Video of Bath Time

Pictures, Hitchhikers, and Going Stir Crazy

Well, Still in Florida.  Don't get us wrong...it's a nice place to visit.  Not so nice being stuck in the hotel room waiting for beauracratic wheels to turn.  The adoption agency got he run around with various social services departments today, trying to expedite the paperwork required because DCF got involved to begin with.  Kathy, with the agency, finally just sent all the info she had about her interaction with various Florida state agencies to Utah.  Maybe they'll have better luck navigating the various layers of beauracracy here.  I'm sure it's probably the same in every state.  So no coming home today, or tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Hope has a 1 week check up appointment at a pediatric clinic here.  The hospital wanted to be sure Hope was seen early this week due to the circumstances of her birth.  That's fine with us since we have to have a physician's letter saying it's okay for her to fly to bring her home on any major airline anyway.  So, we're killing two birds with one stone.  Hopefully, the out-of-state treatment won't become an issue with the insurance. 

On the way back from dinner last night we found out that we had a hitchhiker.  As we were walking to the hotel we saw several small lizards skittering across the sidewalk.  Traci left the sidewalk just briefly to get a closer look at one.  When we got back to the hotel, Traci went to get something from the diaper bag she saw a tiny lizard in one of the outside mesh pockets.  We shook it off in the hall at the hotel, and apparently it found someone else to go bother, because it was gone in the morning. 

We are getting pretty tired of these four walls.  Can't wander too far from the hotel in case the adoption agency needs some paperwork done.  We're starting to get a bit stir crazy so please continue to pray for our swift and safe return.  More pictures below. 

First, a couple of pictures of our hitchhiker.

Hope, in a new outfit, in the crib at the hotel.

A few sights near the hotel and hospital.  The Tampa Bat Bucaneers stadium and a New York Yankees baseball stadium.  Don't ask me, I have no idea why.  :)

Hope's first bath

We gave Hope her first bath last night.  She loved it.  She stayed awake for quit awhile after.  She actually slept for 31/2 hours last night.  That was nice.  She stayed awake for almost 2 hours this afternoon.  I couldn't believe it.  She just layed next to me and wiggled and kicked and looked around.  I held her and talked to her for awhile and she got very still but never closed her eyes.
I can't believe it is Sunday.  The days seem mixed up to me.  Just staying in the hotel and taking care of Hope seems strange.  No real routine. 
We are greatful to all of our friends and neighbors who have jumped in to help us out.  We are very blessed to live in the ward that we do.  And we can't wait to get home.

Hope has the hickups.  She gets them a few time a day.  They are so big and loud.  I feel sorry for her but she doesn't seem to mind.

Something is wrong with this picture

I checked on Hope last night before I went to bed and had to take a second look.  Something is wrong with this picture....Her arm was sticking out of the neck hole on her night gown.  Size 0-3 months drowned her and she gets herself all tangled up in her clothes.  I guess it's a good thing that I brought along some premie outfits. I had a really good laugh at Loren last night,too.  He was changing a diaper and I hear,"Oh man, Hope just pee'd on me."  She got Loren and her blanket.  We have to be fast when changing her or we get get surprises.

She holds both her binky and bottle like she is protecting them.  It is cute.

The Kids are at Aunt Tina's for awhile.  We figured poor Uncle Rob needed a brea.(It is probably hard going from a single bachleors life to instant single father of five). We are hoping that all of our paper work is completed on Monday, so we can head home on Monday.  I miss my noisy kids and all that goes with them. 

We thought that Florida was humid when we arrived,  but now we know better.  It rained all day today and now we know what humid and hot are all about.