Greetings,
Sorry I am catching up on the last three days. We had friends in town on Wednesday evening and thought we would be meeting for dinner so we stayed home after our visit with Lucy. Come to find out there flight came in much later then expected, so we spent most of the day/evening with them on Thursday.
Now for some Lucy news. For one, although I was going to post about Wednesday and Thursday first, and wait for Friday. I can't wait.....We went to court, and.......WE ARE LUCY'S PARENTS!!!...WOO HOOO....Court was a total breeze, we were asked a few very basic questions by the judge, the prosecutor asked no questions, just said he agrees with the judge and in the end we were in and out in about 15 minutes. Actually it was such a breeze that the judge was sending text messages on her cell phone!! Ok so I might have been a little annoyed about all these new changes in policy and cracking down in Almaty when the judge is using her cell during our hearing, but it doesn't really matter now...We did it, FINALLY!
We went right to the baby house after court, and of course were not prepared (we didn't know we would be going right after) so we had no baby bag, toys or camera...We spent about an hour with Lucy, who by the way was sick yesterday....and still seeming under the weather....she just laid on me and slept for most of the hour....poor baby.....Lucy will be staying in the baby house for 15 more days, then she will come and live in the apartment with Nana and I for a week or so.....Nana will get one or two Lucy free nights to catch up on sleep, and then Lucy is with us for the duration....I can't wait!!...I can't believe this is almost over....WOO HOO
So back to the middle of the week. Wednesday was a great visit; Lucy was playful and enjoyed her yellow spoon. You will see the spoon in her mouth, under her chin and always in her hand. She decided that's her new favorite thing we bring with us. If she needs to use her hands, it goes into her mouth, if she needs to use her mouth she tucks it under her chin. It was hilarious to watch......We knew she was off yesterday when she wasn't interested in her spoon or snack......
She was very quiet and was more or less just sitting with Jon or I. We were doing court prep on the deck at the baby house and Lucy just seemed off. We offered her a banana and she took a bite or two and then wanted nothing to do with it....We then gave her a biscuit and she tossed it on the ground....but she did point to the bag that has the yogurt in it, so we thought she wanted it...she ate it all up, no problem...and then about 20 minutes later she was sitting with her Dad on the swing (not swinging mind you) and she rested her head on his chest and then BLAH she threw up all over Jon and all over self. Poor Lucy, and poor Jon. Jon was officially christened into father hood yesterday. I of course quickly scooped Lucy up and brought her in side....I was scolded for giving her "cold" yogurt and that was definitely the cause of her being sick....whatever...I just bite my tongue...Now today I was told twice, after being told yesterday three times that I am not allowed to give her yogurt or anything cold. Cold food and drink can cause babies to vomit...I guess I learn something new every day : ) Maybe you are learning something new as well : )
As I mentioned above, she was still off today, running a low-grade fever and they said her throat was a little red. They gave her some "pill" crushed up and mixed with water...it sounds like a Tylenol type item for her fever and any pain. They might put her on an antibiotic, but I asked them to wait and see how she is tomorrow. Her fever wasn't that high and her symptoms don't seem to be that obvious yet. We will see how she is tomorrow and meet with the doctor again.
After our visit we were taken out to lunch with Zhaniya, and Asila....they took us to a Uzbek restaurant called the "Cigar Club"...I asked if people smoke cigars and they looked me like I had ten heads...I guess it's just a name....So we branched out a little more with the food, but honestly I can't report that we have found anything that we LOVE. I am very happy with my easy mac and grilled cheese sandwiches. I am such a simpleton....I guess Jon is too!!.... : )
Our friends Anthony, Liz and Paul are gone as of this morning. Liz works at NEMC with me. We found each other through our social worker. Get this, we live in the same town, work at the same hospital (and mind you she would have been my boss if I had started 2 months earlier in Dermatology), used he same social worker and adoption agency and both adopted little girls from Kazakhstan. They adopted from Petro, and there daughter is being escorted the middle of the next month. Lucy has her first Kazakh friend right up the street!...We are very excited to hopefully keep the girls close and see each other often. We enjoyed our time with them when they were here for the day.......
Ok that's all for now...I am long and winded as you can see today, but tomorrow we will get back on track with daily posts and pictures vs. a trio : )
A special Thank you to Ida for being so patient with me and being so helpful this first week. We have hit a few bumps and she always goes above and beyond to iron them out and make things right. In the end she wants me stress free and enjoying my Lucy. I can't say that other agencies would support their clients as she does. Thank you Ida : )
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