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Angeline Jasmines Home Comingskip to main | skip to sidebar Angeline Jasmines Home Coming Dear friends and family, Thanks for all your support, encouragement, and caring in this exciting journey of ours in adopting our little baby girl from China. We will share with you our experiences and feelings on this blog, frequently, as we travel along on this amazing journey into parenthood. This life changing experience will bring hope and happiness for us and for our daughter. Friday, August 24, 2007 Gotcha Days 1 Month Anniversary! Where do I begin Today is exactly one month to the day since Gotcha Day. So much has happened since we became a family, 1 month ago. Yes, so much has happened since returing home, just 3 weeks ago. It seems like shes been ours forever, because our whole lives seem to literally revolve around her. I have to think hard, sometimes, about what our routine was before San San came into our lives. Life is definitely not the same. I have to say, it has become so much richer and joyful. Since the day we brought her home, Angeline has blossomed so much. We cant believe how much progress shes made since we brought her home from the orphanage, just one month ago. Taken from the only world shes ever known, given to people shes never met and dont understand, and taken to live in strange places. Shes come so far, not only logistically, but developmentally and emotionally. Shes gone from a shell-shocked, scared little baby to a radiant, happy (and may I say, flirty) little toddler. Sometimes I forget shes still a baby, because she has so much personality. My mother-in-law says she seems so mature for her age. Its only when she cries, that were reminded that San Sans only a 1 year old baby. Shes like a little ray of sunshine when she smiles. She enjoys meeting new people and is not as afraid of strangers, as before. With people she recognizes, she greets with an adorable smile. With people shes familiar with, she adds a little danc...