6 months

Our girl turned 6 months old last week. I got over 50 new pictures of her last week, from one of the 5 girls that join with me in prayer each morning. She was the first of us to travel to Ethiopia and she took so many pictures for us! I even saw a few pictures of "A" trying to sit up by herself. This does my heart so good! Its pretty normal for the babies to be slightly behind developmentally because they are in group care. So I was thrilled to see her doing "6 month old things"!

I think for the first time I truly realized how much of her little life we will miss. In my head, she is still three and a half months old, because that was the age we first saw her. To know that she is already 6 months old and trying to sit up on her own are hard to wrap my head around! Especially since we haven't even held her yet. It's hard knowing we will miss many of her first milestones, but knowing that we will be there for the rest of her life makes it worth it! We are coming, sweet girl!  

I received updated measurements of our growing girl this week that were taken the day before she turned 6 months old. She is 15 lbs 2 oz and they say she is 27 inches long (but I dont think thats right when I compare it to her measurements 2 months ago) She MAY be 27 inches including her head full of curls!

This is an email I received from the mommy that visited our girl and took all of the pictures for us. Once again I am blown away at the bond formed with other adoptive parents and so thankful for the amazing people I have met during this process!

Jana, Your little girl is a little chunk-of-love, and she was not afraid to be held and didn't cry once while I was there!!!  Really.  I laid my hands on her, and prayed over her that God would infuse his Holy Spirit into her body, mind, and soul and draw her near to him every day.  That he would place a shield of protection over her, keep her safe from anxiety, safe from illness, and enveloped in love from the caregivers and all who come into her path.  I prayed with her hands in mine that she would open her heart to know you as her mother,  and to know that she is already loved beyond her understanding by our God and her earthly family.  She gazed into my eyes, she rested her head on my shoulder, and I laid her back into her crib and she fell into a cozy slumber. I continue to pray for your process, our process, and our other IAG sisters in Christ for God to bring these blessings home soon!