She's a celebrity...of sorts.

Hello all! Thank you for everyone's support and encouragement through this period of waiting...yesterday was especially grueling, but we got through it with the love of all of you. I hope to post pictures soon of our little birthday celebration for Morgan...we're transitioning our old programs to our new computer and it's taking some time.

As difficult as yesterday was, today has been wonderful. No travel clearance yet, but we did receive an updated development report on Morgan per my request. Our girl is growing up so quickly and it sounds as if she is a happy and loved little thang! Some of the highlights from the report are...she's walking and climbing up steps...if she's in a good mood, she's loud and laughs...she likes to listen and dance to music...she sleeps well throughout the night on the floor next to her foster mother...she likes people and is affectionate..."she can make a cute face"...she is friendly, curious and likes to try. Also, as of last month, she weighs 18.5 lbs and is 27.6 in. tall...not large by any means, but she's really close to Sophie's size already!

The most emotional part for us was the statement on her birthday. As most of you know, the first birthday is a big deal in Korea, and we were anxious to know what, if anything, would be done to celebrate since we could not be there. Apparently, the staff at Eastern, our adoption agency counterpart in Korea, threw her a first birthday party. She got to wear her hanbok and chose items from the tray (Toljabee)...our little love chose the pencil first and then a book, which means that she should make good grades in school! We are told that pictures were taken of this party and they'll send them to us ASAP. (I suggested that they just let us go to Korea next week to save them from sending them to us!)

Oh, and the most fun part...we are told that the story of our Morgan's birthday party is to be featured in the agency's magazine! She's going to be in her first magazine at the age of one...that's my girl! You can bet that I'm already trying to arrange to get a copy of said magazine...

All in all, today was a good day. We live for any updates on our kiddo as it makes the wait a bit less heartbreaking. We are comforted by the fact that Morgan is thriving and happy and loved by many!

I'll keep you posted re: any pictures we receive or any important phone calls we'd like to receive in the very near future!