December 29, 2007

It is so hard to believe that I have been home for two weeks now. In many ways it feels like it has been AT LEAST a month. I miss Maya so much. I miss her smile and her giggle and feeding her her bottles and tickling her and dressing her in cute little clothes. Believe it or not I actually even miss changing diapers and waking up in the middle of the night to feed her. I have been doing OK and managed to make it through Christmas but for some reason last night was a the hardest night I have had since I have been home. It may just be because I finally had a moment to slow done or it could be because it was 2 weeks ago yesterday that she went back to her foster mother or it could have been that I finally got the Medical update from her December 3rd doctor visit. This was not new information as I was told it all verbally at the visit but still it was "news" I got via email yesterday. But I guess the bottom line is that I am her mommy and I miss her so much right now.
I did get to have some fun this morning as my friend Michele and I went to Babies R Us and I registered for all kinds of things for her. I LOVE her Bedding/Room decor! It is called Sugar Plum and it has LOTS of purple and pinks and butterfly's! It is beautiful. Next things on the "to do" list is to get the room done. I think I am going to doing some painting (of walls and furniture) and I am also getting new carpet put in the room. I can't wait to see everything come together. Thank you Michele for going with me and helping me know what all I needed to register for.
The most common question I get is "When do you get to bring Maya home?" The answer is still "I don't know" but I am making my best guess as the end of February or March. I am STILL in PGN but hope to get out soon. Once I get out of PGN, it will be 6-8 weeks later that I will travel to pick her up. In that 6-8 weeks the US Embassy is taking care of their paperwork, getting her a new birth certificate with my last name on it, doing the 2nd DNA test and setting the Embassy appt date. So as soon as I am out of PGN the 6-8 week countdown will start!
I think that is all for now. I hope you all have a wonderful New Years Eve and a blessed New Year.
Maya, mommy loves you so much! I wish so badly that I could be holding you right now but I know you will be home in God's perfect timing! May God continue to keep you healthy and happy. May we both be comforted in the last weeks as we wait to be united together as a FOREVER family! I love you!!!!

December Trip Pictures

December Trip Pictures

December 14, 2007

Wow, what a week and a half! Maya is absolutly the best little girl in the world. I have had so much fun with her. She went back with her foster mother about an hour ago and I am very sad now. We had a great day today. We had fun taking a bath together and splashing in the water, then we watched some spanish cartoons, then we walked around the hotel to get some fresh air, and of course all this was accompanied by lots of hugs and kisses. She took a little nap on our walk and everyone that saw her said she is "muy linda" which means "too cute." Of course they said that every day not just today. Maya wore a Christmas pajama outfit today that said "I love Santa" on the front of it. I know it isn't Christmas yet but I just had to see her in it and of course she was adorable. I can't upload any pictures now but hopefully in the next week or so I will be able to post more pictures. Please pray for Maya as she adjusts to being back with her foster mother and for me as I adjust to not having Maya with me. I know she is so well taken care of by her foster family. I met her foster mother's oldest daughter today and she was very nice. I can tell her whole family loves Maya. That is a good feeling!
Maya, I miss you already. I love you so very much and I can not wait until we see one another again. May God continue to bless both of us and all those around us. I love you. Mommy

December 10, 2007 Pictures

December 10, 2007

Hello! Well I had hoped to write more and sooner but I just haven't had a lot of time. Maya is so much fun and is just as adorable as her pictures. I got to Guatemala the evening of December 4th and they brought Maya to me about 11:00am on the 5th. Her foster mother and a representative of my Attorneys office came to the hotel with Maya. Her foster mother is very sweet and loves Maya a lot. I could tell it was hard for her foster mother to leave her but she was very sweet and said she could tell that Maya knew me from my pictures and felt comfortable with me so she was sure she would be happy with me. The first day Maya did NOT want me to put her down for anything! She fell asleep twice in my arms and the second I tried to lay her down she would wake up. As long as I was holding her she would sleep. So I held her for about 10 hours straight with the exception of about 30 seconds where she cried while I went to the bathroom. I was nervous for the evening not knowing how we woud sleep since I couldn't put her down but she managed to lay next to me and slept really well. Thursday we spent a lot of time in the room because the hotel was out of strollers and she is really heavy (19.8 pounds as of the 3rd). But we had a lot of fun playing together. We were able to get a stroller on Friday morning and we had fun exploring the hotel for a couple hours. She LOVES the stroller and so do I. It was a life saver! When not strolling we play in the room. She can roll over but she was not sitting up or bearing weight on her legs but both of these have gotten better the longer I am here (we do baby exercises). I have learned that babies are held A LOT here so they do not crawl and walk as early as in America. But she is a good roller and I am sure she will catch up fast when she is home with me. She is already sitting up better and pulling up (when you hold her hands) and she has started to bear weight on her legs a little. She is a great eater too. I don't think I have given her anything she hasn't liked; however, I don't think the applesauce liked her. She pretty much drinks formula, eats baby oatmeal, and baby food bananas. We gave her peaches today and we got a nice big yucky overflowing diaper late morning. :-) My mom got here late Friday night and has spent the weekend with us. She leaves in the morning (Tuesday) but Maya has had a lot of fun with her. Yesterday they played in the bath tub together and Maya loved the water. I had given her a bath in the baby bath on Thursday night and she did not like that at all but the bath tub she definately likes!
I have met a lot of couples here that have come to visit or pick up there children and everyone is just so nice. The first couple I met was kind enough to give me some baby food for Maya since the foster mother had only brought formula. They were also kind enough to help me give Maya her first bath. Maya and I were able to eat a few meals with another couple (and we got their stroller when they where going home). Another couple gave us all there extra bottled water when they left. It is fun talking to others and hearing where they are in the process. I found out on Friday that I am BACK IN PGN as of the 5th. So please pray it will go fast. Once I exit PGN, I will have about 6-8 weeks before coming to pick her up.
Maya is napping now so I am going to go and get cleaned up while mom can still watch her for me. Take care and please keep us in your prayers. Mom leaves in the morning and Maya goes back to her foster mother on Friday. I come home on Saturday.
Sleep tight Maya, mommy loves you!