He is precious!

And don't I ever wish I could show you? Mama must have had her head somewhere else when packing. I did not pack my USB cord to connect to the computer. I cannot download photos. We went to every electronics store in both airports - not in stock. We are going to a mall today and will look there for a cord.

We arrived around 1 pm and got a room, only one available was on the 5th floor so we took it. The adoption lounge is on the 3rd floor so it is better to be there. Well, I was about 3/4 the way unpacked so we would be ready to meet baby Joe at 3pm and Dan discovered the the fridge was a minibar that cost $10 a day. This meant we needed to move because the fridge is free on 3rd floor, and they had a room available?!?! So we repacked and moved. Mama was a little distraught so daddy helped out a lot. We moved and our room is nice.

Baby Joe was placed in our arms about 3:15pm yesterday. He is nothing short of a tiny perfect miracle. And tiny he is . Our last update photos were deceiving. He weighed 11 lbs on Nov 1. He has the most petite features, tiny hands and toes. He looks more like our referral pics than our update pics. The foster mother was very kind. She is married with a 17 yo son and 13 yo daughter (the daughter came with her). They were very shy and spoke no english. I hope to get to know them over the process. Good news was shared with us in two forms already. Joe's doctor said he is perfectly healthy upon his last visit. Norma states that he is a good baby and eats a lot. The best part, she has had him since he was 5 days. The actually puts my mind a little more at ease that his birthmother had made the decision much earlier. It took around a month to get all the paperwork signed to place him for adoption. It had not been done prior to his birth. This is her 1st foster child. He was very clean and content, she had a difficult time leaving.

Sam was an angel from the time we left yesterday morning at 3:50am to the time we went to bed at 7:30 last night. He slept on the 1st flight from takeoff to about 5 min. prior to landing. Played in the Houston airport during layover. The flight to Guatemala went just as well he played for most of it. Grandma got him a book that worked perfect for quiet play. And in true Sam style, he has been charming with Joe. He kissed him while we were still in the lobby right after we received him and has wanted to be near him ever since. I guess he did understand all the times we talked about him. He brings us his bottle and says Joe (wish you could hear). He has held him and does well when mom and dad have him.

Last night is a whole other story - we found out the meaning of family bed, swapping beds, sleeping sideways in bed, sleeping in the chair, walking the hallways, ummm just to name a few. And, yes I did the forbidden, Joe was in bed with me for part of the night. He was really fussy last night. He would sleep for around 1-1.5 hours then was awake. This morning he is really happy and content. We hope to capture some precious memories today - off to do so. Until I post pics rest assured he is perfect!