Favorite Photos from Friday

Karla and I decorated cupcakes on Friday with her friend Austin and his mom. Jen took some pictures of Karla and I and I think she got some good ones! :) Thanks Jen!

Who me?

Would a face like this give Mommy and Daddy a hard time????

Oh my, yes!

Karla is testing the waters these past few days!! Particularly at bedtime and in the morning when it is time to get dressed, comb hair, brush teeth, etc.

Today, Jason wasn't even to work yet (he was still driving) when I called him very frustrated and said "I don't know what to do with her!?"

I don't even know how to concisely describe her behavior other than she is saying "no" A LOT and TESTING, TESTING, TESTING.

We had a talk with her tonight and bedtime went surprisingly well...with lots of ignoring from us. At least now the rest of my evening isn't ruined by me trying to decompress. I hope we will all get a good night's sleep and start anew tomorrow! Whew...what a week.

Baby Javier

I talked to Diana last night but she hadn't talked to Heidy yet. She was going to try again today.

However - we got an email from Karina last night saying that everyone was surprised and happy because when Heidy went to the hospital yesterday morning the doctors told her that Javier could go HOME! She said he is okay but very tiny and needs special care and medicines. Heidy is supposed to wear him on her body at all times to keep him warm. Karina joked that Heidy was going to be a "kangaroo mother" for a while. I know this must make Heidy very happy...and I know she won't mind constantly holding her baby close to her heart.

I still hope Diana gets to talk to Heidy so we can find out more specifics. It seems odd that the doctors would say 8-10 weeks in the hospital and then just let the baby go home. But, it could be an answer to prayers! :)

Updates

Potty training continues to go well. We had an accident at Chik Fil A on Monday night and I think it was because I was just too confident that Karla would tell me when she had to go. What was I thinking? She was at Chik Fil A and in the play area! She hadn't had an accident since early last week so I was thinking less about it. That changed after Monday. This morning we ran errands and she went while we were out without problems...I just had to initiate going into the bathroom. It is amazing how much time taking a toddler to the bathroom adds to all of our routines...getting in the car, going to bed, shopping...

We increased Karla's asthma medication that she receives through her nebulizer on Saturday night because she still wasn't herself. The results since Saturday have been great! She sleeps much better, breathes easier and is just more pleasant. We had decreased the meds at the beginning of July knowing that they may have to be adjusted seasonally. She has a check-up in about 2 weeks with her doctor.

We did not receive a call from Karina last Friday but we did receive an email yesterday saying Heidy was at the hospital Friday because baby Javier was sick again. She said they would keep us posted through email or calls. I spoke with Diana again last night and she was going to try to call Heidy today to see how she is doing (they had met each other when I was in Guatemala)....so I'm going to call Diana again tonight and get the update. :)

Here are two pictures of Karla in my favorite outfit. :)

Handmade Hats for Guatemala

I finished 2 pink hats this week. They are fun to make, easy and fast! I made the first one and Karla wanted to put it on - but it was too small. So of course I had to make one her size. She is my model. Oso is wearing a hat too...but I didn't make his hat! :)

"Guatafamily" Get-together

Yesterday we went to our first get together with other families that have adopted from Guatemala. It is interesting because we all met through facebook (one of the reasons I joined) and all are relatively close to the Pittsburgh area. There were 7 children there from 5 families. We met at the house of a family who lives only 15 minutes from us. It was fun! The hosts even had cookie decorating for the kids after dinner and overflowing treat bags for the kids to take home! Karla was most excited about a candy necklace that she received. :) Karla woke up this morning and started talking about how she wanted to go see "her friends" again, referring to last night. An exciting thing for me is that she used the potty 3 times there...no accidents!!

How much Guatemalan cuteness can you handle???

Here's cookie decorating...it's hard to get 7 kids to look in one direction.




This is me, Karla, and Eliana. We were at Eliana's house and she enjoyed showing me her toys. :)


I meant to take my camera yesterday and I forgot. So these photos were taken by Eliana's mom.

Potty Trained!

We've had 2 1/2 days accident free! Today Karla initiated going into the bathroom every time - and twice when we were out and about (not at home)! So I am really excited. I realize the novelty could wear off but hopefully not. This morning she woke me up at 2am and 6am to go to the bathroom (and actually had to go) and today at nap time she didn't want to wear a pull-up - and she stayed dry.