Bienestar Interview and some strange news

Today's appointment at Bienestar was just fine from a process perspective. The Defender of Minors was very kind and gave both of the girls hugs when we left.

The excitement came from Josie's digestive system. She has had consistent diarrhea since we got our mitts on her, but we hear between the stress and the diet changes, this is normal. It's been pretty manageable for the most part with no "leakage" incidents... that at least was the case until the middle of our Bienestar interview. Andy and I each had it on both of our pants. I cleaned up Josie on a bathroom floor and took off her tights, but she still smelled foul!

Oh well, these people work with kids and kids poop. We still got our paper.

So about 45 minutes ago, she had another incident. This time I grabbed a sample and headed to the lab at the doctor's office. So now I sit in a coffee shop sipping my cafe tinto, take advantage of the WiFi, and wait for the results. Josie is sitting in a bathtub getting the stink off of her.

Want the strange news? Word is the courts may go on strike again next week. I about fainted when Annette shared this news on the way to the interview. This actually could be good news for us. If we hold back our paperwork and wait for the strike to occur, we can be processed through an expedited administrative court which is super fast. But if we file THEN they go on strike, we're stuck. We only risk a few days by holding our filing so we'll happily do it.

I guess pray for another strike? Who knows. I'll just take another sip of my coffee.

Since this is an iPhone post, I can't caption the pics. See below for before and after shots.