Our Little Harry Potter

We picked up Henry and Miss R around 4PM today. I got Miss R and Jeff got Henry. We then went to Dr. Bianchi's office where Henry got his ears checked and received his Hib B booster. His right ear is still infected. So he is going back on an antibiotic AGAIN. Dr. Bianchi wants us to make an appointment with an ENT. The nurse was impressed with Henry not making a fuss over the shot. After she pulled it out of him, he did say "Ow." But he didn't cry. We tried to get Henry to sing his ABCs for Dr. Bianchi. Miss R did instead. She missed a couple letters but for the most part did the entire thing from start to finish. We were impressed.

We headed to Pearle Vision to pick up my new glasses. Their kids selection was limited. Only one pair was truly small enough for Henry. As Henry looked in the mirror with one pair he was trying on, he said "I look cute" and "Harry Potter!" We are going to try a couple more places before ordering. We stopped by LensCrafter, but Henry was moody. The only pair he liked was this pink pair that didn't fit well. He wasn't cooperative. He wanted to go to Toys R Us. The salesperson asked skeptically, "He knows what Toys R Us is?" I said, "Unfortunately."

We went to dinner at Jason's Deli. The kids weren't too awful during the meal. Miss R took her time as usual. When I told Hal the other day about how Miss R takes FOREVER to eat, he suggested that she was French. Maybe.

We came back. Gave the kids a bath. Then it was time for teeth brushing and bed. Miss R was a little better than usual about us brushing her teeth. She opens her mouth for a second, which is an improvement. I think that she was doing it today b/c Henry really wanted me to brush his teeth for him so he openned wide.

I still have concerns about "the other shoe dropping" when it comes to Henry. One of my online preemie mom friends said that "maybe this was the other shoe that dropped" (referring to the glasses). God willing!

Our situation with Miss R has me anxious. Really anxious. I know that it would be difficult to let her go under any circumstances but I truly believe that if we felt that her family would make her healthy and happiness their number one priority, we could let go with grace if not ease. After my call with the caseworker, I looked up some profiles on MySpace. Long story short, the family isn't appropriate. Period. When we first started out, I couldn't imagine how a parent could create a situation that lead to their child being taken away. Then, when we were confronted with real parents, I began to feel some empathy. But now, the only thing that I feel is a sense of protection for Miss R. We can't let her return to that life.

I'm going to get back to work. The publisher is demanding Excel files by tomorrow. Sigh. We were supposed to have another couple weeks on this. Grrrrrr.