We’re finally settled into our new house. We left our house in St. Louis only a few days after Sophie and I returned home from China. We were both suffering from serious jet lag, but we all wanted to get on the road to our new house ASAP. So we finished up the packing with the help of some amazing… Read More
Safe and sound
I arrived last night, about 6:30 to the hotel. It was a sight for sore eyes as I had spent the vast majority of my 20+ hour travel day NOT sleeping as I hoped I would. For some reason, between the lack of incline in my seat, plus the unpleasant smell of my next door neighbors breath, I could only… Read More
I’m outta here :)
I’m all packed and as ready as I’ll ever be! I must admit, my stomach is in knots. Nervous knots and excited knots. I know what to expect as far as the adoption trip goes, but I have no idea what to expect as far as adopting a toddler. I have mixed emotions about gotcha day. I have been looking… Read More
The end of an era
Terri and I have been meeting at McDonald’s weekly for Bible study for four years. With this move, our meetings will have to come to an end. I have so enjoyed the studies we have done, but even more the time spent together, talking about our triumphs and struggles and discussing how God is working in our lives. Dalton was… Read More
Great news for Isabelle
We had our final cardiologist appointment here in Illinois before we move. This was Isabelle’s first appointment since her post op check up and I was a tiny bit worried that something might come up. When we arrived I asked if an echocardiogram was scheduled and she said Dr. Chen would examine Isabelle and decide then. We were sent for… Read More
Bittersweet photos
We got word last week from our agency that Sophie had taken a fall at the SWI. We were told that she was ‘very blue around the eyes and face’ but that she was okay. Needless to say, the news sent this mother into super vigilant, worried and stressed out mode. How hurt was she? Was she seen by a… Read More
Big changes happening!
It’s hard to even start this post because so much has happened since the last time I updated the blog. On Wednesday Chris and I decided we are going to move ourselves instead of having the military move us. Because of the rising cost of gas and claims against the movers, the military is offering us enough $ to move… Read More
Updated info on our girl :)
About a month ago, I requested updated measurements for Sophie, since I needed to know what size to pack for the China trip. No update was forthcoming (the last update we received on Sophie was from late November of last year) which wasn’t too suprising, but I asked again, since I need a weight to give our pediatrician who will… Read More
Staging area
We’ve been slowly but surely getting things together for Chris’ upcoming China trip. It’s amazing how many things you need to care for a two year old. I find that no matter how many partially used bottles of Baby Tylenol I have around, I need to buy a NEW bottle of Baby Tylenol to take to China. And even though… Read More
Here it is!!!
The most coveted of documents in the world of adoption, the “Notice of Coming to China for Adoption”, also known as Travel Approval. Ours arrived, unexpectedly, from our agency yesterday. Just a piece of paper, but more meaningful than words can express. And it even has Sophie’s sweet face in the corner. I don’t understand anything it says except our… Read More
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