We are Taylor's Parents!!!

As of 11:00 am this morning we are Taylor's parents! Court went really well and really quick. The judge was nice, as was the prosecutor. While we waited Annette and Marwan were in their court session. Tony was very nervous while we waited which was a nice change of pace. For those of you that know us, I am the overly emotional one who hates speaking in front of others, and Tony is the one who usually has no problem. Not today however, the roles were reversed. I seemed to be relaxed and ready and Tony stumbled while giving his speech! Gulsana had to nudge Tony a little to get him started on it! As you can see from the picture above, Taylor is very happy to finally have us as her parents!

The next 15 days are the appeal period, in which the birthmother can appeal. However, we were told that this is rare and since Taylor was left at the maternity hospital at birth, the chances are miniscule. We dont want to jinx anything, so we will not say more than that.



We went to the baby house in the afternoon from 2 to 4pm and spent time with Maren and Peter, thier boy, and the new Peruvian couple and thier daughter. Tony and I are in agreement that we absolutely hate the afternoon sessions! They are extremely hot and uncomfortable! Taylor was very good today, despite the heat and she was very active. She even scooted herself across the blanket! YAY! This is huge for us! She smiled when we walked in (which was heartwarming as we were all smiles and extremely giddy!), laughed througout the day, and played well.



Keep us in your hopes and prayers that everything goes smoothly for the next fifteen days, at which point we will be able to take Taylor out of the baby house for good!!!!