Settling In

We have had so many people call and email wondering how we are doing since our arrival home with Anna. Thank you for all your messages of interest and concern.
To be honest we have been too busy and tired to think about updating the blog. If getting back to our jobs and all the demands with that was not enough, on top of that we have been busy with the team at Children's Hospital to prepare for Anna's surgery, helping Anna adjust to her new home, and helping Lily adjust to sharing her Mom and Dad and having a new classroom at school.

Anna is making great progress adjusting to a whole new world. Her nighttime routine (thanks to Pamela's dedication) has improved tremendously. It is still challenging getting her to sleep, but it is getting much better. She is eating well and enjoys her play time with Nana Barbara.

Lily is in a new classroom at school, having graduated from the toddler room into an early childhood class. The first couple of days she had trouble transitioning from Mom or Dad into the classroom, but the last few days she has bounced into the room, not even looking back to say a goodbye!

Lily has regressed a bit with her manners after the long trip to China. Sarah, our nanny, asked her one day last week what had happened to her manners. Lily explained, "I lost them in China."

Anna's surgery was originally scheduled for early February, which had us so excited. However, it has slipped into March due to one of the surgeons having a scheduling conflict. We are very disappointed, but have to remind ourselves how fortunate we are to have world-renowned surgeons working on Anna.

Barbara and Sarah have been a godsend, helping us with the girls every day. Barbara will be able to stay for another couple of months before moving into her own home, and Sarah will be here to help us through Anna's surgery and recuperation.

Now that things are settling down a bit, we will try and update the blog more often.

Making cookies with Nana Barbara