Michelle Smiles

Teaching my children to question authority, except mine.

Week 2, Day 1

April20

Wow, that was some unflattering video of “his girls”. The only reason I’m not deleting that post is because he is so darn cute.

Sabrina and I are beginning our second week here in Antigua. Life has gotten easier with the addition of water. I also gained warm water in my shower – so yesterday was a banner day for us! Sabrina is a joy in the morning but by 2 or 3 pm turns into velcro baby. I can’t put her down until bedtime and she refuses to go to bed until around 10pm. So that makes for long evenings – and slings don’t count. That’s for lazy mommies. I must be holding her. (For family/friends not involved in adoption – it is recommended that adoptive parents respond immediately to any cries so that the baby learns to trust you and knows you will meet her needs so no I’m not spoiling her – I’m working on our bond/attachment.) She gets very fussy and I get very tired. But we are still adjusting to each other so hopefully after she gets more comfortable she will be able to entertain herself better for short periods in the evening. All in all our initial adjustment period has been easier than I could have hoped.

Yesterday was the first day I did nothing since arriving. We ventured out to get coffee and a piece of cheesecake in the afternoon but otherwise stuck around the house. I wasn’t feeling great and just didn’t feel like going anywhere so I stayed home and marvelled at all of the wonderful water in my kitchen. Today we have friends stopping by, a little shopping to do, it’s triple minutes day for my cell phone so I need to purchase minutes, and then the weekly get together at a local cafe. I know you all stopped by for photos so I’ll share a few.

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This one we’ll break out to show her prom date.

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And don’t let the plethora of walker photos fool you – she will only entertain herself in it for about 15 minutes. Long enough for mommy to fix a bottle, get herself something to drink, snap a photo for her adoring public, and say hi to daddy on IM.

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I’ve expanded her play area to cover most of the living room floor. And don’t let this photo fool you either – she isn’t sleeping, she’s taking a deep breath to pitch a fit because mommy walked away to get her a bottle. She goes from sweetie to pissed in 1.3 seconds. She’s a little firecracker! But she is cute even when she is complaining!

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