Hello Neela!!!

Finally she is here! Monica called us at 2:15 and asked us if she could come early. We were okay with that :) The door bell rang at about 3:05 and there she was! The orphanage director dropped her off along with a few of her things, including some of the things we sent her in a care package. She was crying, of course, sensing the change about to take place. She was not happy to go to Marnie and cried for most of the first hour. But gradually the tears subsided and she began to reassess the situation. She began eyeing some of the neat things in our room and taking comfort in Marnie's arms. She is not sure what to make of me yet, but for the moment seems to find me amusing. I managed to get a half smile out of her playing "peek a boo". She walked around the room for a bit, played with the colorful stacking cups, and had a few bits of a cracker. We realized it was time for her to eat and so we made her a bottle, mixing it a little thick because that is how they said she liked it. She watched us as we made it, seeming to wonder if we know what we are doing. She sucked it down without giving it another thought. Afterwards, we tried some banana but she was not interested. Pulled out the cheerios and she was all over those, with the spoon and everything. Now Marnie has her out in the hallway exploring. She appears to be somewhat outgoing, wanting to investigate everything. This is good. She will get along well with the boys...