Baby's First Bath

Today, I gave the baby his first bath. I also took these other cute pictures.

Today has been a really good day. He hasn't been fussy hardly at all. We also had some really great awake time. He seemed like he was recognizing my voice and kept reaching for my face. He was so wide awake and just looking around, I wished there was a way to freeze that moment in time and record it for my memory. He is so cute and I am thoroughly enjoying my time with him. I miss my other kids so much and wish I was home with Ty and them, but I also know that it seems like forever right now, but in the whole scheme of things it really isn't that long. So I am trying to enjoy each moment I have with just me and him.

PS No, he still doesn't have a name, every name we come up with doesn't seem to fit. We keep thinking it will come. It's also one of those things that Ty & I just haven't really had the time to sit down and have a heart to heart about it, but we will, eventually.

Go Cougars!!!

We might be far away, but we are still cheering for our Cougars!

New Pictures

I took these pictures tonight. He's been really a good baby so far. He eats like he's starving and it's his last meal. It's actually quite funny. The nurses all commented about it. He gulps up the whole bottle in a couple minutes flat. He's starting to slow down a little and I hope that continues because he does urp a lot of it up. (I think because he gulps it down so fast). Ty is a fast eater, so I told him he gets it from his dad. Today was a good day and we're hoping tonight is a little better than last.

New Addition to the Robbins Family

Well it's been a crazy week. Quick overview: Arrived in Shreveport around 4:00 AM on Tuesday, November 24th. Went to our hotel and slept a few hours, headed over to the hospital around 8:00 AM. Met Toccara, our sweet birthmom. Baby was born at 10:31 AM. He weighed 7 lbs 0 oz. and was 19 inches long. He has a lot of tight curly black hair. Spent all day Tuesday at the hospital, mostly with Toccara. She didn't have anyone come to stay with her and we didn't want her to be left alone, so we spent the majority of our time with her. What a sweet girl, we really grew to like her and it seemed she felt the same about us. Wednesday, November 25th (our Kinsie's 12th birthday) she signed the paperwork at noon. Ty and I were on pins and needles, but everything went really smoothly. Thursday, November 26th (Thanksgiving Day) Toccara and baby were discharged from the hospital around noon. It wasn't until that moment that I truly felt like he was ours. I started to choke up a bit as we left the hospital as I felt such gratitude and love that he was ours, but also gratitude and love for Toccara, as well as heartache for her. What an emotional experience! For those 2 days we were with Toccara, we really didn't get to hold or love on the baby, because we were always with her and we didn't want to make it harder on her than it already was. We went to our hotel with the baby (who is still unnamed! The names we were thinking of don't seem to fit!) and spent a couple of hours with him. I ran next door to Cracker Barrell and got Thanksgiving dinner to go. We enjoyed that time, but it was hard to see Ty go. So now it's just me and baby for the next week or so. Last night was tough, but today has been really good. I have enjoyed him so much and it's funny cuz I think he looks like our other kids. I've been able to Skype with my parents in Israel, so they got to see him. I also Skyped with our kids while they were at Ty's parent's home for Thanksgiving. It was really good for me to see them and I think they were happy to see the baby. We are doing well and are so grateful to everyone who has been praying for us!

Adoption Update - It's a GOOD one!

Exciting news! We got a call yesterday that the birthmom we sent our profile to a while back, called and wanted us to be her baby's family. This morning we had a conference call with her and it went really well. She is soft spoken, but is very confident in her decision. She called our agency when she was 11 weeks pregnant. She's known since the beginning that she was going to give this baby up for adoption. She is due December 4, but is scheduled to be induced Tuesday, November 24th in Shreveport, Louisiana. An interesting fact is that her first 3 kids are girls and her 4th is a boy, who was born the exact same day as our Brigham. So this little boy will fit into our family exactly where he was in her family. We are so excited, but are going a little crazy trying to figure out flights, hotels, paying the agency, and figuring out who will watch the kids while I'm gone 7-10 days. I'll miss Kinsie's 12th Birthday and Thanksgiving. Kinsie seems a little sad, but okay because of the excitement of getting a little brother. So I guess things could change if she goes into labor before she is scheduled to be induced and then there is always that chance that once the baby is born, she decides she wants to raise it herself. But for now, we are getting things in line and preparing for bringing a baby boy home in a few weeks.