Update on Bella

We received an email today from our Agency and from the way it sounds our case has been through the investigation phase twice in PGN and has not yet been signed off on or previo (which means corrections needed to be made in the paperwork and resubmitted). So as of now we are still waiting for it to come out of PGN.

We did ask our agency if she could get some questions answered from the foster mother so that we know a little about Bella and we found out the following:

• She is crawling
• She likes to play with toys that make sounds, with forms or animals and balls
• She likes to go for rides out in the garden in the stroller and look at all the different colors (which is great since we didn't think that she would experience a stroller before she got here)
• She doesn't like to be alone, when you clean her ears or nose
• She also gets mad if she isn't fed on time (which is just like us Seanger girls if were hungry watch out) and when she does eat she like a lot of food and don't take it away or she gets mad
• She is eating blended chicken, sukini, and vegtables of any kind
• She is also still drinking formula (Similac Advanced) and drinks juices of orange, carrot, pear and apple.
• Her bed time is 7:00 and she wakes up at 10:00 to drink her last bottle or formula and then sleeps until 5:30 or 6:00 (Both Mike and I are very excited about this since we like our sleep)
• She can say mom and dad, Nina (which means girl) and talks baby language and also loves to laugh
• She is wearing size 12 month clothing
• She likes to be around kids and loves to play
• She already has 4 teeth, two on the top and two on the bottom.
• The foster mother says she is a happy baby all the time.

Although it was bitter sweet to here how she is progressing since we wish it was us seeing her experience and teaching her new things we are very happy to hear that her foster mother is doing a wonderful job of taking care of her until we get her. After receiving the information we are even more anxouis (if that is possible) for her to come home.

Beth, Mike & Buddy