Lucia is legally available now for placement to us. Whew!
Joe and I went over to the hospital tonight to fill out all the paperwork. The doctor wants to keep Lucia at the hospital one more night. If she gets a solid bill of health in the morning, she will be placed with us. We are aiming for 10:00 am, assuming the pediatrician agrees.
If the 10:00 am plan holds, we will dress the kids for Mass, pick up Miss Lucia, and then head over to St. Joseph's for noon Mass with our little one. We look forward to seeing the Cavanaughs there. It will be very reminiscent of Marguerite's adoption: She was placed in our arms, and we went directly to Mass with the Cavanaughs by way of their beautiful home.
Here are some photos from the last two days of our trip...
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| Loading the van in Wisconsin |
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| Doing some geometry on the road, headed to Georgia. |
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| Excited and sleepy Georgia-bound kids. |
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| Arriving at our Macon hotel at midnight Thursday, after almost seventeen hours on the road. |
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| Doing Marguerite's hair at the hotel swimming pool on Friday. |
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| Kathleen and Therese at Macon's historic Riverside Cemetery. |
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| Marguerite in Macon. |
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| Marguerite Jane. |
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| Miss Photogenic. |
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| Therese and Andrew in Macon's historic Riverside Cemetery. |
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| A peek at Lucia, through the crack in the nursery blinds, last night. |
I'm so sorry to hear about the delays and disappointment of not being able to bring Lucia into your family tonight. Praying for her to be at peace and for Mary to be with her in the absence of her earthly mother.I love Marguerite's cornrows!
ReplyDeleteI'm saying a prayer that Lucia is able to be placed with you this morning, and for T, who must be struggling. God bless her! The pictures of you all are adorable. Can't wait to see some of sweet Lucia soon :)
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