Daddy's little girl

S ended up spending most of her afternoon with Daddy yesterday. Maybe it was because he knew he was going back to work today. Or maybe it was because I volunteered to take the night shift so he could get some sleep before going back to work.

They had a rocking good time together while I puttered around the house and made a Target run to print some pictures for S's birthmom.

Grandma is coming today. Hurray!

Babies and knitting

I have made a baby something for just about everyone I know. Yet when we got the call for our little girl, I didn't know if I had anything for her that I had made.

I went through my stash of completed projects and found 2 sweaters that won't fit her for a year, a sweater that won't fit her for another 3-6 months, a giant pair of crocheted socks, and one pair of newborn booties. Yes, with all the yarn and knitting I have, there is only one thing I've made that she can wear.

I guess I need to get busy.

First doctor appointment

S had her first dr appointment today. She's been eating, peeing, sleeping, and pooping like a champ, so we knew this was going to go well.

According to the doctor's scale, she's gained 8 oz since birth. Of course, it's a different scale and her clothes were on, but even I have noticed that she is fatter. She got a once-over and a clean bill of health. Her next appointment will be for her first shots (yikes!).

She's now hanging out napping with Daddy on the sofa. Cuteness abounds.

Lent = no meat FAIL for Dr L

As many of you know, we're in the season of Lent, those 40 days (plus Holy Week) leading up to Easter. I'm supposed to abstain from meat every Friday during this time. I stink at it.

Last year I was with my team from work at a major event in Florida. All the Catholics reminded each other Thursday night to avoid meat the next day. And all of us loaded up on bacon for breakfast Friday morning. The only non-Christian in the group was the one to remind us.

This year it seems that I forget this rule at lunch, but remember by dinner. Last Friday I was home sick and had leftover turkey piccata for lunch. At 2 I realized I had totally forgotten no-meat Friday, so it was minestrone for dinner. Yesterday it was a (delicious) chicken caesar salad from Wendy's. On the way to the hospital I realized I had screwed up yet again. Dinner was a grilled cheese sandwich (almost as good as Mom's) at Sonic.

I can't wait to see how I screw this up next week.

What a difference a day makes

See that post below? Adoption update, 2 situations fell through. Uh huh. Little did I know that J would be e-mailing me frantically on Thursday morning telling me we had a match.

Yep, that's right, we're parents! A little girl was born early Wednesday morning and her birthmom picked us to be her mom and dad. We met the birthmom, her mom, and our daughter (still getting used to saying/thinking/typing that) on Thursday night, signed a lot of paperwork reiterating that she would soon become our responsibility (yay!), tried to sleep, tied up some things at work, and went to get her Friday afternoon.

We love the birthmom. She and her mom were wonderful, warm people. And the birthmom is smart as a whip. We couldn't have asked for anything more. And of course have no way to express our gratitude for the amazing gift she gave us.

We brought our little girl home last night, with a pit stop at Sonic (she got her first bottle there), and are settling into brand new parenthood. Daddy has the magic touch. He hung out with her early this morning and she slept for 5 hours. Let's just say she was hungry when she got up.

Oh duh, I should post a picture!

Enjoy!

Adoption update

We had a couple of situations come up in the last few weeks. First was the out-of-state situation I mentioned in this post. I followed up today, and the young lady found an adoptive family in or near her hometown. So a very lucky couple will be parents in the next couple of weeks.

We feel really OK about it. I could tell from that first call that the birthmom was looking for someone closer to her. We're just happy to be considered.

We also had a situation come up through our agency. This was an emergency placement, which is when the birthmom decides to make an adoption plan after she has the baby, as opposed to a pre-birth adoption plan. It's a long story, but this situation fell through for us. Again, we're OK with it. We want a situation that everyone is comfortable with.

And because all of this has been happening of late, J decided we should be a tad more prepared in case The Call comes sooner rather than later. We're shopping for crib mattress, and more baby clothes so we have a stockpile. And since I love shopping, this has not been an issue.

And for even more news on the adoption front, J's coworker got a placement. She and her husband have been waiting almost 4 years for a match from China, which saw waits extend significantly after their earthquake. We are thrilled for this couple, who will be bringing their infant daughter home to the US soon. They had their homestudy done with our agency, and were the ones to recommended the agency to us when we were deciding on adoption.

So that's all for now. I'll post any updates when we hear something new.

Jonesing for spring

I was really fine with winter. Really. Even with all the snow, and being sick, I was fine with it. We hadn't had good snowfall in a while. I kind of liked it.

But a package came today. I bought some yarn from a gal who was destashing. And I got the most gorgeous skeins of bright spring green and a pink that's almost coral.

I have a vision in my head of what I want to make. A sweater, maybe a baby/kid sweater. Kind of a fair isle, or something with a floral motif up near the neckline. Mostly white, but with the pink and the green as great spring accents.

I haven't found exactly what I want yet on ravelry. But I haven't gone through my books yet either. I have been printing everything that might work. J thinks I'm going to break the printer at this point.

So bring on spring. I can't wait to have a project ready for it.