I have baby pictures!!!

I was so excited to get my mail once I realized there was an envelope from Half the Sky. This is a non-profit organization that helps train orphanage workers on how to care for the children and implement a practice to write up quarterly progress reports on each kid in the program. Once you complete the adoption with a Half the Sky orphanage you can petition to get a copy of your child report. This is what I received! I now have pictures of Malia as young as 9 months old and more information on her progress from her time in the orphanage.

At 9 months


At one year


At 16 months


At 19 months


At 22 months


We also had the dentist appointment this week. She did fantastic. She loved the chair and her dental hygienist, Jenni, was wonderful. Malia let her count her teeth and even clean a couple, including flossing. OK, I forgot to take Malia's picture in the chair but I got one outside of her holding her prize bag (a sticker, toothbrush, and floss).



Finally we had a Single Moms get together at the Maple Grove Community Center on Saturday. This pool was great fun and it was nice to have so much space where Malia could touch so it wasn't even that crowded feeling.