Firsts

First nap (check)
First time Allie let Mom carry her around (check)
First ear infection (check)
First BM (check. Lucky Mom just happened to be getting lunch take out at that time, so Dad had that experience that first all to himself.)

New pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/Roosh1988/20090106?authkey=L6YTs6e-hBw#

We completed the adoption from China’s standpoint this morning, which included an interview with Chinese officials. The Director of the Orphanage mildly scolded us, telling us through an interpreter that we need to dress her warmer (at the time, she had on a onesy, a warm track suit, and a fleece hooded jacket). Keep in mind that it is about 65 degrees in Nanning right now. When we got her, she was wearing what can best be described as a cotton snow suit. He also handed us a tissue and told us to wipe her nose. The other families said they didn’t receive this rough treatment, so we are guessing he may have a soft spot for Lin Shi Yu. Regardless, we made it through the gauntlet and it is now official from a Chinese government standpoint. Next week, we go to the U.S. Consultate in Guangzhou to make it official from a U.S. standpoint.

Allison is one of the smallest kids in the group. She loves the other kids and gets so excited and tries to scoot over to them whenever they are around. She rarely fusses, which is amazing given what must be going through her mind right now. We think she has an ear infection because she goes to bed and wakes up crying and pulling on her ears. We gave her some baby Tylenol and we do have some antibiotics to use if we need to. She is a good baby and we are so proud of her.