Part of the Family.

Notice the heading is "part" of the family - not "the center" of the family. Hailee is learning about being a member of the family, but she definitely wants to be the center of attention. Oh well, these are the challenges of parenting!

After three days of letting her cry in the crib, consoling her in the middle of the night, and letting her cry some more, we finally managed a normal sleep schedule (actually, she sleeps about ten hours per night!)

Sleep, play, eat, repeat - seems to be the order of life for our girl!

Just two days ago, she started eating solid foods. This is exciting for a parent, don't ask me why...

No surprises at the doctor's office. ...but we are going to restart her immunization as if nothing has been done up to now. You know how some people update their service record on their car just before they sell it? You take one look at it and suspect foul play, because all of the entries are exactly on schedule with respect to dates/mileages, but it's all in the same color of ink, the same style of handwriting, and sort-of "perfect" - as in "too perfect". ...That's a good description on Hailee's immunization record that we received from the orphanage...

Seth has become the ultimate big brother. He's great! No jealousy so far, just a constant desire to hold Hailee and be involved with her daily life. I'll update you in six months on this - right now, it's still the "honeymoon period".