Thursday, February 01, 2007

More progress...


She is changing on a daily basis, and it is very cool to watch. Today when she woke up she played with us on the floor for quite awhile. She laughs, smiles, throws her head back and laughs, and likes to copy us a lot.

After our tag-team breakfast, we were scheduled to have lunch and meet with the police department. This is a local requirement, and also allows them to take the passport picture. Of course N was comfortably asleep by them, so when the guard asked us to open her eyes she threw a fit. Her passport picture should be interesting with an open mouth and teary eyes! We all passed the test.

The afternoon we took our first stroller ride, and it is amazing how many people, ladies mainly, stop and say how cute she is. She has become a little performer, and if I laugh at something she does she does it again to get the same reaction.

We also decided to visit the health clinic they have setup in the hotel for the parents. They listened to her breath, looked in her ears, and checked her temp. They think she has an upper respiratory infection (as do almost all the other kids from this orphanage). So we'll start taking the anti-biotic we brought with us. The doctor and nurse made a big deal over her, but she still hated the appointment!

Tomorrow we are going to visit the GZ zoo in the morning, and then we'll be free to relax all afternoon! I'm exhausted, so more tomorrow. Thank you to everyong for their thoughts and prayers.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Natalia Mei-Lian Brown is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen! And it's true, she looks so much like you guys, it's amazing! No question, you have been blessed tremendously!

We crave for every picture, blog entry and video you make available for us wo are left behind.

Thanks for not forgetting about us ;-)

Wolfi

Anonymous said...

hey guys, the adventure begins! enjoy each step. you have now joined the ranks of "never a dull moment" for the next couple decades...
CONGRATS!