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2nd Cardiologist Visit
Last week we went for Hannah’s 6 month visit to the cardiologist. I was pretty nervous leading up to this appointment. At our last appointment we were told that at any point her heart could start to enlarge due to … Continue reading
Visit with Evie
Last week, we were so excited to see another family that we traveled with to China. Since the day that we landed back in the United States, I have looked forward to updates from the other families. I tore open … Continue reading
Spring Break
We have spent a wonderful week together in the mountains for the kids’ spring break. Unfortunately we have had to stay inside because my boys have had terrible allergies to the pollen. This is what poor D looked like one … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Hannah!
March 17 was a happy day in this house as our dear Hannah turned 2. A year ago, we already knew of Hannah. We had her pictures, and we knew that she was our daughter. We celebrated her birthday, but … Continue reading
Hannah’s first phrase
Oh, my sweet Hannah. This girl loves to eat. I mean she REALLY loves to eat. It is just so fitting that her first real phrase was, “I want some”. We now hear that phrase over and over and over. … Continue reading
Poor Grama
My kids’ grandmother got this text from my phone today: Notice the time. 6:44 am. Needless to say, she thought that there was an emergency and rushed over. However these texts were not sent by me. No, they were … Continue reading
Love Without Boundaries
Since we started the process to adopt from China, I have read everything that I can get my hands on about orphans in China. I have been so happy to learn about several organizations that are doing wonderful things to … Continue reading
A small tragedy
Today we had a small tragedy for the males in my household. D broke the iPad. There is really no defending him; the iPad froze, so he punched it. Surprise, surprise the glass shattered. Sigh. Oh this guy. I told … Continue reading
To the random woman in the lobby
Today the boys had their annual check up. I had a conversation in the lobby with a woman that went something like this, Random woman in lobby- “Are those your boys? Are they twins?” Me- ”No, they are actually 2 … Continue reading
There were five in the bed and the little one said…
We have never really minded our kids getting in bed with us. We have always kind of liked the extra snuggle time. However, that was when it was one child climbing in in the middle of the night. Recently we … Continue reading