still protest when I take her to her crib but only for a little while. She is starting to get into her schedule and making it easy for me to pick up on her clues.

I'm home!!

I'm home now. Aminah was able to play in the Exersaucer for a little while. There are so many things at home to play with she is probably a little over stimulated. When she walked into the house yesterday she just looked around. When I took her into her room she just looked at all of the things with wonder. She loved looking at the tree that is painted on the wall. When it was time for bed she didn't really want to go to sleep because she wanted to still look around. She is asleep now and I'm hoping that she will get on California time within the next week or so. So far so good.

Aminah's first bath at home

Aminah's first bath at home. She seemed to enjoy it because I put in a lot of little toys. These were the same toys that I bought for my little nieces, Belle and Suzie. She didn't scream so we are making progress. Now that we are home we are able to start a routine. By the time we were ready to go out for the day she decided to take a nap so we decided to just stay in for the day. We have only been home one day so it is going to take a little time to adjust to the time change for both of us but we are managing.

Life is just ducky!

This picture was taken in the hotel in China. I'm wearing one of my cute little ducky outfits and some ducky slippers. I really like it when mommy is playing with me on the floor. When I'm not playing I really enjoy eating.

We are home

Well we touched American soil yesterday morning. Aminah became a US citizen at 8:19 am. The guy at the "new immigrations" area was so nice and told me "OK remember this time . . . 8:19 your baby became a citizen." After being in the air for 13 + hours and knowing that we still had to get through customs and then board another flight for Bakersfield, I wasn't as excited as I should have been. We got home about 12 hours ago. Aminah has been sleeping on and off and therefore so have I. I hadn't eaten anything for about 24 hours so I thought I better at least eat something and so I came out to the front room to eat and I thought I would let everyone know that we made it home safely. I really miss the people we traveled with but I'm looking forward to having my friends and family back home meet Aminah. For now I'm heading back to bed.