Day 2 with Ellie

After 12 hours of sleep, Eliana woke up happy and quiet. She took a while to show any expression to us. But after I gave her a few little muffins and milk, she quickly smiled and loosened up. She had another bath and got dressed up in a cute outfit (sized 12-18 months)..

She kept looking at her shoes (size 5, just like I guessed )...and laughing. She loves them! In the pic above we are at breakfast, she reached in her purse and found a sucker and had that as an appetizer:)
After we ate, our drivers wife, Harriett, brought over 2 medicines from the Dr. to begin. She HATES medicine by the way! We then decided to head to an African market where they sell handmade African goods, and she took a catnap on the way...

 I found her a local Ugandan made dress and also one for later for a gift for her. I also got her a baby doll that carries a baby in a sling on her back for $6 US dollars...I let Harriett and Francis pay in shillings because I don't quite have that worked out in my head yet. My goal is to buy 18 Ugandan gifts for her to open each year to celebrate the day she becomes a part of our family. Many call this "Gotcha Day". That way, we can celebrate each year where she is from. It was very hot today, so I decided I would go back on a day when I can take my time and get some more gifts.
After this, we came back and she took a 3 hour nap.

Then we decided to swim (she never quite made it in the water..but liked watching people in it:)

Then she played with blocks for the first time and also had her first time on the swing...which she wasn't wild about....but she loved the blocks.

Then we decided after being in for a while to go back down to eat at the restaurant...she always seems happy when we are out and about. She smiles more...when we are inside, she seems worried. She's not used to being inside we can tell. So after eating, she showed us her silly side and was sticking her stickers on her face and laughing and hiding crayons from John and laughing. When I got up to go to the bathroom, she cried for me and John said she stared at where I went until I got back. That made me so happy that she is attaching to me that quickly!
We came in, got another bath and had her teeth brushed for the first time and she did great!

So many firsts in so little time! I told John it is almost like we are squeezing 2 years into a week..all the firsts and all. She's older, but teaching her is like teaching a baby--language, new routines, and procedures. She is doing so well, despite still not feeling great yet, she is just as good as can be.