She's a fiesty Cantwell!

Hello everyone!
Sorry it took us so long to get back to you all as we're guessing you're anxiously awaiting pics of our new babe! We made it mostly without incident, but due to getting hung up at customs on our way in, we were quite late getting to the hotel yesterday. They ended up bringing Zoe to us. It was totally weird. One minute the bell rang with room service, and five minutes later the bell rang with our baby! Needless to say, we didn't get through much of that meal!

She was very quiet and mellow when we first met her. Brian is going to upload video of our first meeting. It wasn't until her first diaper change that we heard the ear piercing scream we've been told about for so many months! This girl has some LUNGS! After about 24 hours of diaper changes, however, and not being so scared of us, her screaming is not as frequent. I think her and Evan's screams scare the other one, so you can imagine what it's like when they both get going!

Evan has been a very good big brother. He's playing peek-a-boo with her and bringing her toys, kissing her on the forehead, etc. But he definitely has his moments of realization about what the heck just happened to him. Mostly, he's excited to bring her home. I think he didn't realize how long we're going to be here. Honestly, I am also already looking forward to returning. However, we've just been in the hotel so far and we will soon be out into the big world of Addis Ababa. I'm looking forward to getting out of the hotel! I love it here, it TOTALLY ROCKS, but we're getting a little stir crazy so it's time to hit the road and see some stuff and meet some folks!

Baby girl slept through the night but for one feeding and screaming diaper change at midnight. She woke up happy in her crib with a few toys keeping her busy. She is a feisty little thing, too! It's hard to explain, as we just met her, but she's got some spunk! Here are some pics and we will blog more when we get a little more sleep!

Love, Jen