From our caseworker:
"Belay said that E is out of the hospital and was released around noon today. She is doing much better and her oxygen saturation levels are normal. She will continue to be monitored back at the foster care center by our pediatrician, and hopefully will be much much better soon!"
What a relief!!!!! Well that was certainly a nice introduction to parenthood!
Many many thanks to the awesome Gutwein family for checking on the status of our girl and especially for answering a frantic email while in Ethiopia! Little girl was still in the hospital when they visited the Gladney care center today, but the caregivers said she was doing much better and hopefully would be released today. Goodness, five nights in the hospital, my poor baby! I am so bummed that she was not at the care center to receive our care package, get some lovin, and have photos taken. At least I can rest a little easier now knowing she's hopefully improving. (seems like deja vu) It's probably a good thing, for my sanity at least, that I didn't know anything before yesterday. Thanks everyone for your prayers and support, they mean more than you know!
*Update*
Not being released today, still on oxygen, hopefully will be able to go back to care center tomorrow.
Our baby girl ended up being admitted to the hospital on Friday night for her pneumonia. Belay (in-country staff) visited her on Saturday and hoped she would be released Saturday night. We are not sure of her status since then because our caseworker has been unable to get in contact with the in-country staff to get an update. Hopefully that means the news isn't too bad.
My friend Heidi game me this award. The challenge is to answer the questions below with one word answers and then nominate others to pass the award along. Consider yourself nominated by me if you are reading this and want to participate :) (and then let me know I nominated you so I can read your answers!)
1. Where is your cell phone? Upstairs
2. Your hair? Thin
3. Your mother? Kind
4. Your father? Frugal
5. Your favorite food? Chocolate
6. Your dream last night? Disappointing (Someone got a court date 6 days after their referral...and then I woke up...)
7. Your favorite drink? Tea
8. Your dream / goal? Mommy
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Baking/Reading
11. Your fear? Bees etc.
12. Where do you want to be in six years? Africa
13. Where were you last night? Church
14. Something that you aren't? Extroverted
15. Muffins? Poppyseed (almond)
16. Wish list item? Children
17. Where did you grow up? MN
18. Last thing you did? Dishes
19. What are you wearing? Squeaker
20. Your TV? Obsolete
21. Your pets? Messy
22. Friends? Special
23. Your life? Blessed
24. Your mood? Hopeful
25. Missing someone? Smooshface :)
26. Vehicle? Toyota
27. Something you're not wearing? Ring
28. Your favorite store? Amazon.com
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. What was the last time you laughed? Now
31. Last time you cried? Thursday
32. Your best friend? Travis
33. One place that I could go over and over? Duluth
Thank you to all you wonderful people for the prayers and support! Our girl is doing better today and breathing easier. I found out she was never actually admitted to the hospital but sounds like she was taken there a couple times for breathing difficulties. Whew, I hope I never have to go through another day like yesterday!!! There's nothing like being across the world from your sick baby to make you feel helpless!
We would greatly appreciate anyone willing to pray for our little girl. She is in the hospital with pneumonia and has already had quite the impressive list of respiratory and other illnesses in her short life.
"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." Luke 12:48
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4
7/8/08- Mailed application to first agency 7/17/08- Agency asked if we would consider adopting domestic baby due in 2 months! 9/2/08- First homestudy meeting Sept-Oct- Searching for new agency 10/14/08- Chose Gladney Adoption Agency, submitted info sheet 11/06/09- Gladney orientation 11/29/09- Sent I-600A to USCIS 12/20/08- Second homestudy meeting 1/19/09- Homestudy submitted to Gladney for review 1/20/09- Finished parts 1,2,&3 of Gladney application 2/19/09- Homestudy Gladney approved 2/26/09- Homestudy finalized and sent to USCIS 3/2/09- Gladney approved 3/9/09- Homestudy resent to USCIS with correction 3/30/09- Fingerprint appointment for USCIS 5/05/09- Received I-171H from USCIS 5/06/09- Placed on wait list for a referral! 10/28/09- Decided to pursue a little girl with a special need 12/9/09- Notified that birth family decided to parent child 1/21/10- REFERRAL!!!!! Currently- Waiting to receive a court date