Devastation Day 2

I woke up with puffy eyes this morning and Emi kept asking me why I was crying. I told her that the baby was going back to NY to live. Emi told me not to cry because the baby was still right here. Every time she caught me crying, she'd try to reassure me that everything was going to be fine. Later, Scott talked to McCartney's birthmom and tried to piece together what was going on. She wanted us to meet her at the airport tomorrow to drop off the baby. He told her that we were not going to do that - that we had concerns about the welfare of the baby. We were not trying to keep the baby from her, but we needed some time also - this was happening too fast.

Smiles and Shellshock

Today after church we gathered at my dad's house for lunch as usual. Uncle Gabe who is usually working got to join us and meet Mickey for the first time. She had a bunch of smiles for him.

Later today when we got home, I was checking my e-mail and got the message that the birth mom had changed her mind. My attorney called us to let us know as well. We feel like we've been punched in the gut.. I don't think I put the baby down the whole night.

Invasion of the Grandparents

We were graced with a visit from Scott's mom, Mema, Grandmother and Granddad today. They all wanted to see and hold the baby and give her gifts. Grandmother made a blanket especially for Mickey and Mema got her some precious outfits, one of the outfits had Minnie Mouse on it. It was a great visit and we were proud to show off precious baby girl.

McCartney looks like she's so content in Mema's arms. We have the same picture of Emi in Grandma Babe's arm when she was just a tiny baby...

Home Again, Home Again..

We are so glad to be home again. You would not think that staying in a hotel and room service would get old, but it does after 2 weeks.We had some really good time with Mickey's birth family spending almost every night with them. It's a time we will never forget. Emi was so glad to be home that she has already spent the night with Grandma Babe. She actually met us at the airport and Emi went home with her. It was funny when Emi came in the next day she saw the baby laying on her blanket and said "What's McCartney doing on my blanket?" Well, there are only a few things she could be doing and I told Emi that she was just laying there. Emi promptly asked for a bottle....little regression going on here?

I had ordered the "McCartney" CD before we left for NY, so it was waiting for us when we returned home. I opened it up and flipped it over to see the back cover and was amazed. There was a photo of Paul McCartney with a full beard and his baby tucked into his jacket. Daddy had stopped shaving when we were in NY so he had a full beard. We decided that the baby announcements would consist of a photo of Scott in his new leather jacket holding the baby. How cool!

Happy Birthday!

We missed McCartney's birth because we were stuck at the hotel with no transportation, but we got to see her within the hour when her grandma picked us up. She was crying under a heat lamp and she seemed very upset. The nurses let Scott and I (Emi was asleep) put on gowns and hold the sweet baby. She immediately calmed down once she was held. She hitched here and there as she kept calming down and we soothed her by talking to her. We were seriously tired from the excitement and the adrenaline flowing. We stayed with her for a few hours, then we left so that the birth family could spend some time with her.