We are home!

We arrived home last night around 9:30. It was a very peaceful event. It was 15 minutes past Aidan's feeding time ( and he let us know it!) when we arrived home so the first order of business was to feed him. I let mom feed him while I gave Annabelle a much needed hello cuddle. I let Annabelle smell Aidan and then she licked the back of his head! I guess it was her way of giving her seal of approval. We had a good night with only a little screaming and tummy ache from 12:00 until 3:00AM. It felt sooo good to wake up in our bed with Aidan sleeping peacefully next to us in his bassinet.

Today we took him to see the pediatrician. He now weighs a hefty 9lbs 4ozs! I found out that I have been feeding him to much and this is probably the reason for the tummy ache at night. I asked the doctor about getting him circumsized since they didn't do it in the hospital. The doctor thinks he might be to long for the "surfboard" ( the backboard they strap him to) so we might have to take him to a urologist to have the procedure. He is going to find out the measurement of the board and give me a call. Now here are some long awaited photos.

div> Tummy time.

Cuddling with my nana

Monkey Butt

Sleeping in the bed with daddy

Our hotel looked like a bomb exploded. Here is his changing area.

Sitting in my car seat playing. I might give you a smile or I might give you the finger.

Wow! look at that toy !

Chillin in my carseat

I am such a hamdsome boy

This is my Moses basket and my sleeping quarters at the Hampton Inn.

My first doctors appointment. This is last Thusday when I weighed 8 lbs 12 ozs. I now weigh 9 lbs 4 ozs.!

After my first bath

Sleeping at my doctors appointment.

Still in Vegas

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. It has been a little difficult to get to the business center to use the computer. Mom and I are still in Vegas. Clinton had to go back to run an event this weekend. Aidan Kai is doing great! He has to be a dream baby. He is sleeping and eating well. He really only fusses when I have to get him dressed. Sometimes I even have to wake him so he can eat. We took him to the doctor on Thursday and she said that he is very healthy! Yeah! He now weighs 8 lbs 12 ozs and is 22 inches long. ( someone has to be off on the measurements unless he has grown 2 inches in 1 week!) Only after the doctors appointment he began projectile vomiting. I had switched him from liquid to powder formula the night before. I switched him back to liquid formula and that did the trick. He is now back on track. He is already holding his head up and gaining head control. I can't believe how much he has changed in only 1 week!

We were very hopeful that we would be clear to travel back to Ca yesterday. Our paperwork arrived in Carson City yesterday and was sent to Los Angeles. If there are no hiccups we should be clear to travel on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. I have to say that I really admire all of you guatemamas out there! We have only been in a hotel for a week and I am sooo ready to get him home!

I have been taking a lot of very cute pics. I will post them once we are back home. I will not post again until then.

Update and pics of "little man"

These pictures are in no particular order. Mommy goofed when uploading the pictures. Aidan is doing great. We had a rough night last night but he has been a dream today.He is so much fun. We feel so blessed. Bonding has been very natural and easy. He is already a "mommy's boy".


Coming home from the hospital. His first car ride.
Pooh Feet!
They made me ride in a wheel chair from the hospital room to the car. All patients have to exit the hospital via "a chariot". Since Aidan is a patient I got to ride for free! It felt a little weird.
This is his "going home" outfit. His newborn clothes barely fit him.
Where did we go after we left the hospital? Chili's of course. This is his first meal out. He slept the entire time. What a good baby!
First time Clinton fed Aidan. He seems to take the best pictures when he is with dad!
Aidan and his Nana.
Aidan and Mama.
Sweet Feet!
First bath in the hospital

It's Official!!!

At 6:15pm Pacific Daylight Time Aidan Kai officially became a Swaine. The birth mother had signed off the paperwork over an hour earlier and after being briefed and given all the information we signed the paperwork (after reading to see what we are really in for!!!) We are in the process of getting hospital release and will be taking him back to our hotel room this evening. We are not able to get him across the state border legally for another five business days so we will be waiting for some more days for paperwork however he is complete as a Swaine.

More news to come............

Pappa Swaine signing off.

Such a cutie pie!

Daddy met Aidan for the first time last night and I have to say that Aidan Loves his dad. As soon as he got there at midnight Aidan decided to wake up for the day. He was being very animated and smiling. I was able to get a great shot of him.The nurses put us in a room so we could stay with him. He decided that he would be a very good eater last night and was up every 2 hours. This morning he was so hungry that I gave him 2 of the newborn bottles ( 4 ozs)! That is a lot considering he would only take 1/2 ounce at a time after her was born. BM is terminating her rights at 5:00 this evening and we sign our paperwork at 6:00. Please pray that everything goes well. I am already soooo in love with this little guy.

Aidan Kai has arrived!

07/27/07 is a great day to have a birthday! Aidan Kai was born at 4:15 this afternoon. He weighed 8 lbs 11ozs and is 20 inches long. He has the cutest chubbiest cheeks and lots of brown hair! He is soooooo precious. Lisa is doing well. She was having a hard time during the labor and decided not to have me in the room. I can't say that I blame her. I was really having doubts this afternoon as to whether she would change her mind.However, as soon as I saw her and Aidan I felt much better. She wanted me to be the first one to feed him. I spent about 5 hours with him in the nursery. I got to see them do his hearing screening and his first bath. Unfortunately I won't be able to post any pics until Sunday night when Clinto gets here. I will post again tomorrow night.

nothing yet

Just a quick post to let everyone know that there is no news yet. Aidan is now 3 days overdue. The waiting is driving me a little crazy. Of course I am going through the natural anxiety of "I hope she doesn't change her mind". Clinton left yesterday to get some work done so he can return Sunday night after his event is over. I have an appointment tomorrow to have someone inspect our carseat to ensure it is installed correctly and then I pick my mom up from the airport. Things will be much better once she is here ( moms always make things better!) As always I will continue to trust in God and know that everything will work out the way it is meant to be.

Tonight I think I will get started on Aidan's Lifebook. For those of you not familiar with adoption, a Lifebook is a book created for the child. It is written in simple words so the child can read it at a young age. It basically will be all about Aidan with much of it being about his birthmother and how he will come to be with us. This will let him know a little about his "roots" so he does not have to "fantasize" or make things up about where he came from and his birthparents ( as many adopted children do). We will talk about adoption to Aidan from the time he is born, so there is no "big day" when he discovers he is adopted. It will just be a natural part of his life.

Well Clinton took the computer and I am using the one in the business center and my 20 minutes is up. I will post as soon as we hear anything. Please continue to pray for all of us.