To be honest, I'm not really sure what day it is, how long we've been here, when exactly we're leaving or what time it is. Someone said the other day that they felt like Tom Hanks in the movie "The Terminal" except we live in a mall. I couldn't agree more. We are more than ready to go home. Christmas and New Years holidays have slowed us down considerably with our paperwork and passports. Friday was a great day as we finally got our passports. Aiden and Zara are officially U.S. citizens! We celebrated by having chicken tandoori and jalebi - although we really wanted hamburgers and maybe a slice of cheesecake. Tomorrow morning we are headed to the dreaded FRRO. We continue to hear that laws surrounding surrogacy in India have changed/are changing and aren't sure what to expect tomorrow. All just part of the experience I guess...
Babies are doing great but their daddies are a bit exhausted. This morning I was so exhausted, I realized I had my pants on backwards as I was in the breakfast buffet line. We have good nights and bad nights but overall, each day it gets a little better. Aiden is huge. I'm worried the pediatrician at home is going to wonder what the heck we've been feeding him. Two nights ago we ventured out to the mall with the babies in their Baby Bjorn carriers. Evidently we were quite the attraction. I lost count at the number of times strangers came up to us and asked "where's the mother?" We alternated saying, she abandoned us here in India or she's on vacation and we don't know when she's coming back.
If all goes according to plan tomorrow, we'll be leaving Wednesday night.
