Tales of a Terrific Toddler!

Hi everyone. Last night the three of us slept well. On today’s blog I’m putting pictures of the first plane we boarded to get Emma and her Gotcha Day. These photos include first hug I gave Emma when we saw each other again at the baby house, a picture of us and the baby house director right before we left, and Emma and ourselves outside the baby house, preparing to leave the orphanage together for good!
Today’s blog also includes some photos (from yesterday and today) of Emma getting used to us and the apartment. She likes her new surroundings, but particularly liked her Easter basket toys. Yes, the Easter bunny found his way to Kaz to bring Emma her basket! The picture of Emma with the sad face was after her bath. She didn’t cry during it, but we definitely didn’t have enough tub toys to make it a fun experience. She was fine once she got her PJs on and got back onto the floor for a little more playtime. I’m sure tonite’s bath will be better - we are going to have to give her nightly baths I think, as she has found out that putting spoonfuls of food onto her head instead of into her mouth gets quite a rise out of mom and dad!
Today we had an appointment at the international medical clinic for Emma’s checkup. It was a pretty quick and cursory exam (the doc didn’t even ask us to take Emma’s clothes off). Emma did have to have a fingerstick blood draw for her required HIV test. She didn’t cry or even flinch, and watched with great interest as the little tube was filled with blood. Maybe she has a future in medicine - as our oldest son Jim pointed out, “Do you guys realize Emma’s initials are E.R.?” You never know…