Happy Sophie Lu Day!!

Sophie Lu Day!!!    

Sophie Lu started out the day very quiet and very timid. She didn't want anything to do with us. Her caregivers prepared us by saying that she does not like strangers, and she is very slow to warm to them. She was very attached to her foster mom and her little friends who were living there with her. 

Sophie had a rough morning. She woke early at 5:30 and said goodbye to her foster mom. :(  She then made a 2 1/2 hour car ride to the civil affairs building. 

She didn't do a lot of crying, but rather just sat there, very quietly observing. And trying to stay as far away from me as possible.  She was so tired, she actually fell asleep standing up a few moments after this picture was taken.   

There were a few tears, but eventually, I broke through. Maybe she knew I was her mama. Maybe she thought I was really really cool. Maybe my juvenile antics won her over.  Or maybe it was the lollipops. Three of them. Whatever. I'm not ashamed. You would do the same,

After the civil affairs building we headed off to the store to buy some diapers. Because someone didn't pack them. Who does that?  What? Lolipop #4?Uuuuuuuum..... Why are you even counting? Don't you have better things to do with your time? sheesh.

When we got back to the hotel, we decided to have a lolipop break.  Cause it had been a while. Then we decided to Skype the big kids and daddy at home.  Boy, was that a hit!

Checking out the gang.

Really really checking out the gang. She could not get enough of them. She threw out her best tricks. "SO BIG" hands. Hide the rubber ducky, where did it go???  Duckie on the head. Dancy Dancy. And bye bye wave. Oh.... and did I mention she threw in a few smiles in there ?

One word. Lolipops. 

And cookies. Whatever. We will start to eat healthy tomorrow. 

And after a busy busy afternoon, we headed up for a little snooze. Uuuuummm, is that not the sweetest?  

Again. Lolipops. You will thank me later. 

For a little girl who is said to want nothing to do with strangers, she seems to be making herself right at home.  Only one explanation. Prayer. You have covered her and we are feeling it. 

Thank you!

Off to love on our little LuLu. 

 We are SO in love. <3