Catch up...

Hello again. I know I promised, and I did start this last night, really! Sorry you spent the night hitting the refresh button Mimi!
We arrived in Guatemala Thursday at 1:18pm and got through customs and baggage claim very easily. When we walked out the doors to the airport, there were hundreds of people waiting to greet their friends and family and people holding signs from taxi services and businesses. Talk about sensory overload! We were able to get to the area where we were to wait for our shuttle and didn't have to wait long before it came along. We got into our hotel room at about 2:30 and I immediately wanted to get unpacked so we didn't have to think about it once Ana was here. We were told she would be brought to us 2 to 4 hours after we arrived. I put together our gifts for the staff at the hogar, unpacked Ana's clothes, diapers and wipes and then waited. We didn't really know what to expect. We didn't know who was going to bring Ana to us and whether we would retrieve her in the lobby or if we should invite them up to our room (I had remembered somewhere reading that it is customary to offer your guests a drink from the mini bar), and what we should bring down when we went (we had donations from us for the hogar, the gifts for the caretakers and some things that were sent to us by our agency to bring along). The excitement to see Ana was, by itself, enough to make me crazy but with all the uncertainty about what to expect I was very nervous! We ended up getting the call at about 5:30 and we brought just the gifts for the caretakers down. The lobby was so busy, we had no idea where to go! We walked around aimlessly before noticing a woman with two children sitting by the window holding a little pink bundle with a tuft of sticky up black hair. The baby looked familiar, so we approached uncertainly. The woman turned out to be our attorney Dinora with two of her children. She had Ana's schedule written out for us and then asked if we had any questions about our case. She informed us that we are out of Family Court to our complete surprise and that she expects our case to enter PGN on Monday or Tuesday of this week! We were floored! Last we had heard it would be a few weeks probably before we even got out of family court. So this was just so exciting to hear. But back to the little pink bundle! I didn't cry, I'm shocked as I'm sure all of you who know me are. I think I was so panicked that I was going to do or say something that was going to unknowingly offend someone that I just didn't. But this little girl is sweeter than you can imagine! When Dinora handed her to me, she looked at me and smiled. As you all know I was slightly disappointed that in our last batch of pictures they didn't catch her smiling so this smile was amazing to see! We were told that Ana had just seen the doctor last week and she was continuing to do well. It was such a surreal experience, we walked into that lobby just the two of us and walked out with a baby. I can't explain how I felt! So we rushed back up to our room and immediately pulled her socks off to count her toes (there are indeed 10, in case you were wondering). She was so happy, just an angel baby! It's been an amazing two days, and even though Ana seems to battling a bit of a cold she is such a trooper! She eats well, about 4 ounces every 2.5-3 hours, she sleeps well, waking about two times through the night, and only cries when she's hungry or tired. She has the cutest little dimples and she plays with the hair on the back of her head when she is eating or falling asleep. Yesterday I heard her giggle, the sweetest sound! She gurgles and coos when you talk to her, and is just full of those sweet smiles! Oh, and by the way, those who know about my stressing out over what size she is wearing, I happily discovered that she is just in between the sizes that we brought so both are fitting her. We are so fortunate to have been here to see her at this stage. I just want to thank all of you who helped to make this visit possible. It is the most incredible gift you can imagine. We are so blessed with all the support and prayers everyone has had for us during this process. I have really felt all of your love and good wishes, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts!