One of Her Favorite Things

Christi's Aunt Sue hand made Girija a beautiful pink bear that she has fallen in love with & has been sleeping with every night. I was able to get a shot of her cuddling up with it this afternoon right before her nap.

Testing the Water

We took Girija to Primrose on Tuesday morning so she could meet some of the kids in her classroom & get a taste for her new school.

At first she sat in Christi's lap.



Then she ventured over to the toy shelf to explore the toys.



She met some new friends.



And played with Playdough.

Diva

My parents came over this past weekend to see Girija. My mom brought her a new purse which is her favorite thing to play with now. She instantly put on her sunglasses, strapped on her purse & hopped into her mom's shoes. What have we created???

Peas

Girija has enjoyed all of the new flavors of food. She especially likes fruits and vegetables. I took some fun shots of her eating peas the other night.



She also likes to put peas in her hair.

Hair Clips

Christi bought Girija a variety of hair clips so I took the opportunity to fix her hair with every clip. She got a good laugh out of it.

Bubbles

Girija is enjoying her new family & home. Since the weather has been perfect we have been enjoying our backyard for once. We blew bubbles & enjoyed watching her belly laugh as they flew by.

Heading Home - September 29

We were able to get a very short nap in before heading to the airport at 11:00 for our 1:00 am flight. Earlier Girija waved goodbye to New Delhi through our hotel window.



She did great on the flight. She ate a bite and then fell asleep all of the way to Amsterdam. We played and walked her around the airport during our four hour layover. On our flight back to Dallas she got a little fussy at the beginning and then quickly fell asleep for the remainder of the trip.

Everything went well through customs and we had a warm welcoming committee waiting to shower her with gifts and affection. She smiled, laughed and quickly won everyone's hearts.

She has been adjusting well to her new life in Texas. She keeps our living room floor littered with toys, our dining room floor speckled with food crumbs & our hearts filled with joy.





This is the end of one short and life changing journey and the beginning of another one filled with skinned knees, laughs, temper tantrums, birthday parties, graduations, artwork for the refrigerator, broken hearts, first jobs & never ending joy.