Psalms 126:3

"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!"


We've Been Waiting:

Making our Way to Miah:

We are very close to receiving out TA (Travel Approval) WHOOP, WHOOP!

April 23: All Hague adoption paperwork is complete. US Consulate will issue our Article 5 to China (CCCWA) within 10 days.


Happy Referral Day: February 21, 2013
(we waited 1 year, 6 months, 20 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes

LID - March 26, 2012

DTC (dossier to China): March 9, 2012

USCIS Approval: February 13, 2012

USCIS Fingerprinting visit: February 7, 2012

Dossier completed: January 2012

Chinese Consulate mailing: December 2011

Paper-chase began: August 1, 2011

Talk to our Agency: July 2011

Decision to begin the journey: Father's Day 2011

Friday, May 29, 2009

Very, Merry, Month of May

Waahoo.....lovin this new pink puffy thing Mom put on me.....not sure what it's for yet, but I had fun wearing it around the house tonight! We can't wait to take Liliah out on the lake in what we affectionately call, rubber ducky....stay tuned.

My two favorite girls snuggling with Mama in bed after a long day. These 2 make me giggle.....Maddy is coming in for the smooch.....

Right on the kisser.......Maddy can't get enough of Liliah.....who could blame her. It only took Liliah about 2 days home from China to warm up to this big sweet gal. I'm so glad because I adore both of them....and the man behind the camera!

The 3 Amigos! May was a BUSY month for us. We have gotten into a routine after I returned to work in April (4 days a week). The first week of May, we headed to see a developmental specialist to measure her milestones. At 20 mos of age, she tested @ 16 mos for her gross motor skills (walking & movement), 18 mos for her cognitive - problem solving skills and 20 mos for her comprehension & fine motor skills. The only area that we need help with at this time is speech. Her current understandable words are Ah-Oh, Ah-Oh Mama. She signs for "more" food and if she is hungry and "all done." She can shake her head no....makes a sound for hi, hello and goodbye....mimicking my sound. She also can say something that sounds like up and uses the hand gestures. We qualified for her to have a speech therapist come to our home bi-weekly. She will start on Monday of next week. On May 18th, we headed down to Children's Hospital to meet with the Cranio-Facial team. The facilities are really nice and we enjoyed meeting with the doctors. We found out that Miss L has gained 3 lbs and grown 2 inches since bringing her home from China. We also got the good news that she will only need 1 surgery to correct her soft palette. She may have additional needs for orthodontia care as she gets older and we have to see how her speech develops, but that is pretty much it. We have scheduled her surgery for the end of October. We want to give her time to continue to bond with us, add some more pounds to her cute little self and continue to enjoy our first summer as a family.


1 comment:

Courtney said...

Love all the great pics. Sounds like you have been very busy!