Today we got to take Scott outside! When we first got to the babyhome & he saw us he started to cry again. There was another couple today who was also in the playroom & their was a lot of noise so I think it was very overwhelming for him. One of his nannies came in to calm him down but he still would not stop crying so they suggested we take him outside as the rest of the kids were outside. As soon as we got him outside he was a different child. I guess he will be like Ed! He stopped crying & wanted to walk around. He is so close to walking but still needed to hold onto our fingers. He loved touching all the plants & trees. We even got him to laugh when we had him on a swing & when we threw him up in the air. He definitely likes being around the other kids & nannies from his room. We did some videotaping of the other kids but were asked to only videotape Scott. It was so sad as the kids were eating the leaves & sticks on the ground & no one was saying anything to them. Ed & I tried to interact with as many kids as we could. At one point Scott walked into a different area where the older kids were & a few of them starting coming up to us. They were all so adorable. One child was playing peek a boo with Ed. At one point I got so emotional to see these children in the conditions they are in who are starving for attention. We got to spend about 1 hr outside with Scott. He again had no diaper on & I saw the other caregivers take the tights(yes tights) off most of the kids as they were wet & put new tights on them. We were able to see his room again as well as the room he plays & eats in.
After our visit with Scott we did some shopping at a mall to buy supplies for Scott & we also bought him a pair of shoes as I did not estimate his shoe size well.
Some potential bad news is we found out today that 2 of our documents may have issues. We still have court tomorrow & we are told to hope for the best but we are still very nervous that we may not be able to finalize the adoption tomorrow. The issues have to do with something the Secy of State of NJ messed up & no one noticed including us. We really hope all goes well but this coulld mean we are here for a few more days. We will let everyone know tomorrow how it goes
THanks for all your good wishes. It is so nice to here from the States while here!
Cathy & Ed
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Hello Ed, Cathy and Scott!
It is excellent you all got to be together outside and enjoy eachother.Jim and I will keep you and the paper work in our thoughts tonight. We hope all goes well. If there is any thing we can do to help at home or any where else let me know as I am able to check this blog often. We love the photo and have shown our kids Erik's little brother. Sarah even knows him by name.
Good luck with everything,
Merri& Jim
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