3 Weeks

Madeleine is now 3 weeks old, and honestly, I can't tell much difference in her since she was born except that she now as a belly button (it's a innie) and it now looks like both tear ducts are blocked - yuck! She must be getting a little bit bigger because her newborn diapers are getting quite snug, but she's still a little tiny for the size 1's. I was really worried yesterday because I was hosting bunco at my house and normally she likes to be held - all the time - but, she must have known I needed her to be extra good because she was an angel and slept in her bassinet of the pack and play almost all day long. In fact, I had to keep checking to make sure she was still breathing!

For those curious about the adoption process, the 10 day relinquishment period was up last Monday so the court petition was filed last week and we had to do fingerprinting and send off our information for an FBI background check. We also complete a homestudy with the county - should receive word on this any day now. They will come to our home and check that it is fit for a child and interview us to make sure we would be good parents. Once the homestudy and the background check is complete it is a matter of getting the court date scheduled and a matter of formality standing before the judge and having him name us as the new parents. At that time we can then have Madeleine blessed and sealed to us - yea!