bruised

it's been a bit of a bruising day... but having said that it's all worth it, as
we have our girl officially moved in and sleeping under our roof tonight! 

The picture is actually my knee... (even though it looks a bit like a large ham) we had to stop off for some shopping and petrol on route to collect little un today, and in my haste and nerves I slipped on a mat and went skidding across the floor of the shop... not the most elegant and responsible start to the day... 

When we did collect little un, emotions were running high from all parties, her lovely foster carers were doing their best to put on a brave face, but you could see how much they'll miss her... There was also lots of tears from tiddler as we drove away, but she calmed quite quickly and then after playing some games for a bit, fell asleep in the car... she was so peaceful that we sat outside the house for about 40 minutes when we got back home to let her get some rest... This perked her up no end, and we've had a nice day together... However all illusions of cosy bath, book and bed routines were shattered tonight... Little un hollered like her life depended on it when we tried to bath her... I know that newborns do this, but little un is a determined toddler who has the ability to cling like a koala and smack you in the face simultaneously if she doesn't want to do something...  plus it must be scary and unsettling having someone new(ish) try to put you in a different bath than the one you're used to...we really don't want to cause her more stress, so we ended up washing her with a cloth instead... the tussle to clean her up and wrestle her into pjs completely wore her out and after a bit of a cuddle she passed out on my shoulder.

She's currently in her cot asleep... I'm predicting that this will only last until we're ready to go to bed and then she'll probably be awake again...Although it probably doesn't help that I keep checking on her every five minutes... I just can't quite believe that out lovely girl is home with us at last :-)