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We received our results! It's NORMAL!!!! Yippeeee

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We are doing great, we went to have an ultrasound today of Josie's brain. Her medical report said she had water on the brain...We didn't get this report until after we picked her up! Which upset us every much!!!! That was the main diagnosis, but there was several more. But that one concerned the doctor. He stated that they would have had to do a MRI or Ultrasound to determine whether she had water on the brain or not. But we don't know whether she had one or not..I figure they do not have the equipment. So, to ease our mind we had one today. We will not no until next week sometime. The doctor stated she has no signs of it..But just to be safe.
I will keep everyone posted on what happens..now for some pictures.
Remember the amazing t-shirt my friend got Josie...She wore it today and I HAD to take pictures!!








Mommy and Daughter!

Happy Birthday Josie....7 months today!

It doesn't seem like this little lady has been home for a month today!
She has brightened our life...Made us laugh, cry and helped us remember
what is was like when our boys were young! She is doing great loves to play.
LOVES LOVES her brothers.. Instead of a Momma's or Daddy's girl I think she is
Bubbies's girl!!! It has been rough trying to get into a schedule. I have gone back
to work. My girlfriend watches her a couple days a week. Which is a blessing.
She is getting bigger by the day!!! She is eating cereal, veg's and loves juice!
She is trying to sit up and goes to bed around 9:30pm and gets up around 8:00am
On the weekends she wants a bottle at 8 but goes back to sleep and will sleep until 11:00...I think that's when she is doing most of her growing!!!!

Ok, now for some pictures :)

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1 month to 6 months in 2 weeks

It's just amazing how far Josie has come in 2 weeks being home! Like I said in other post she didn't have hand eye cordination...Well this baby has went from 0-6months in that time. She really enjoys playing w/ toys. Jumping in her jumping thingy! lol
She actually turned her toy on that is attached to the crib...Scared me to death this morning! lol..I jumped out of bed..and she was turning it off and on (it has a switch for the babies to touch)...she was laughing everytime it would come on!!!

First Dr. Visit

We are settling in good here at home! Josie is such a good baby!! She is eating 6 ounces about every 4 hours..We are using the platex bottles w/ the fast/rapid flow nipples. She will take the vent air by platex. She does NOT like cereal at all..
She cries everytime you try and feed her.The formula they had her on in the orphanage, they told us 3 scoops for her bottle when the box said 6!!!!! We did buy some and bring it back and slowly have changed her over w/out any major problems..
She goes to sleep around 9 and gets up around 6:15..WOW!!! Takes a bottle and right back to sleep and wakes up around 9ish!!!! She laughs all the time!!!

We went to the doctor on Monday her first visit. He said she is very heathly! She has gained 4 oz. and grew 3/4 inch! When we picked her up she didnt have any hand eye cordination no leg movements, she was very stiff...she now can pick up toys bring them to her mouth...LOVES to stand and jump. The doctor does want her to go to therapy for the tension in her upper body..she really has come a long way from the day we picked her up!!! She can babble...roll over both ways, track objects, reaches for us and her bottle..laughs out loud. The doctor said she is on track for a 6 month old. Only her weight/height is low 12lbs 7 oz. 24. inches long!!!
She is wearing 0-3 months clothes, size 0 shoes!
The doctor wants her to start cereal, veg's, juice, and fruit!!! Well we have tired it and both Josie and I wear most of it!!!
She is on Enfamil Lipil w/ Iron and will be taking vitamins.
She got 4 shots!!! And has been running a temp and vomited once yesterday when her temp was up!!! But over all she is doing great!!! Now for some pictures!!!!

