Since they say a picture is worth a thousand words, I settled on taking some video and letting it do the ‘talking’. Shepherd is doing very well… not that his arrival into the family has come without a few bumps… but when he’s in a good mood, he’s a blast! His brothers are having a great time doing everything under the sun to make him laugh 🙂
I’m sitting here with the biggest smile on my face! So cute!
“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has
finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally
come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you
will ask yourself… ‘How did I get through all of that?”
How precious, look at that smile! Isn’t it so cool how God works? You can totally see that he is meant to be in your family.
So glad you all had a safe trip home and are recovering.
Melissa
I am just in amazement at how happy he seems already! And to see little Jude running on his precious little feet to make his baby brother smile, wow. Your family is surely an inspiration to all of us, you have amazing kids Steph, you are a great mom, and that hunk of a hubby of yours is a great daddy. So thankful that you are home, I am sure you were missed greatly. For the 4th time, I so loved following every step of your journey. God Bless you all!
I loved following your journey, what a beautiful family you have!! We are on our way in a couple weeks to get our first daughter from China, we have 4 bio sons. She is a SN Heart baby.
I have a question; where did you get the high chair that Shepherd is sitting in?? I do not care for the plastic ones they have in the stores. thanks.
April
cute! i know shepherd is the star of the video…but little jude was cracking me up!
Oh my goodness – that is sooo cute. We watched it over & over, and Kade still wanted to watch more. His smile is contagious. And Jude – Running around like that, God is so great!!!
sending lots of love,
Us in TX
Oh my goodness – it is really unbelievable to see that & think that a few short weeks ago Shepherd was living in an orphanage – with no brothers & sisters. The video was perfect; thanks for taking the time to share!!
Precious! i love it when he gets so excited that he shakes his head! What a hoot!
A
What a precious video. I am laughing right along with Shepherd. And Jude is cracking me up, too! What a blessed family.
um…I think he is trying to count how many brothers & sisters he has on his fingers! When he figures it out he is going to be AMAZED!
hope the transition goes well…when are you off to Iowa?
I love how he gets a quick kiss from one of the boys after the “boo”- so cute! It made me think of the endless benefits to your older children of having younger children in the family.
Glad to hear you got home safely and that the transition is going well.
Ahh, Stefanie that brought me a huge smile. It is especially precious seeing Jude in on it too.
It is so great to see Shephered HOME.
Welcome home! Your new son is absolutely beautiful and his brothers certainly are doing their best to bring out those precious giggles. 🙂
Now that’s a winning combo–brothers and oreos!!!
Absolutely precious footage, Stefanie.
Love,
Lisa
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that smile! What a sweetheart. Glad to hear the kids are all helping in bringing out that smile. I also loved Jude’s cuteness thrown into the mix. 🙂
Hugs,
Ohilda
LOVE this!!! And I just love how Jude gets in on the act at the end!!
Brotherly love is sooooo CUTE!!!!
and what a GREAT laugh he has! love that head shake too 🙂
This was so precious! You are so lucky to have Shepard home now! This process is getting more stringent by the day. ITs just wonderful to see him home with his brothers and sisters,laughing. I can see that he really looks for cute little Jude when he goes out of the picture!!! Praying for your transition into the new routine and the eb and flow of it to come soon! It will come…
Welcome home!!!!! I am so glad to hear that your travel back went well. It sounds like re-entry is going pretty darn well!!! Answered prayer! I will be praying that you handle sleep deprivation better than I did! 🙂
It was such a blessing to follow along with the three of you in China!!!!
Happy 4th!
-Diana
omgoodness I have the biggest stupidest smile on my face… I could watch that over and over and it wouldn’t get old!!! that is the cutest ever. Looks like he is fittin’ right in…
OH I am so glad I came by to see this today.. what a blessing!
Hope you are hanging in there… can’t wait to chat!!!
🙂
Amie
Awww…welcome HOME!!!!! Sheperd looks like he is just soaking up all the boos and love from his siblings. I love how at the very end it looks like he is counting on his fingers. i thought…he is counting….how many of them are there here????
Hugs,
Kim
OH so precious!!!! Love how those big brothers keep him entertained! He is just beautiful Stefanie. Give him an extra hug & kiss from me tonight. Happy, happy homecoming!!
Love,
Rebecca
He is just adorable!!! Look at those awesome big brothers!! Are they not the cutest!!! Love the video.
Oh what love! I love the loudness and the funness!
I’ll be emailing you really soon….
How wonderful to see Shephard home where he belongs!