She's here!!

The day has arrived and Haddie is in our arms! She obviously hears more than we were lead to believe since she has already said, "om" when Bob asked who I was after walking back in the room. She is one smart little cookie - she has already signed "more" at dinner and watches and mimics all that others do. She waves hello at people and while waiting for the elevators tonight after dinner Bob shrugged his shoulders and she did hers too. They had quite a game going. But I am ahead of myself - as she sits on our bed - freshly bathed in the the bathroom sink (tub way too big for such a little girl) and pours over the book we made at Walgreens tha contains pictures of all the Uptons - I'll try to jump back to 2:30 this afternoon. When we arrived at the CCAA - all the kids were there already - in a separate room behind a curtain and were brought out one by one. Haddie was a little late. She came walking through the door holding onto the hands of two women. They walked her over to us and she just looked and looked - looking a little worried at times but not a cry and not a peep. We brought her over to the couches and sat down with Bob holding her so I could get a good look at her. We brought out the doll I bought for her and she is such a little thing it is almost the same size as her. The 12 month clothes I brought are a little big on her - they will work fine but she is indeed tiny. It was hot in the office area so I gave her a drinking cup with a straw and she immediately sucked down half the water and then became very interested in the Honey Nut Cheerios which she LOVED eating out of the snack cup (thank you so much Jennifer!) We received a lot of great pictures of her orphanage and found out she was involved in the Half the Sky Foundation where they provide extra nurturing for little ones and she was also placed in a Foster home in July of this year. She ate a great dinner - wouldn't pick up the food and eat on her own but ate very readily when fed with chopsticks. she returns our smiles almost every time. She hasn't made a lot of noise yet and has been quite cooperative in everything we have done. Tomorrow we sign the paperwork that makes her officially ours. We can't wait for you all to meet her! She is indeed a precious present from the Lord.