We are a family of 5!

Well as hard as it is to believe 4 weeks ago today we arrived home with Kate! It's so hard to believe. It seemed like for so long time just dragged on and we were in a constant state of wait. Now in a blink of an eye it's been a month! What can I say, she has been amazing! We knew we would love her no matter what, but we had prepared for grieving, sadness, anger and overall tough times. We have instead had a happy go lucky little girl that has fit right in with everyone. Dan and I look at each other at times and say, "Can you believe she's doing this well?" For the longest time, I kept saying, it's coming and the ball is going to drop soon, but it hasn't yet.  I suppose we could be in a honeymoon period and we remained prepared for anything, but in the meantime we will just continue to enjoy this wonderful little girl who has blessed our life!

It was my intent to stay in and bond with her before taking her out in public, but then a couple things happened. She was adjusting so well that we decided just to try to take her out once and then before we knew it she was going everywhere! And .. I have 2 other kids so the reality of staying home in the middle of summer was just not happening.

She has slept very well from the beginning. Since about day 10 we are on a consistant 9-10 bedtime to 7-8 wake-up. Napping about 2-3 hours in the afternoon. She will nap anywhere even on Grandma's floor while the big kids swim!

She prefers to have someone laying with her which is not a problem in our house. And as you can see, still having no part of the crib!

This is the doll we gave her the first day at our house. She loves to strip all of her clothes off. So now along with all the other baby dolls in our house .. she is naked!

Eating all kinds of new foods and snacks.

LOVES ICE CREAM OF ANY KIND!!

And is very independent .. insists on feeding herself and using utensils for everything even if it's finger food.

Was not so crazy about the Japanese Steakhouse!

Meeting lot's of family this past month and loving them all!

She has been on several playdates and is making lot's of new friends.

Kate's love's to be in the water .. whether it be a bath or the pool!

She is a great helper!

She loves to play too!

But more than anything .. she loves her big brother and sister! And we have had some shoving, hitting and biting so they are already acting like siblings. But seriously I think this behavior was typical given the language barrier and we are already seeing so much move sharing and loving!

Well, that is what we have been doing for the past month!

Loving that we finally have her home with us. So worth the wait!