Here she is!

We made it home this afternoon and Claire is doing really well so far. She ended up sleeping around 7 hours last night at the hotel, which we were kind of suprised by. She also did really well in the car on the way home today considering she had never been in a car seat before (her foster family lived in the city and took the subway). We just got both her and Jack to sleep a little bit ago.

Yesterday was amazing. It was a very emotional day from start to finish. Having your child arrive to you in the baggage claim of a huge airport is surreal to say the least. It was amazing though how when we caught sight of her it was as if no one else was there with us. I don't even remember seeing other people around us, and Dave says the same. We were going to try to hold it together when we first saw her, but needless to say we were both a pile of tears when the escort handed her to me. She came straight to me willingly and never fussed or cried. We spent some time talking with the escort and getting photos and then we signed some documents with the agency representative that was there and then we headed back to the hotel. We spent the rest of the evening playing and watching her sleep :)

She is really laid back and happy so far. She really fights going to sleep, but seems to sleep soundly once she gives up. She also likes to eat and we haven't had any problems getting food in her. However, she is teeny tiny. I took 6-9 month clothes with us to Chicago and she is swimming in them. She is happy to be with both Dave and I, which we are pleased with. As long as she can see one of us near her she seems ok to play on the floor too.

I"ll post some pictures from yesterday and no doubt more will follow later this week.