getting served and Lou's

Charlie

So you are now the proud owner of your very own set of. . . ear tubes!!!! I know, you have always wanted a pair, right? So you know, you are not a fan of being woken up, especially when you don't get to drink your milk right away. Although it was tough coming out of anesthesia, you were fine once Nurse Lois gave you a balloon and we left. I am also thinking the nurses and other patients at the surgery center (where we will NEVER go again) were happy to no longer hear your screaming. I found it quite funny how you started to smile and laugh as we exited the building. . .

Plus side of tubes, your Dada and I were both home for your speech session with Miss A. It went really well and I would say it was the best one yet. 

So this past week had another first. Friday was your first trip to the vet's with Joey. As you know, Joey went to the Doggie ER over Memorial Day weekend, when the lump on his ear decided to start bugging him and he decided to chew on it, so it broke open. Mama and Joey had already been to see the vet once after surgery, but the stitches were coming out and she didn't want to make another visit to the Doggie ER. While we were there, the pathology report came in from U of I on Joey's lump. Joey has cancer, but the good news is it is a contained cancer. The margins were not clean, so they will have to go back in eventually, but it was pretty good news.

Also on Friday, you got served. That's right, you were served legal papers. Your Dada and I had to take you down to the county sheriff's office to be served your re-adoption papers. Legally we are not required to, but AGCI requires us to re-adopt you within a year of coming home here in the US. By re-adopting you, we will be able to get an Illinois birth certificate for you (important since we only have 1 Ethiopian one), we can change your name (technically you are still Kibreab Lucas- yep insurance will be even more fun once this happens), and not all states recognizes foreign adoption. Illinois does, but what if we move? (We are not planning on moving out of the state.) It also makes sure you do not have to have a US passport or your certificate of citizenship on you to be able to claim you are a citizen. It isn't often a parent witnesses the serving of papers, for a good thing, so it was a photo moment. Now in about 30 days we go before a judge, again, to say we want you. Although this time it is different since you are already legally our son.

In other news:

• You can now hold your bottle on your own!!!!! Now we just need to conquer the sippy cup.
• You continue to be a yogurt fiend. 
• While at the zoo today, you decided to make the "T" and "Z" sounds. I was pretty impressed.
• You met two more cousins today. Thank you Brittany and Chris for stopping in to say hi!!!!
•  You had Lou's for the first time today!!! Okay, not a whole slice. Not even a "real bite," but you tasted it and asked for "more." That's my boy!!!
• Tomorrow we go for your 18 mos check up. Yep, we are late on this. They sooooooo don't tell you these things. They expect you to know this stuff. Where is the flashing light on our file that says "first time, crazy, doesn't know what she is doing, mom?"   

Love you Charlie!!!
Mama