Bonding IS Happening!

I get SO excited when I see real evidence that bonding is happening! Esther Marie has been a part of our family for almost a month now.....hard to believe! She has been having trouble at nap time and bed time and whimpers and cries when she even thinks it might be time to sleep. Tonight, all the other kids were in bed, and I was zoning out on the couch while Emmie was playing happily with her toys in the den. She was pretending to pour tea and feed herself...very sweet. It was about 11:30 and she seemed to be going strong. (Had a late and long nap today.) All of a sudden, she toddled over to me and put her face right in my face and smiled. Then she kissed me. When I smiled back, she climbed up on the couch, laid her head down on me and snuggled against me. I was speechless! In a few minutes, she raised her head and I thought, okay...that was that...she's done and wants to play again. But she surprised me again as she endlessly does....she smiled again and laid her head back down. I patted her gently on her little back and she dozed off in less than five minutes. It was SO sweet...just a perfect mommy/daughter bonding time and such a relief that there wouldn't be alot of crying tonight...sigh...life is good!