Gotcha Day!

It was an amazing day. Mei Mei is such a doll. Much like Saige she takes it all in. She doesn't miss a thing. I expected her to cry when I took her into my arms but she didn't. She was checking everything out including the screams of other children in the room. She sat with me for a long time and then she wanted down. I thought to stand so I prepared myself to assist but she took off on her own. 

When we got back to the hotel I fed her and she made good eye contact which is important for attachment. She is a little sensitive to touch. It startled her to be patted on the back or touched when she didn't expect it. It's not unusual with a child that has been institutionalized. Her interaction has been for basic needs not love and comfort. We will work on that.

Mei Mei loves to eat. She had her first Cherios and first McDonald's french fries (sorry Erin Haney) yesterday. Cindy and I also noticed that when she was playing with the nesting cups i brought for her that she had played with something similar before and that she worked and worked to get all of them nestled back together. Her awareness of things happening around her, her concentration skills, and her ability to entertain herself was very evident on the first day. She does seem to be quiet. Observant but quiet. That could change.

Overall, I couldn't have imagined a more wonderful day. The puctures of them handing her to me and our initial meeting pictures are on the camera so i will have to add them later, but here are a few from our room later in the day. Enjoy the pictures of Kathryn Mei Mei Burke.