3 Months Home

Sabah and I have been a family of two (err...sorry Tanner...family of THREE) for three months now. And what a life changing three months it has been for both of us (err....all three of us). Sabah has blossomed so much since she has been home. She has gone from a VERY SERIOUS baby, who was stingy with smiles, to a smiley, happy baby who can get the grumpiest of grumps to smile at her. She is seriously THE MOST content baby I have ever met. Oh, she does cry, but not very often. For the most part, her days are spent eating, playing, eating, napping, eating, smiling, eating, exploring, eating. Yes, she eats a lot, but on her 9 month check up last week, she weighed in at 19.5 pounds and 27.5 inches long..right at the 50 percentile for weight and height. And speaking of her check up...she got a clean bill of health. Her pediatrician was very happy with all the progress Sabah has made since her 6 month check up when she first arrived home. We also found out (through blood tests) that all the immunizations that the orphanage gave her were good, and she does not have to be re-immunized for anything.

Sabah is getting to be so mobile, even though she hasn't mastered crawling yet. She can get up on all fours, but hasn't quite figured out how to move forward. She can also stand while holding on to things, but again, she hasn't figured out how to move her feet.

And on the cuteness front......she has her first two teeth. While we were visiting Mona in California last month, she started to cut her bottom teeth, and now they are almost completely in. She is so darn cute....her toothy little grin.

As for me, I'm back at work as of the first week in February. It has been very difficult to leave Sabah for the entire day, but she seems to be doing well with it. I can't stand only having two hours with her in the evening, but those two hours have been sooooo fun. She is so playful and happy to see me when I pick her up. We play together for about an hour, then we start the night night process. She gets a bottle, then a bath, a baby massage, and a small dinner. Then I sing her three songs and put her to bed. She goes to bed so easily.....I rarely hear a peep out of her after I put her down. She is such a good sleeper. I think that she is a child that actually likes to sleep. I hope it stays this way....cause it just makes life so much easier not to have to struggle to get her to sleep.

I think that is about it for updates. I'm sure I'm forgetting something and will remember as soon as I hit publish post". Well, if I do, I'll just add it to my next post.....hopefully it won't be in another three weeks. I'll try to be better with my updates.

The pictures below are of a dress that a very nice lady at church made for Sabah. It was the sweetest gesture, and we will always treasure it. Thank you Ilena.