First sign!

I am so happy for my blog friend Bri. She and her husband just adopted a baby girl. I can't wait to see pictures and get her update on the whole story. I am especially happy, because she really had a hard time recently. Her baby sister is pregnant from a one night stand with twins and her SIL has just given birth to twins. How fantastic that her little girl will be able to grow up with all the children in Bri's life.

Lilli made her first sign yesterday. It is unbelievable how fast she picked it up, especially because I haven't really been that consistent with it. When I was changing her diaper and I made the "change diaper" sign with my hands, Lilli made the sign as well. It looked more like the "all done" sign to me, but I guess she is still practising. But I was very impressed that she actually answered with a sign.

I also have good news from the port. After our stuff was packed out in October and shipped in January and has been cruising around the Carribean for a while, it finally made it to the port last week. Now it will be only a matter of weeks until we get it, maybe even before Easter. We haven't seen it for 6 months and I don't even remember what we have. I realized how little you actually need in the past couple of months. But I tell you moving with a baby and without all the baby things (swings, exersaucers, etc.) isn't easy. Fortunately it seems like it is all coming together now.

I also received a new job. Will work part time as a Special Project Coordinator. They basically call me when they need me. The only thing I have to take care of is childcare. I wonder how difficult it is going to be. We want to ask our maid whether she wants to move in with us. That would be perfect because then we would also have a babysitter...

Tomorrow I will book my flight to Europe for Lilli and me. Dh unfortunately will have to work while we are there. I am very excited to see my family.