Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bringing Zoë home

It was Sunday Oct. 31st Halloween when we got to leave the hospital.  It took Derek and I a long time to figure out how to get Zoë into the car seat.  She was much longer and bigger then expected so we needed some slack from the car seat belts and they were not giving.  We called a nurse into help and well she was no help.  Finally after about 20 minutes we got it figured out and strapped her in.

So I wanted to try and avoid giving Zoë a pacifier so I would not have habits to try and brake later when it was more difficult.  Well on the drive back to the house which is less then a mile away I could not take her crying so I popped it in and well the future looks dim still to this day.

When we pulled up to the house all four Grandparents were in the front yard with camera's awaiting are arrival.  They had also gotten pink balloons and tied them to our front steps.  Every one was so excited to see her but she needed to eat and was not to happy.

Later that afternoon the trick or treaters started and it was crazy.  We had hundreds of kids come to the house.  So jerk down the street was giving out balloons, so some punk kids who I thought were way to old to be trick or treating got mad that I would not give them Zoë's pink balloons.  

Jerk kid: "Can I have that balloon." 
DeAnna: "No" 
Jerk Kid: "My brother got a balloon.  If he didn't get it from you then were did he get it?" 
DeAnna: "I don't know, but it was not from me"  
Jerk kid: "Why can't I just have one of those balloons."  
DeAnna: "You can't, they are mine I earned them"

Derek also got kids complaining about what candy bar he handed them!

Our friends Jason and Dawn came by with there niece and nephew trick or treating and they got to meet Zoë for the first time.  I did not get Zoë a costume for many reasons, but I did put her in her best Tie-dye and call her a hippie.

We ran out of candy very fast and had to start handing out peppermints and peanut butter crackers.  Next year we will not be at our house.  I do not want to spent a hundred dollars on candy for a bunch of Jerks.

Not to end it on a good note.  We had a great day visiting with my parents and Zoë.  My Dad was so amazed by the amount of kids going up and down the street.

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