Today is just beautiful here. I have been so sad the last few days, missing Sophie and desperately wanting some new pictures or an update on her. It’s been 5 months since we’ve gotten a new picture and I’m really missing her! So we all went out to enjoy the weather and it really improved my mood. Isabelle loved the… Read More
mmmm….ice cream sandwiches
This kind of play is actually a big step for Isabelle. It wasn’t too long ago that she refused to touch anyting wet, sticky or slimy. When she was evaluated by an occupational therapist upon her homecoming, the OT said that Isabelle had some sensory issues involving things she refused to touch or eat. She explained that normally, a child… Read More
Going, going, gone
Recently I have figured out the key in assuring that Isabelle takes a nice, long afternoon nap: stuff her. She will tire of one food and I used to assume that she was done. I have since realized I just need to try new things until she really is done. My new found tidbit has paid off in spades, she’s… Read More
New camera
We finally bit the bullet and bought a new camera for our upcoming trip to China. When it was approaching time to travel for Isabelle, we purchased an Apple laptop to take to China with us. We rationalized spending the big bucks because we wanted a way to play DVDs and stay in contact with friends and family back home…. Read More
The Grape Nuts incident
All was going fairly well for a Friday morning when I walked into the kitchen to find my precious daughter knee deep in Grape Nuts. My not-too-ready-for-responsibility 11 year old son had left the open Grape Nuts perched enticingly on the kitchen table. All I can say is, good thing she didn’t figure out how to open the milk. Isabelle’s… Read More
Sisters sharing Cheerios
The other evening Isabelle was being too quiet. So I started to search for her and found her sitting on her sister’s lap, sharing a bowl of Cheerios. You’d think the kid had never eaten the way she was going after these Cheerios! I think they went through three bowls (plus a lot of milk) before Isabelle decided she was… Read More
A little retail therapy
Okay, I still have not heard anything on our LID. I keep telling myself that doesn’t mean nothing is happening, just that I don’t know about it. I just want to know when we can start counting the days, anticipating our TA in roughly 60-90 days from LID. But for right now I am cluelessly floating around in the obscurity… Read More
It was a park kinda day
The high was 75 the other day and there was no way I wasn’t going to do something to get my kids outside to enjoy the weather. I called my friend Terri and we met up for lunch and a trip to the local park. I even grabbed Asher out of a grueling day of kindergarten to join us. Seemed… Read More
Check out these curls
Over the 7 months between the time we decided to adopt and actually saw Isabelle’s face for the first time, I spent many moments imagining what our future daughter would look like. Would she have dark, caramel colored skin, or would it be more fair? Would her eyes be single lidded or double lidded? Would her hair be so black… Read More
So what if the groundhog saw his shadow…
We’re ready for spring! It was warm enough today to get outside for a while, one of Isabelle’s favorite activities. She hasn’t been out much at all this winter because I was worried about her getting sick pre-surgery, and then it was a few more weeks post surgery recuperation time. Now she’s ready to go! She was happy to be… Read More