1 Week Home

So hard to believe that Ryah has been with us for 2 weeks now, and we've been home for a little over a week.  Overall, we couldn't have asked for a better transition. She is seriously rockin' it out!! She is an amazing sleeper and eater- she slept until 9am this morning, she's already recognizing the beauty of sleeping in on Saturdays and mommy and daddy definitely appreciate that :)  Her attachment process is going well so far as well. She has been super attached to me from the beginning, which I am so thankful for! We had been praying for so long that God would prepare her heart for a family, and he has done just that. We are still working on bonding with Aaron, but today has been a really sweet day for the 2 of them.  She's been helping him around the house this morning and letting him hold her and love on her more than normal, which has been so sweet to see.  She is just having to learn what a daddy is, and we are happy to teach her that daddy's are good and can be trusted.  She is still letting him feed her at every meal that he is home for, which is awesome and shows that she does trust him on some level. She has made huge progress just in the short 2 weeks she has been with us. We can already tell a difference in her when looking back at pictures from our time in Ethiopia to now. She is seriously doing so great! We have transitioned her into her own bed this week, and she's rocked that too! She is sleeping much better and longer in her bed, which we thought would be the case.  Her little personality is coming out more every day and it is precious! She is really a happy, joyful little girl.  Much different than the very first pictures we got of a very sad, scared little girl 8 months ago.  That is a huge testament to how much her nanny loved her and poured into her over the last few months. We cannot thank her enough for loving her so much until we came for her. The goodbye between her and Ryah was one of the hardest things I have ever experienced. It was heart wrenching. But that's a post for another day. Here are some pictures from this past week at home- she has stolen our hearts, that's for sure! There are lots more pictures on Facebook or if you follow me on instagram :) The ones at the bottom are her first trip out into the yard at home this morning, hence the pajamas and bedhead :) It was finally warm enough to venture out for a little bit, she wasn't quite sure what to think.