Rain and readoptions (among other things)

Last week was busy/lazy. Monday was busy because we had to attend both Cati and Gus's readoption hearings. Their adoptions were final and they were officially U.S. citizens back in February of '07; however, for lots of little legal reasons, it's best to readopt them in the U.S. once they are home. They (the readoptions) are final now and we're happy about it. Oh, and Gussy's name is now legally Gussy (well, it's actually "Louis Gustavo Requelme Caputo"). Cati only got one small change, the addition of a second middle name in honor of Rosita, their foster mom. She's now legally "Catalina Marisol Rosa Caputo." Here we are with the judge from Gussy's hearing:



(Bibi, please note that Chichi, the chihuahua, was in attendance)

Then, Wednesday was a super-busy because Cati had two appointments (doctor and dentist). The dentist appointment lasted for-ehhhh-ver ("forever" being the word that Cati uses to describe any activity that lasts more than fifteen minutes or so). She had a cleaning, a filling to replace a previous filling that fell out last week, and then the dentist found (ah-hem) four more cavities. Let me tell you, when the dentist came out to talk to me about the new cavities, it was like being called into the principal's office in school. He had a deep, official tone in his voice as he talked to me about brushing and flossing twice a day and about not letting her have sugary snacks. I'm sorry, but if y'all know me at all, you know that I don't give my children sugary snacks. Granted, we sure haven't been flossing her teeth regularly, but the chips were stacked against us to begin with (she didn't exactly have adequate dental hygeine during the first three-and-a-half years of her life). We'll be going back to the principal's office this week to have her new cavities filled and I'm uncomfortable just thinking about it.

The rest of last week was filled with rain showers and laziness (both of which fit my mood since I was still depressed from my trip and missing baby Max). The poor kids were bored stiff and sick of hanging out with me all the time, so here's hoping that the weather is nicer (and that Mama is more cheerful) this next week.