Finish the story

We made it to the hotel with our daughter..our daughter..that sounds so cool!
For the next few days we do nothing but look at her!!! She is eating good, sleeping really good! Our next big day is to pick up our Visa's..So, we head to the Embassy of Kazakhstan. We get there at 6:15pm they open at 6:30pm..they are a lot of people waiting outside. The doors open people start pushing like there is a million dollars flying around inside. They are pushing me I'm holding Josie trying to keep up with Saule and Danny is behind me! For those that have meet Danny he is 6'6 not a little fella! We get to the door way and they are really pushing and shoving!!! He stand in the door way (he is as broad as the door) nobody can get there..he just stands there, he said three guys was pushing him and said I'm not going anywhere. So, after fighting the crowd we get to the window with about 10 other ppl trying to get there little heads in a 12x12 window!!! The guy comes out and tell Danny and I it will not be ready until Thursday of the following week..this is Tuesday. I start to cry and the JERK! says "you cry over this?" And I said this had been a rough week and I/WE want to go home!! He just laughs and walks off!!!! After the room has cleared there was about 25 of us that didn't get our visa's they tell us to leave..And of course Danny and I just stand there because they are speaking Russian and we pretend we do not understnad what they are saying..which we didn't but the hand movements did :) lol So, they end up getting a guard to remove us!! And then tell us to wait outside that was about 7:15 and they CLOSE at 7:30 I told Danny they just made us leave so they could close the door!!! I went to the curb and cried and prayed God please move in a mighty way..get me out of this country!!! Get me home...I/we had just had enough of everything the devil fighting us everystep of the way..I continue to pray..Danny knew what I was doing I don't think Saule did...I came back and held Danny and cried some more!!! I knew God was going to do something...We have trusted in him for him not to.
About that time all kind of police officers are clearing the streets, no cars aloud and if you have been to Kyrgy you know there are millions cars everywhere at anytime!!! So once the cars/people are clear here comes a big line of nice cars..it was the President of Kyrgy...and here at the Embassy there are 25 people standing around that they didn't move off the street or area!!!
That was great for us! About 5 mintues later this "diplomat" comes I go up to him and ask him to help us and gave him our last name..he kept saying I'm just a diplomat and I keep saying I'm an American and I want to go home!!! So, within 5 more minutes...image we had our visa's!!!! It was a good thing we had our clothes backed our driver waiting to take us to Kazakstan..and had already checked out of our hotel and they didn't have any rooms open!!!
Saule goes w/ us to the board THAT was SCARY! They searched the car...just scary situation! We get in to building Saule is once again pushing people (the same ppl we were in line w/ that the Embassy) we are first to the window and off we go!!! Very tense situation. So, we are off THANK GOD!!!! Saule was great the whole time we where there...She truly has the best interest of the children!
OUr driver speaks NO English!!!!!!! We start of and get this I get MAJOR car sick if I'm in the back...I pop two motion sickness pills...I remember passing BIG trucks and the curvy road but that's it!!!
Oh I forgot we don't have reservations in Kaza....the hotel said we didn't!!! GRRRR
But Zoria our advocate had us on!!! King size bed!!!! I slept great!
The next day we have an appt w/ the SOS clinic!! She did great. All test came back good. She weighed 12.3 and was 23.5 inches long!!!
Next step was the US appt...which took about 5 mintues no questions asked...just sign here here and here!! Simple and once he said you are ready to go home I started to cry!!!!! What a relief..Josie did great through all of this!! She is such a good baby!!!
So, that evening we pack up the room and head to the airport at 12:15am
We get to Frankfort, Germany no problems, we make it to Chicago!!! YEA!!! USA USA
My baby is an AMERICAN GIRL!!!!!
Then the devil tries to fight us AGAIN!!!! I call my sister "WE MADE IT" but our flight is delayed..and might be cancelled they over booked down sized the plane ppl are mad everywhere and Josie has a melt down!!! She is just wore out we all are!!
I told Danny, if this flight gets cancelled I'm calling my sister and she can come and get us which is about 8 hour drive but I didn't care. My cell phone is going dead! So, I told her I would call her when we knew something...We get to Charolette!
with 20 minutes to get from one side of the airport to another..and carrying all our stuff. I had Josie on my hip and we are running!! She is laughing!! Thank God!!!
We get to our gate!!! The plane is backing up!!! And they ladies seen us running up and asked us our names and stopped the PLANE!!! We didn't puck up our luggage..so yep we lost our luggage AGAIN!!! I didn't care at that point!!!!
We run to the plane!!! And within seconds we are off...HEADING HOME!!! I call my sister and tell her we made it and we will be home at 9 instead of 9:45!!!! PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD!!!!!

We make it to Huntington..which is about 30 mintues from our house!!! And I'm crying before I get off the plane!!! Josie is ready to meet her brothers...What a reunion it was..I'm so proud of our boys! They are really good guys!! And are in love w/ Josie!