October 23, 2008 It's Official AJ is a Palmer!

Hey all, today we went back to the registration office to sign the paperwork. They let you have 24 hours to "decide" if you want the child. Like duh, we haven't waited almost a year to say no now. I guess if the special needs are more than you thought or think you can handle they give you a kind of grace period. We went to the office and signed and put our thumbprints over top of our signatures. The registrar gave us our official adoption papers, now we just wait for his passport. The nannies were there and when they came up to him to say goodbye he grabbed onto me. He wanted me not them!! It was so wonderful.

If we thought we were celebrities before that was nothing compared to now. We walked around the shops today and we were stared at so much that I did get a little nervous. I even picked him up and carried him. He is heavy!! We also went to Wal Mart today. It was very nice and 3 floors high. We even took the cart down this moving belt, kind of like a downhill treadmill. The carts lock, of course. AJ pointed at the fish crackers so we bought him a little box. He ate them like he hasn't eaten in weeks. He shoveled them in. He is very much like a baby. He eats and sleeps. We were told that even though they are fattened up for adoption, they have no stamina. They are not used to running and playing. It does seem that he gets tired easily. I always hold him for a while and then I put him in his crib. He took a 2 hour nap today. He also had his first bath. He liked it except for the hair washing. I shampooed it and the he took the washcloth and put it on his head and cried. I don't think he likes the rinsing, so I just sponged it off. Now he smells like a baby!

Right now he is sitting on Baba's lap coloring. He goes back and forth from right hand to left hand. He also likes to copy. Aron taught him the thumbs up and he does it. He also gives 5. We are really doing well. Tomorrow is a free day so I think we'll just hang out and go for walks and take naps. Thank you for all your prayers. We are so blessed!