New pix finally....

I got some new pictures Sunday via email. My attorney and her daughter took them in the foyer of her office. You can see just how much she's grown. It's kind of hard to look at them because she's been 6 months in my mind for soooo long. I am thrilled to see her growing and developing normally. You can also see that she's a petite little peanut. Her ears are pierced as is culturally the norm down there. And my sister-in-law Karen thinks she looks like she may have a devilish streak. I also love the fact that her foster mom is in a couple of the pictures as I will have those to show her. Now, if I can just get her home.

I took a big step this weekend and painted her room. My dad and I did the main/base coats on Friday. I had my 8 year old niece, Emma over Friday night to help. We painted the room like a flower garden. (it's kidish/cartoonish, the walls are blue down to about 2 foot off the ground and from the carpet up it's slime green grass. there are flowers and bugs too.) Emma will gladly tell you she painted 4 flowers and the wings of one butterfly. Now that the painting is done, I'll take a few more pix and maybe I'll post a couple so you can see it.

As for any news on the process, I don't have any particular news on my case. I do know that 50+ files were released last Thursday and Friday. Of those, only 10 were approved/done. The other 40 were issued a previo. I find that rather discouraging since we have all endured a month long stoppage along with birth mother interviews. I wonder, seriously, how much more scrutiny must these files endure?????

But for me, I'm happy, I have new pictures :-)

sara