Her growing personality

Lila shows us everday a little bit more of her personality. Today she is following us crawling from room to room wherever we are. she is more playful--laughing at us. She is beginning to make noises and fuss when she is not happy. she is also finally starting to take her formula bottle--praise God!! We were so worried about her--she was grieving and had shut down, which we were told kids from orphanages would do. But she has started taking her bottle again!! Our hearts have been broken for her and what she must be going through at such a young age......But we now see flashes of happiness in those big dark eyes--she has a while to go but it is a start. She has not had any solid food in her 14 months of life--as well as some developmental delays which is normal for these kids. She will catch up quickly though--she already has. She is pulling herself up on the furniture and is now playing ball with me. In the beginning she would not even acknowledge we were in the room--now she is playing with us. We treasure being a part of these "firsts" with her and helping her through it. These are some pictures of Lila playing. Also a picture of her living her new good life--asleep in comfy bed with an empty bottle beside her!! More to come of that baby girl!! We went today to the medical clinic here to have her checked out--which is a requirement for her to enter the US. So one more step behind us! We are waiting on her passport and have our American Consulate appt on thursday--which is where she is sworn in as an American citizen. We hold her hand up and recite the pledge of allegience for her! That will be an awesome day! She officially becomes a citizen though when her feet touch US soil!