Steve's Visit Day - Tuesday & Wednesday

So on Tuesday morning around 11 AM Jose Luis, a driver for the attorney's office in Guatemala came to the hotel and took Steve to get Mia. It is policy for our attorney to have the visiting parent(s) meet at the office with the foster mom to make sure all schedules and any important information for the child can be gone over. Steve was so excited but also very nervous. It is common for one parent to visit babies in Guatemala, but not very common for the dad to be that parent. He new he would have some skeptics and also be watched very carefully by those around him. When he arrived at the office, Steve was greeted by the interpreter Alma. After saying hello, her first words were, "Oh, you came by yourself". Later she assured Steve that she knew he would do a great job and have fun with his little girl. He then saw his little Princess for the first time with the Foster Mom Zoila. Mia came straight to Steve which relieved a lot of his fears. She was happy and healthy and according to Zoila's schedule, she ate all of the time! Mia fell asleep in the car on the way back to the hotel in her Daddy's arms as they don't use car seats in Guatemala. Things went great the rest of the day until around 6:30 PM when Mia decided it was time to get fussy. Mia has had a history of meltdowns around this time which tends to ruin dinner time. Naturally as daddy was by himself, that night he went hungry. Things settled down after this and Mia went to bed by around 9:30 PM. Daddy quickly cleaned up and was in bed by10:30 PM. Wednesday was just a great day as daddy and Mia played and ate all day. Daddy gave Mia her bath and learned that she really didn't like baths. The only time she didn't cry was when she was getting water poured on her head! Zoila said Mia liked showers but until this Steve hadn't believed her. One of the biggest thrills for Steve happened on Wednesday night when he gathered up the courage to take Mia to dinner by himself! This was Mia's witching hour but Daddy was getting hungry! Steve would eat a little and then feed Mia a few grains of rice with a spoon. The two of them ate for quite a while and then Mia fell asleep on her daddy's lap! Steve was one proud Papa! He was able to finish his dessert and drink a whole pot of Guatemalan coffee which he loves very much. Mia woke up a little later to have a bottle and then proceeded to sleep through the night. Story will continue next time.