Photos I promised

After our never ending day yesterday, (we actually went through Friday twice...) we all were in bed by 10:30 or so.  Shelby YiLin woke up crying around 1 am.  It is the first time she's done that since she threw up on me the first week we had her.  Jeremy got up with her and they didn't get back in bed until 4am.  The boys were up early playing but back in bed by 9:30am.  I was up and down until 2 in the afternoon and realized that everyone was still asleep so I woke them all up.  Shelby YiLin was very quiet and seemed alittle confused as to where she was.  This is the 4th place she's slept since we got her and I can see why she would be confused.  Besides that she did very well today.  She still dislikes the cat very much and guess what?  This works to my advantage because she doesn't like to be anywhere near it and when it comes into the room, she will jump into MY arms when he is spotted.  YAH!  Mama will keep you safe from the bad old kitty.  And just to confuse matters more....we went and picked up our house dog, Sully.  She doesn't like him either...YAH....more jumping into my arms.  I love it.  The boys showed her how to play nerf dart tag this evening and she loved it.  She's a pretty good shot too.  Her favorite target is the cat.  The boys went to their grandpa's house for a couple of hours this evening and that too worked to my advantage.  She did cry when they left, but then she had me to carry her all around the house.  She even ate in my lap :-)  She has had a difficult time with the large selection of clothes in her room.  She just can't make up her mind what she wants to wear.  She's a true girl alright!  When she got dressed for bed, she had 3 different sets of clothes on.  That is how many she had on the day we got her too.  I had to convince her to take 2 of those off due to the fact that she gets really hot at night.  She played with a doll some and changed it's clothes.  She put it to bed and then brushed the babies teeth.  She will be a wonderful mommy someday.  As I began to type this post, she came in and got in my lap and gave me a kiss....without a bribe!  Wow, thank you to all who are praying for us.  It is 12:30am and we are all still up.....can't sleep.  Jet lag is a pain.  Marshall told her he loved her tonight like he does all the time but this time a little voice spoke back, "I love you".  It melted all of our hearts.  What a joy. 

 

We have decided to keep Shelby YiLin home for about a week before we take her out.  I want her to really get use to the idea that this is home and we are her family before I bring more people into her life.  I know everyone is so excited to meet her.....soon, we promise.

With love,

The Grimms