Sasha is 8 months old today.

Today is 4 months since I got the call. Sasha was 4 months old then. She is 8 months old today which means that I have known her for half her life today :-) She definitely knows who her Mommy is. She gets so excited when she sees me :-) She is the cutest angel ever.

Wynberg Children`s Court

Sasha & I appeared in Wynberg Children`s Court this morning as part of the adoption process. The paperwork now heads to Pretoria so that her adoption can be registered. Once registered I will receive an Adoption Order which names me as her legal guardian :-) Only then can I change her name at home affairs.

Next & last court appearance . . .

My next and last court appearance is on Friday 5th August at 10am. I assume everything will go well. Sasha is already so part of our lives . . . like she has always been here. Once I have signed the paperwork and it is stamped and signed by a magistrate it is sent to Joberg where it is registered. It can take a few months to get the final adoption order back. Once I have receieved that I may then go to Home Affairs to have her name changed from the one on her ID at present into the names I have chosen to give her.

A hundred years from now . . .

"A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank...but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child."

Sasha says her first word . . . 'Baba'

All babies like to gurgle & talk baby talk. Sasha is no different. Since yesteray she has been saying Baba. When I showed her a picture of a baba and have her a dolly she became very excited. Now she is saying Baba all the time!! . . . Not sure if she knows what it means :-)

Sasha has been with me for 1 months today . . .

Wow!! It has already been a month. Sasha has settled in so well it is hard to believe it has only been a month. She is such a easy and content baby. She spends most of her time either sleeping or awake smiling and gurgling. She is nearly sitting up on her own and enjoys playing with her rattles, toft toys and baby books. I also loves going in the swing which hangs from the door frame. I am now a third way through my maternity leave so still have 2 months to really bond with her before I return to school and she goes to a fabulous daycare in Kirstenhof.

First solids today . . .

Sasha has been showing signs that she is ready for solids. She watches me eat and has been trying to nibble on her toys and books. Today I gave her porridge for the first time. She pulled a funny face . . . if looks could kill!! . . . but she ate it. I will try some more again at every meal time . . . breakfast, lunch & supper.