A Full Nights Sleep and Getting Ready for Ba's Return to Work

Posted by Momma (Me, pronounced may):
Me and Ba are so happy to report that Sarah slept through the entire night! We even had a bedtime without tears as she has been so tired that she cries when it is time to go to bed. Until now Sarah has only slept for four hour intervals and we have all been pretty worn out, not that we don't enjoy the midnight ( and 3am) play times. This is especially great for Ba who has been putting up with the grumpy, sleep-deprived Me. Isaac has also adjusted and is sleeping through the night so hopefully we can resume some kind of schedule. We are thankful for everyone's patience as we make all of these transitions with Sarah. We know how eager everyone is to meet her, but with the huge adjustments Sarah has had to make, we have been keeping everything pretty quiet here.

We also had Ba take Isaac to school while Sarah and I stayed home. We have done this for two mornings now and she was tearful at first but handled it well. Ba called Sarah on the phone to tell her he was on his way back and she really liked that! We want her to be prepared for when we resume our work schedules. Her separation anxiety is improving and she seems to be doing great. A whole lot of thanks to the International Adoption Center at Children's Hospital and to our agency CHI for suggestions on all of these transitions. They really helped!

Posted by Dad (Ba);
And I just returned with Sarah from a little walk in the neighborhood. We had went in the garage for a minute and she pointed outside. I asked her if she wanted to go for a walk and pointed to her stroller. She gave me her familiar head nod, so I put her shoes and a sweater on and off we went without momma. As we rounded the end of our 300-ft.-long driveway, where the trees block the view of the house, she got a little apprehensive. After some reassurance, we kept going. Sarah said Me a couple of different times. I told her Me was taking a shower and we would see her soon. She was content with that and we made it nearly a half mile down the road before she wanted to return. That's the furthest she's been from mom since coming home.