What they don't tell you in Hague Training

Whew, what a day!  This was the day they didn't mention in our video training for the adoption.  We'll call it lab day.  It started out with me dividing Abe's first dirty diaper of the day into four separate vials.  Then, we went to the doctor and got a bunch of shots that Abe's records say he's already had and we made our pediatrician frustrated by refusing some others until he's a little older.  After the shot trauma, we spent the next three hours giving him large amounts of water and trying to catch the resulting wetness in an adhesive baggie-thingy.  After giving up on getting a baggie full, we gave up and went to the lab empty-handed so that we could get the 3 vials of blood drawn for all of the tests our doctor has ordered.  

Honestly, at that point I felt confident we were in an SNL skit.  One of the phlebotomists talked non-stop, suggesting we give the baby a toy, take the toy away, give the baby a cup, take the cup away, put the baby's sweater on, take the baby's sweater off, etc., etc., etc.  The other one talked less frequently but when she did, all she said was, "I love me some babies.  Umm, hmm I love me some babies."   It was all we could do to keep from laughing hysterically from a combination of fatigue, stress, and frustration.  Aren't you glad I don't have any photos of our bodily fluids field trip!?!