First Placement

Today is a very exciting day.  We FINALLY got the phone call.  Pauline the placement lady said," we have an infant girl born on April 30th - would you be willing to take her?"  I was so excited I said yes, without asking a single question.  She told me the baby was at the hospital and asked when I could go and pick her up.  I said within the hour!  Anna was very excited that we would get to take care of a baby.  She started to guess what the baby's name would be.  Her first guess was of course, Fransa.  When we were in the car Pauline called back to tell me about the baby's condition and that her name is Hennesy - not one that Anna had guessed :).

When we got there the birth mother was still there, so we waited in a conference room.  The social worker came in later and the nursery nurse with the baby. We did paperwork while Anna sang the baby lullabies, rubbed her fuzzy head.  They told us that there is a grandma who will be ready to take the baby in June.  So we are happy to take care of Hennesy until June.

She is beautiful with a full head of black hair.  She was 6lbs 5 oz. when she was born.  I thnk she is probably about that much now.  She slept all afternoon except when she took a bottle twice.  She drank 1 1/4 oz. each time.  I'm afraid I'll be up all night with her.

Yeah for a new adventure!  I feel very lucky to help one of God's children :)