This time, it's for good!

As of today, Samuel is with me! This means, Lord willing, he'll be with me permanently until the adoption finalizes and then we can bring him home! He is adorable, happy and despite being exhausted from the early flight, I am ecstatic.

Billy- this picture is for you! We think Samuel gets his hair styling tips from his Uncle Billy- this is pre- hair cut- looks like a wildman.

This is our makeshift bed for the night. I will miss sleeping with Jimmy- but Samuel is a close second :).

Here is Samuel's "tengo sueno" picture- he is sleepy!!

This is Samuel's amazing foster mom, Amapola. She visited with us for quite awhile and gave me some tips about feeding, sleeping, etc. She is obviously a very caring woman and attached to Samuel- we all cried when she left. She brought me his hospital bracelet from when he was born and some other momentos of his first six months. It was precious and I am going to treasure those little pieces of his first six months that I was not a part of. We also found out that Samuel had his DNA test done today- yea! His birth mother came to the city for it and saw him for the first time since she delivered him. Dona Amapola gave us a picture of her- I now know where Samuel gets his big smile. She is very pretty and I still hope to meet her at some point. Now we are waiting for a social worker interview and the results of the DNA tests. Please pray for speedy processing and that the interview would take place in the next two weeks. Apparently Samuel's bedtime is 6:00- gotta love it. He fell asleep with no crying (we hope this continues!). Mom and I are exhausted so we are going to bed not far behind him. Love you all- thanks for the prayers!!

PS This is the crib that we put together twice (ok, not "we", Jimmy put together twice). Looks like it's ready for Samuel to be there!!