I woke up this AM to an absolutely fantastic surprise!! A traveling family was able to visit Shepherd’s orphanage and not only see him and hug him, but they got some pictures for us!! I am just beside myself because there have been several families who have traveled to adopt their kiddos from his CWI recently, but who had decided not to go to the orphanage. So when Wendy agreed to take our little guy a small gift, I tried not to get my hopes us as I know families have to take into consideration their child’s needs when deciding to visit or not visit their child’s orphanage.
All that to say, “Holy Cow!! I AM SO EXCITED!!” Is he not the cutest? His little feet remind me so much of Jude’s before we had his feet corrected… I just want to love that little man UP!! Okay, I’ll admit, I’m biased, but he is STILL the cutest ๐ Wendy’s new son Steven is pretty darn adorable, too! Thank you, Wendy, I am SO grateful!!
Denise says
What a wonderful pick me up for you! One of my friends is supposed to be bringing Maggie a care package on Monday and then we will see her in 2 weeks…wahooo!
Michelle - Blessed Mother of Two says
Oh, what a special gift! How nice of Wendy. He is just sooooooo cute!!!
tiffany says
Oh my goodness you must be beside yourself! He looks so handsome and I know you cant wait to get your hands on that boy! ๐
Jenn says
Oh! What a treat for you Stefanie!! He is SUCH a cutie! You are right!! Your eyes are not blinded by your love for him–He is BEAUTIFUL! I think you can still say that about a boy if he’s still a baby…right?! :o)
suez511 says
Steph-
What a wonderful gift, he is so darling, cant wait to follow your journey to China, this will be my 3rd. one with you haha. Love that myadoptionwebsite.com. Wishing you a speeding TA. You are a wonderful person. Before you know it he’ll be running along side Jude!
Sue
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Rebecca says
Look at that gorgeous boy!!! Jenn’s right, you’re not just biased, he is totally handsome!!! ๐ And what a treat to get these pictures – you must have been so thrilled!! It’s like Christmas in March. ๐ I’m so happy for you!! Thanks for sharing these treasures with us. ๐
Nicole says
SO DARN CUTE!!! Congrats on the pics!!! He’s looking so healthy!!!
๐
-Nicole
Michelle says
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, what a fabulous treat for an otherwise gloomy day.
He is positively perfect!
Mom To Six says
Stefanie,
He is just precious!! Oh, how I remember the joys of waking up to an email with my little sweethearts face looking back at me.
Your little dude is indeed a very handsome little man!
Ohilda
Wendy says
It is so great that families can network like this to help each other out. What a gift to get more pictures of your beautiful little guy!
Andrea says
AWWWWWW! What a gift!
He is SOOOOO pretty!(That’s Southern for really good-lookin’)
I think his feet and his little toes look great. Can’t wait for the little booger to come home.
Looking forward to following his progress.
xoxo,
A
Somewhere In The Sun says
How awesome for you!! He’s just a little doll too!
~Lynn
Family4Liv says
HE looks like a big boy! How great to see him, what a sweet lady to send those to you!
Anonymous says
What a precious little guy, and what a gift the pictures are!
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Cindy
Scott and Sharon Ankerich says
I am soooooooo happy for you! He is absolutely adorable!!! What a great friend to get you the pictures. I can just imagine how wonderful it would have been to get pics of EllaKate! God is so good!!!
Shay
Colleen says
Oh my goodness he is so precious!! What a wonderful friend Wendy is to have traveled to the SWI and take pictures for you : ) I hope you hear something very soon….can’t wait to follow your journey!
Sheri says
What a wonderful gift! He is so adorable. We’ll pray that you’ll be lovin’ on him very soon!
kris says
Wow Stef what an AWESOME gift- could he be any cuter??!
kris says
Wow Stef, what a gift! Could he be any cuter?!
Danielle says
You’re right. He is a cutie.
Bonnie'n'Clyde says
New pictures!!! What a beautiful gift. He is just the cutest!
DiJo says
Nothing biased about it, he is CUTE!!!!! What a blessing to have these photos! I am so happy for you! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
-Diana
Chelley says
Awwww how cool is that!!!
He is def your cutie!
Patricia/NYC says
LOVE him!!! He is soooo CUTE!! What a blessing to have received these photos!! Hopefully it won’t be long until we see photos of YOU holding that precious baby boy!
Heather says
Oh my goodness, what a miracle! Stefanie – he is soooooo cute! Can’t wait to see your arms around that sweet boy!
Heather
sara says
God bless WENDY!!!!! That is so amazing & he is looking healthy & gorgeous!! Let’s get him already!!!!!!
catebrook says
Priceless gift. ๐
Whitty's Four says
He is a handsome boy, only more handsome will he be, in your arms. I cannot wait to see!!
Karen Whitt
I am praying for you.
Barbie says
What a perfect thing to wake up to!! He is so cute!
randclan says
Hi Stefanie,
How wonderful to see these pictures! What a special gift.
If you’d like to share even more about yourself ( I know everyone can’t get enough;-) consider yourself tagged. You know the drill…..list 7 random things about yourself on your blog, place a link back to me in the post, and then tag 7 more friends ( or however many you would like).
~Tami
Susan says
Yummy!!!!!
Amie says
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know you are just dying to get your hands on that sweet little man!!!! I cannot believe she got to hold him, I am peeing my pants I am so excited for you! that is CRAZY COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
And he is the cutest little thing… and his feet are just so sweet and I cannot wait to see pics of him with his little casts on. The second set of casts in my life that I will be cheering for.LOL
Happy Day!
Thanks for sharing the smile!
๐
Amie
Kimi says
Oh I know that did your heart good. I have been a lurker on your site for sometime. You have such a precious heart and I am so happy your received this blessing.
He is ADORABLE!!
Kim
Walker says
How special!
So sweet!!
Chris & Deb says
What a wonderful gift to get these pictures. Sheperd is so adorable!!
Don and Lisa Osborn says
I am so happy you are having the chance to see Shepherd grow and develop through these pictures while you wait.
He is beautiful!!!
Congratulations!
Lisa
Mike and Barb says
Tooooo cute for words! What a wonderful surprise.
But then, all your kiddos are beautiful! Congrats on adding one more!
Barb (who found your blog over at the randclan blog ๐ )
Julie says
What a cutie! and what a gift you got!