An Update

With each passing day, I believe Madeleine feels more and more comfortable in our home and with us. Today, when she was pooping on the potty, Ibby came bopping in the bathroom and asked her for a kiss. Maddie obliged despite the bad timing on Ibby's part. And then she turned to me and asked ME for a kiss. Now, Maddie has been kissing both Richard and me since day one, and she and Isabel have been smooching ever since they met, but this is the first time she's asked me for a kiss. Usually, we have to do the asking. She spontaneously hugs me all the time. For example, when the girls and I are on the floor playing, Maddie will suddenly run over to me and throw her arms around my neck and give me a good squeeze which, of course, prompts Isabel to do the same. One of the highlights of my days, that. But she usually doesn't offer kisses. She gives them when asked, but up until today, she hasn't been the one to initiate. When I ask her for a kiss at bedtime, when I'm the one putting her to bed instead of Richard...we trade off...I will say after the first one, "Another one?" and "Another one?" and we keep kissing until she starts to giggle or we mutually decide enough is enough. Today, after she asked for that first kiss, she said, "Another one?" and I absolutely melted.

Pictures. I know, I know. You want some. I promise to post some pix of a small Welcome Home gathering we had for Maddie this past Sunday. And I promise to be better at taking pictures of my girls, so I have more to post.