She's very tiny

Hi again,

Thought I'd post some more details. Before we went to get Jordan, Sydney fell into a deep sleep and awakened grumpy. Remember, our body clocks are so off. Sydney felt like it was the middle of the night, I'm sure. So she pouted in most of the gotcha pictures. Jay on the other hand, never took a nap. He did OK during gotcha.

We came back to the hotel, and Anli followed us to the room to go over paperwork necessary for tomorrow. By then Sydney lightened up and was very interested in giving Jordan a bottle and changing her diaper. Anli went over Jordan's schedule. I am not sure how accurate it is.

Jordan is very small - easily fits into 18 mo. clothes... they may be a little big on her. She came wearing normal strap-like black shoes - and her feet and hand looks just like the picture (funniest thing!). She walks normally and seems just fine. She is very alert and likes to mimic us - especially with the kissing gesture. She is very happy, and not fussy (yet). Don't worry, it will only take us a few days to make her into a high-maintenance Petrie kid - ha ha.

She does not have all of her teeth, but I haven't counted them. I do see her gums in lots of places. She seems like a typical institutional kid - a little glazed over and quite a bit behind in terms of growth. And with that comes developmental delays too - but not in the "smarts" category.. just behind. She will catch up in a matter of months. She is clearly bright. They let her hair start growing, but it still has the bald spots from too much crib. I guess you could picture about a 15 mo. old instead of a 25 mo. old.

Meryl, she has eyes that remind me of Zoe.

Well, we did end up going to restaurant for dinner, and Jay literally fell asleep on the floor of the restaurant. (it was 6:15 pm). We are still jet lagged and tired. We let him sleep on the floor (we were the only customers in the restaurant, and floor was carpeted... I'm still trying not to think about the germs LOL).

Both Sydney and Jay are in bed, and Jeff and I are enjoying private time with Jordan. She is adorable. She has not cried one ounce. We are hopeful she will tire soon, so we can rest our weary bodies, too.

We'll take more pictures tomorrow. Love to all of you!!! We miss you. Mandy, thanks for emailing comment... hope the animals are OK. We are glad you are there. Everyone... THANK YOU for making this trip do-able for us. Lots of love,
As always, Lori and family