To sum up today in one word: inconsolable. We are in the thick of it now. You can visibly and audibly tell that Mira Fu Xi is grieving. She woke up crying and except for the 2 oz of milk/cereal she chugged first thing, she pretty much just cried, slept and had little sips of water for most of the day.
It is hard to watch. Really hard. We were prepared for this by our adoption agency, but it all seems so abstract until you are standing there with a baby who is miserable and there isn't a whole lot you can do to fix it.
And so, we went along through the day, taking turns walking and swaying with her (there would be no sitting - she made that clear). But, at least she wanted to be held.
In total, she made it through @ 8 oz of water plus the 2 oz of milk/ cereal from early morning. Not enough, but something.
There were some bright spots in the latter part of the day - she had her first poop, we finally gave her a sponge bath, and she was pretty calm by the end of the day.
Seneca is doing great with her! At one point, when Mira was crying, Seneca came over and pulled her pacifier out of her own mouth and offered it to Mira!
It is early morning on may 6 now. We will leave today to fly to Guangzhou. (I will talk more about Nanchang later) the girls slept through the night and are still asleep so that is good. All is calm.
In this photo: a moment of sleep between bouts of crying.
In this photo: Seneca at a museum with Daddy and the other family traveling with us - mommy and Mira stayed at the hotel so Mira could cry and sleep.
In this photo: a little happier, discovering some ring toys... ( more on her development later)
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