Well, the second night was not nearly as nice as the first. Ezekiel decided he wanted to be awake most of the night. Not inconsolable, but just awake. The unfortunate part about that is that is that I had to be in the shower at 5:30, getting ready to be in court by 8am. It was Ezekiel's first outing since leaving the hospital!
Court was interesting. The result was a temporary order making Nathanael and I temporary joint managing conservators over Ezekiel. In 6 months we will go back to the same court, and the adoption will be finalized. There were 2 cases that went before the judge before ours that were finalization cases. It was so interesting, and fun to watch. All the family was there, and the judge allowed pictures, and it was quite a celebration. There were pictures taken of the baby with the judge, and he gave each baby a stuffed animal. It got me excited for our finalization day! We invited Nathanael's grandparents and aunt, who live an hour and a half away in College Station, to the hearing, as well as Charlie and Andrea. Charlie and Andrea were supposed to come on Thursday, but weren't able to because Julie got sick. When our case was before the judge, our attorney examined us, and then we were cross-examined by Ezekiel's state appointed attorney. It was pretty quick. We were back at the house by 11, and I was able to get a little nap in before Nathanael's grandparents and aunt arrived. They were the first family Ezekiel got to meet! Grandma and Grandpa May babysat Ezekiel while Trish took Nathanael and out to lunch at Red Robin. I was surprised to find that I was a little nervous, especially when I found out that we were going to sit and eat, and not get it to go. It wasn't that it felt weird to be out without him - it still feels weird to be out WITH him. I was worried that Ezekiel was going to decide that this was the time to become inconsolable, and Grandma and Grandpa May were going to have a hard time. But all was well, and when we got back, Ezekiel was in Grandpa's arms, exactly where we left him.
We were able to keep Ezekiel awake for considerably longer on Friday than we did the day before, and it paid off! He slept AWESOME on Friday night. I feel very well rested today. We didn't do much today. In fact, we haven't left the house at all. The Hodges are out of town for the weekend. It was nice to spend a quiet day indoors, and not have to worry about being anywhere. I know these are precious days and moments that we will look back on in future days. These first few days with Ezekiel have been unforgettable. As I reflect on them from time to time, I try to burn them into my memory, so I never forget them. That is partly why I am blogging so much, so I can go back and read it, and remember these moments. I know they go by all to quickly. I spent a lot of time today holding Ezekiel, just looking at him. One of my favorite moments today was when he sneezed 7 times in a row. I laughed so hard at that, and then I wanted to cry, it was so cute. He is so cute, I can hardly stand it. And Amanda is right - he gets cuter every day.
Today was momentous, because he got his first bath outside of the hospital! It was so fun to give him a bath, he didn't hate it too much. I am SO GLAD that I was able to give Ezekiel his first bath in the hospital, under the close supervision of Susan (our favorite nurse). It really helped to know what to do. Nathanael was a little stressed about his umbilical cord and circumcision wound, but overall, I think it went really well. Nathanael has already put together a beautiful video about it that made me cry. It is so weird to watch myself in a video with Ezekiel. I look like I'm so in love with him in the video. Which I am, but it is so weird to see that look on my face.
Another thing I was amazed to discover: I missed him yesterday when Nathanael's family was here and holding him. I was excited to be able to hold him again after they left.
I wore my butterfly necklace when he was born on Monday. The necklace is an earring from a pair of earrings that my dad gave me not long after I got my ears pierced when I was a little girl. I had lost one of the earrings, so my mom made the remaining earring into a necklace for me. Every time I touched it on Monday, I thought of my dad, wishing he was here to meet his grandson.
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