6 months

Six months ago we deplaned at the Dayton Airport with our little mouse...6 months ago...
 
The first few weeks are a blur and as we flip through our photos, we can't believe how much we don't remember from the first couple months home, but glad we have the photos to prove the days existed.  We are taken back at the sight of Emma from August and you can literally see through these images, the new life infusing her.  She now has so much color in her skin and the sparkle in her smiling eyes is priceless!  Never in a million years did we think in this short period of time she would love us this much plus be walking, talking, belly laughing and planting our faces with slobbery kisses 20 times a day!  There were weeks we never thought we would sleep again or be able to sit on the couch vs. the floor...the most difficult of days I wondered what we had done to our lives.  
 
Emma now sleeps almost 11 hours a night, consumes every food put in front of her with pure joy, explores every cranny of our home, sometimes dragging us along with her, sometimes flying solo and as her parents, we want her to have the confidence to fly away, just a little bit.  If we had known who she was going to be, I think part of her middle name should have been Joy...she lives everyday with so much joyfulness that makes even strangers in the market smile and comment on what a happy child she is.  I've lost count of how many times we have been told how lucky she is...I think being chosen to be her parents is pretty lucky too.