So here we are on Day 10 with little Miss Addison. I thought it would be fun to reflect on how much has changed in the last 10 days.

When we got her she was like a newborn in a lot of ways. She had no neck control and holding her required support of he entire neck. She was still a happy girl and liked to roll and play with toys. She had clearly never been sat upright or bared any weight on her feet or legs. She was a quiet girl and rarely made a sound and NEVER cried. She soothed herself to sleep on her own and did not seem to notice who was holding her or care whether she was held or not.

Here we are, 10 days later. She is sitting up very well, has more and more head control every day. She will be sitting up unassisted in no time. She is dying to crawl and can scoot around on her butt and turn in circles on her belly if she is motivated enough. Although she laughed when we tickled her the very day we met her, now she laughs at our play. It is a big difference
- before it was just guttural laughing, instinctive response to tickling.
Now she has a sense of humor and thinks things are funny and games are silly and loves to laugh. She likes all kinds of games particularity peekaboo type games and clapping games. But she won't just laugh for anyone. She is becoming leery of everything outside of what she knows - Tony, myself and the boys, our hotel room. Taking her out is sure to turn her instantly silent and cautious and she rarely elicits a smile for strangers - a good sign of bonding and age-appropriate leering. But as soon as we get back to the hotel she is full of energy. And she is no quiet girl anymore! Now she talks and talks and babbles and squeals. And now she cries! She cries when she is hungry or if we make her mad by wiping at her nose too much. She cries when she wants to be picked up and loved on, morning or night. She is still a pretty good self-soother but now she requires a delicate balance of loving and self-soothing. For instance, she really does not like to sleep outside her crib (which is side-carred to our bed) and likes to suck her thumb to sleep but she often requires that we also pat her back or at least keep a hand on her while she falls asleep. A happy balance.

So that is where we are after just 10 days. I can't wait to see where we are after our first month today, our first year, etc.