The Second Week

Here is a quick update of how we are doing, and how things are going. :)
 
We left the hospital on Wednesday with Adelle and the social worker; the charge nurse gave us a whole bag of diapers/formula/wipes. She was so excited for us, and wished us luck. The nurses were truly a blessing, and became attached to Adelle and us since we spent so much time there. It was so wonderful to see how much they cared about Adelle and how they wanted to know how things were going even when she wasn't "their" patient that day or night.

We moved into a hotel for the first couple of days in Columbus.  Adelle has been sleeping with her foster family, and we get to love on her during the day.  There was lots of construction, so the drive took a little bit longer, but the weather was good.  Alicia keeps comenting on how beautiful the trees are with the changing leaves.  They seem to change a bit slower arround here than what we are used to.

The foster family Adelle is staying with is wonderful. They adopted two girls, and are currently fostering a baby boy. It was a blessing to get to meet them and see their hearts for children. We know our baby is in good hands when we can't be with her! We are looking forward to spending time with them, and are so thankful for the compassion they are showing.  They reached out to their church and were able to find a family that is willing to let us stay with them for a few weeks while we wait for the court system to make progress.

Adelle has been sleeping longer, and eating more. It is wonderful to see her thriving. She seems to scratch herslef a lot, so we got her mittens. She likes to eat whenever she wakes up, so we have gotten into a routine of adjusting the amount we offer her if she gets woken up eariler than she usually would by all the moving around we are doing.  There is so much to learn, but we are making progress as we learn the cues of what things mean.  Our favorite thing is to just snuggle with Adelle when she sleeps.  We have received a lot of encouragement about how we are doing, which great since at times we just don't know what she is looking for.

We are also learning what it means to be Adelle's travel entourage.  We were eating at a resturant on Wednesday and we formally welcomed into the "baby club" where random strangers will come up to us and tell us to enjoy this time because it doesn't last, and that she is beautiful.  Also hearing random gasps of "baby" while walking has been interesting as all eyes are for her!

Thank you all so much for the love and support that you have been giving.  It means a lot to us to get the prayers and know that Adelle, as well as us, are very loved.