Bringing Ezra home

Ezra has come home! He was released from the Medical Center of Macon on Wednesday, January 26th. He traveled to Covenant Care Services in Macon, our adoption agency, where he went through a short ceremony and was signed over to the Gordons. Here is Christie Lader, our caseworker who is walking us through the whole process. A rose was placed on the pulpit of Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA yesterday morning in honor of Ezra coming home. And Elsie here is petting her little brother, which she often does (after some hand sanitizer, of course). Elliot is thrilled about Ezra, pretty much all the time. He loves sharing a room with him and says when he sits next to me and talks to Ezra, "isn't he great, mama?" It's pretty darn cute. Elsie is sort of hit or miss. Sometimes she's so excited to have a real doll in her house that eats and poops and everything. Other times she gets a little tired of not having as much attention. But I think in general she's doing ok, except for a bad cold. Ezra is just a sweet little person.

At his first doc appointment today, he had gained 5 ounces in 5 days! Fabulous. We'll be at the pediatrician once per week for awhile to be sure his iron stays where it should. He is only awake for a little bit when he eats now, but doc says we should try to keep him awake a little longer. He has beautiful eyes and seems to study people a lot like Elliot did. I can't wait to get to know him a little bit more as he gets older.

So far we think we'll keep him!