The first 6 weeks were eventful.
Sophia came home with a double ear infection, most people would say “OH NO!”
It is a blessing in all honesty. She was quite run down so she slept all but about 8 hours out of the first couple days. This allowed her to adjust to the time change fairly quickly and allowed Mom & Dad to settle in.
The first night was great up until about 3:30AM (9:30 AM DRC time) she would wake up screaming and want a bottle, simple enough…
We would then put her back in her Pack ‘n play which was in our bedroom, she wanted nothing to do with this and would only sleep while in Andrea’s arms. The next night was my turn, with the same result.
On day 5 we decided to try out her crib in her room….SHE LOVED IT! And now sleeps through the night
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| Don't worry the blanket and pillows did not stay in with her :) |
She had her 1st doctor appointment, she was 29” long and almost 20 lbs 95th and 75th percentile respectively.
We also visisted Tufts Floating Children’s Hospital in Boston because they have a clinic specializing in international adoptions! She saw a behavior specialist to determine how far along she was. She was 10+ months in all her motor skills, but a bit behind in language development (although she was very quiet there). But that is about what we were expecting for someone coming home to us who has not heard out language yet. She will be caught up soon enough! The staff absolutely loved her, one of the docs kept bringing other docs in to see her!
Sophia also met her new brother and sister (2 cats and a dog). The cats really did not care much about her, but were a little annoyed that we came home with something new that can grab their tails. Herky (the dog) on the other hand fell in love. She is very gentle around Sophia, always careful where she walks, and is very protective. Whenever Sophia takes a spill Herky is right there beside her to make sure she is okay. Sophia pulls on Herky, slaps her on the back, rides her and Herky never cares, she just takes it, or if she has had enough, she will walk away…What an AMAZING dog!
Sophia got to see her first Hawkeye Win! Unfortunately she had to endure a loss or two, but that is all part of being a Hawkeye fan!
The toughest day for me was the first day back at work. Sophia came to visit me and meet all my co-workers, and it was great. But the greatest thing was when I got home. I came through the door, called her name and she hopped out of my wife’s arms and crawled right to me smiling and giggling all the way, IT MELTS MY HEART EVERY TIME!
December 10th we had an open house for Sophia and had lots of great friends stop by and say hi. Sophia was a trooper she was awake almost the entire time. We thought most people had finished coming so we put her to bed for a nap, 15 minutes later another friend showed up, we went upstairs woke her up and she played for another 4 hours while people stopped by. How many kids will do that and never cry once! She is AMAZING!
So that is the brief highlights of her first 6 weeks home. I probably missed some stuff, but those are the important ones! Now I will keep up with this and get posts out a few times a month!
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