Two weeks down

We have been home two weeks now and things continue to move forward. Maeve is doing great and everyday seems better. She had a rough week this past week with trips to the pediatrician and dentist. She had to get 7 immunizations, a TB test and blood drawn at the pediatrician's office. Obviously that wasn't a great experience for any of us!! Then on Wednesday she visited the dentist and they gave Susie that bad news that Maeve needed to have her bottom tooth pulled. We guessed this might happen, but were not positive. Well, it was rotten to the core and the dentist wanted it out. As she was pulling it, the tooth crumbled (totally rotten!). She then had a dig and scrape the remaining pieces out of Maeve's gums. It was awful! The good news is that the adult tooth underneath looks good on the x-rays, so hopefully there was no permanent damage done. Maeve looks much better too!

Sleeping continues to be a stumbling block for us. While we were in China Maeve napped twice a day. Morning nap of ~1 hour and in the afternoon for about 2-3 hours. Some of this could have been related to the emotional trauma she was experiencing with the whole adoption. Who knows. Since we have been home we are lucky to get her down for a nap lasting 45 minutes. She appears tired at other times, but she just can't stay asleep. The same issues happen at night. She goes to bed perfectly, but awakens frequently (~5-10 times per night!) screaming. It is a weird scream because she doesn't appear to even be awake. She is still sleeping with us so it only takes a pat on the back or soft whisper and she falls right back to sleep, but it is so strange. Hopefully that will get better as she becomes more and more comfortable in her new home and new life! This whole process is such a guessing game for us!
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She loves watching her brothers play computer games.
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If Aidan could be holding, touching, talking to, playing with or around Maeve all day he would be thrilled. It is great to see him so excited about her. She loves him too!
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Happy girl who loves her Easter basket. (Don't mind Cian in his underwear. Pants are always optional around the house for Cian and Fintan!)