Happy Easter Sophie!

Happy Easter Sophia Ruth,
Another holiday here and gone and you are still not in my arms...
I sat in church on this splendid Easter morning with the brilliant sun shining through the sanctuary, and I couldn't help but let my mind wander to you....
You-my sweet daugther to be, all bundled up snug a world away sleeping through the night, this Easter morning.
As I celebrate Easter this year, it just makes me realize what a gift being a Christian is and what a privledge to celebrate that Christ has risen for us, all of us, and you too Sophie! It is He that gives me strength and courage to KNOW with all my heart you are safe and protected right now while you wait for us, and us for you........
"Do not be afraid for I am with you, I will bring your children from the East and gather you from the West" -Isaiah 43:5
Love, Mommy xoxox

Easter Weekend 2008/Addie's First Birthday Celebration!

Sweet Mattie Gail!

After being home 7 months now, I finally got over to my dear friend Tressa's to see her baby girl, Mattie! If you remember, we met Mattie for the first time back at our halloween party in October and she had only been home from China for a few weeks! Tressa and I became good friends about a year and a half ago and met while waiting to adopt our daughters from China. Tressa and her husband were logged into the Chinese Gov. in Novemeber of 2005 so that's why they already have little Mattie girl! Sophie- I have a feeling you and Mattie will be good buddies one day soon!
I had so much fun visiting with Tressa and Mattie! Tressa is doing such an amazing job with her, she is a ray of sunshine, I couldn't stop smiling at her and couldnt help leaving there that day filled with such hope and excitement that it is going to be our turn soon! Our turn to bring home our own ray of sunshine, our Sweet Sophie Ruth!
I dreamt of you, Sophie, for the first time in a very long time, it was so real, you were about 2 to 3 months old and I was staring at a picture of you, it was sent to me from China somehow and I remember just staring so intently at you....I can still see it in my minds eye.......it seemed so real.
Oh Sophie, I can hardly wait for you and that moment I stare at your picture for the first time in real life...it's only a matter of months now, not years......only months away!
Love Mommy

March Referrals are in!

Well it's official, they've matched families with there sweet baby girls through January 4 2006! Although we were hoping they'd have gotten farther into January, it still brings us great joy to announce that they are FINALLY into our year of 2006!!! There are only 63 days left before they get to our date of March 15 2006(omitting seven days for Chinese New Year of course when they dont' log anyone into the match department!)
Sophie each day we get closer I feel you more and more...I have been dreaming of you more often...you may not being growing in my tummy right now, but I am 100% sure you are growing in my heart...I feel you growing my heart bigger each day!
Born in My Heart
I see you in my dreams and feel you in my heart
Sweet baby waiting patiently half a world apart
I try hard to imagine your many gifts and charms
Passing time until at last I hold you in my arms
Soon we'll be together, (daddy, Charlie, you and me!)
And I'll give you all my love
My precious little angel from above!

Love, Mommy

March 2008....Surprise Trip!

Well, it was Grandy's birthday weekend and we decided to give her a little surprise and drop in for an unexpected visit....and boy was she surprised!! During our stay we were lucky enough to enjoy some very warm weather(almost 70 degrees!)and a delight from what we've been used to! We also went rollar skating and had a blast!!! I can't wait for you to learn to skate with us, Sophie, it's sooo much fun! It was a nice little get away and refreshing to be outside again so much! Happy Birthday Grandy...just think, next year Sophie will be celebrating with us! No news yet about the next batch of babies being matched, but "rumor" has it that they are most definetly into Janurary of 2006....our LID Year, HOORAY!!!!(we are March 2006)
Stay tuned.....!