We arrived at SWS at Hansuh Hospital about 15 minutes before our scheduled appointment, which gave us a chance to get settled and calm down a bit. It wasn't long before we saw our Owen coming into the office with his foster mother and father, looking great in his Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer sweatsuit (it seems that Christmas is his early-on favorite holiday).
After a brief medical exam, they brought him back into the meeting room and we got to hold him and play with him again. He seemed to be in a very docile and calm mood, and was loving all the attention from his new parents and foster parents alike.
We filled out just two forms and opened the gift bag that SWS had put together. His foster mother also had a couple of outfits, some formula, diapers, and bibs for us as well, along with his favorite toy. Some tears were shed, and before long it was time to leave. We got in the car with him and our gift bags, and were glad that we had bought some flowers to give to his foster mother, since we didn't want her leaving empty-handed. The whole thing was over in probably 30 minutes. We thanked Owen's foster parents profusely (through the interpreter) and before long we were at the hotel. Things were going well for Owen as he got acclimated to his new surroundings, but as we feared, he got very fussy when it was time to give him a bottle. I think that is when it was kicking in for him that the lady that he knew as his mother for so long was not there to feed him. On a positive note, I can assure you that his lungs are in good working order, and he carried on so long that he only stopped when he cried himself to sleep when I put him in the carrier and walked around.
A one-hour nap later, he fussed for a while again and we have just been able to get some baby food and rice cereal into him, but still no bottle. We will try again soon.
One thing we are a little nervous about is that he did not usually go to bed until midnight. What they did for him is give him an "evening nap" at about 7pm, and then get him up for several more hours. This is obviously not the schedule that we want him to have, so we'll have to see how that goes. These could be some long first nights, but we are very happy to have our Owen with us now.
5 comments:
Congratulations! I'm so glad to see Owen safe in your arms. I'm sure the next couple of days will be rough getting used to one another but remain patient. I will say a prayer for you all. Love, B
Congrats! Brian and I are SO happy for both of you and so excited to meet the new addition to your family! Best wishes for the rest of the trip and safe flight home!
Love always, Janet & Brian
Hooray!! You have your baby boy now!! What a wonderful day and I am so happy for you!
This is such great news, I am constantly thinking about you this week! Be buoyed that so many people love your *big* family!
My kids love looking at the pictures of Owen. We can't wait to meet him!
Love,
Marisol and Aaron, Annalise and David
Yeah! He is finally forever yours. I hope your first night with Owen went well. I don't recall sleeping much the first night with Ben or Cami. I'm praying your flight home is easy (as easy as a 15 hour flight can be!) and Owen enjoys flying so everyone else can get a little rest too :)
Oh Chip and Laura! We are so thrilled for you both! Your smiles on your faces say a thousand words! Give Owen a kiss from the Stacey clan! Hope he sleeps a bit for you!
love the Stacey's
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