Westin Day 2

Natalie slept for 12 hours and woke up the baby I remembered albeit with a little more ummm should we say "personality"?? She seems to be feeling better and resigned to the fact that I'm taking care of her for now... poor thing, so confusing. Come on you stupid birth certificate! Natalie and Nora have played alot today and hung out with a bunch of - mostly - boys! I'll post a few pics I have so far from today...

Good Morning Happy Baby!


Amigas...












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Westin Day 1

I flew in on Thursday night and got settled (my friend Amy flew in late) and we both decided to get adjoining rooms to help each other out.  On Friday I picked Natalie up at 10am and all was fine.  She is getting 2 teeth in and it soon became clear she was miserable, she wanted comforted and the person to comfort her WAS NOT ME.  Where was my happy laid back baby from all the previous visits?  It was a terrible day and I felt so awful for her...I told David (only half-jokingly) to get his butt on a plane down here.  She pretty much screamed and cried all day with her poor hand shoved in her mouth pushing down on her gums.  I gave her some Orajel and some ibuprofen and she fell asleep at 8:15pm.  Here are pics of Natalie and darling Nora on Day 1.   Natalie is getting BIG.  It's time for her to come home.  Let's just say her legs are big (think tree trunks).  Her legs no longer fit in the Bumbo, so I'm brining it home.  Amy had some Graduate Banana Puffs and this is her first real table food - and thank God she had them because it was one of the few distractions she could stand through her pain...

In the walker I brought her...




Amigas...






Just Perfect That's All...


Tree Trunks...


First Table Food...




Aunt Elaine's Longhorn Lovie...


Legs don't fit in the Bumbo...


Fightin' over the bag of diapers!

Really OFFICIAL Now!!

Today our agency updated us that on Monday, January 28, Natalie's birthmom signed off for the 4th and final time.  The adoption decree was then registered at the civil registry which makes her officially our daughter as of that date!!!

While we've been waiting for this technicality to happen before we really celebrate, it's hard for us to imagine the pain Natalie's birthmom felt signing off for the final time....our hearts go out to her for such a tough decision.

Such mixed emotions...

NORA is OUT!

Natalie's little buddy Nora got the call tonight! She is OUT of PGN!!  CONGRATS!!!!!

Nora's mom, Amy, and I talk almost every day...but we've never met in person.  David and MIL were lucky enough to meet her and her husband in October on a visit trip.  Amy and I are going to Guat together next Thursday - so it's just extra special that we get to PARTAY with our girls who are OUT!!!  I can't wait - I'm counting the minutes!

Here's a pic of Natalie (left) and Nora sharing a stroller in October.