A Happy Mila Update!

Mila continues to do well. Sorry I didn't want to say that too loud! She seems to be getting into a schedule-ish for sleeping. She typically goes down around 7:15 and occassionally fusses in her sleep, but the past couple of nights she has only woken up once between 3-4 to eat and have her diaper changed, then she goes back to sleep until about 6:30/6:45. That is sooooo much more doable than waking up allllll night long! We are praying it continues!!! Her naps have been okay, she is still catnapping for the most part for her morning and evening naps, but usually gets a good hour nap in the afternoon. She has been taking her bottles well and has really been enjoying stage 1 baby food. So far she has tried green beans, bananas, squash, and pears. She likes them all and sits with her mouth open waiting for the next bite! She is back to rolling over from her back to belly but cannot figure out how to get from her belly to her back. This has scared us several times as she rolls over in her sleep and then is face down, or cries when she can't get herself turned back over! Hopefully she'll get strong enough to do that soon! Any time we lay her on her back on the floor she's instantly on her tummy...she loves being on her tummy, until she get's tired and then can't roll back over! Today she got her monthly synagis shot and she weighed in at 14 pounds, 4 ounces!!! She is definitely looking chubbier to me, but still seems frail. and flimsy..she's got a ways to go but we're getting there! Remember she weighed 7.5 pounds when we met her so she has almost doubled her weight from 3 months ago! The girls at her pediatrician's office today couldn't believe how good she looked! I love hearing that because I can obviously see she looks good, but I'm with her every moment of every day so to hear others gasping at how much she has changed makes me feel like we are really seeing progress! We had her intake meeting for early intervention this morning and they will evaluate her next week and then she'll get physical therapy and occupational therapy started very soon!

I'm working on finishing up her adoption video....sooo close, but finding the time is tough! I can't wait for you all to see it! She has really come a long way in a little time!

And here is our sweet jelly bean

And it must be something about this purple elephant outfit that makes Mila happy because I get the best pictures when she's wearing it! (Thanks Teri!)

Her FAVORITE toy!

And another favorite..she likes watching videos and looking at pictures!

*Working on a Zoya update on the other blog for those of you asking how she's doing! :)