Sophies Tree!

Well, as you can see, Sophie's apple tree is finally blooming! Just like the poem says, spring is here, her apple tree blossoming and we ARE closer to you Sophie girl!
The brillant pink flowers and fragrant smell in our yard just excite us with what is to come, our precious baby girl on her way!
Baby matches for this month have begun....we will find out any day now how far into January of 06 they are through....they can't get to March of 06 any faster...but we will wait patiently for you my sweet daugther to be...
My heart just swells with love and excitement for you....I feel like I am "nesting" like I did towards the end of my pregnancy with your brother, Charlie..I think I am going to start on your nursery soon, Charlie is so exicted to help paint...I still think we are going with a light shade of sage green...or baby a soft baby pink...I havent decided yet, but I can't wait to get started!
Anyway...I feel so happy in anticipation for these next few months! Life is Good!!!
Love Mommy xoxo

Thanks to Melissa for our new blog designs!

As you all can see, our blog is new and gorgeous filled with butterflies thanks to my friend Melissa, the mommy of Lily, one of the precious gems I care for!!!
She has started a business in blog design to raise money for a foundation called Half the Sky. The proceeds go to the orphanges in China and I believe she is doing one for Taiwan as well.
She was so sweet and offered to do ours as a gift! Thankyou so much Melissa we love it and know someday Sophie will love it to!!!!

On another note...It really hit me this past weekend how many people are waiting for you Sophie, besides mommy, daddy and Charlie. I was out at the bank, and had to walk in for something, and b/c I go there so often, most of them know I am adopting from China, so they always ask for an update on you....then as I was leaving, they said, "you better bring that baby girl in here once you are home with her so we can meet her!!"
And a few days before that, I was at the post office, and China came up,(b/c it somehow always does!)and again, our postal lady said she just couldn't wait to see me walking in there someday soon with you, Sophie, in my arms.
Then last Friday, I was at Charlie's parent/teacher conference, and since this is the last one, and charlie won't be going there next fall, they both made me promise to bring you in next year so they can meet you!
And yet another day, I was at the spa getting a facial, and the facialist was getting to know me, and upon hearing about you, our waiting daughter, she proceeded to pray with me for you, for God to protect you and bring you home to us soon!
So Sophie, not only mommy, dadddy, Charlie, Grandy, Poppie, Gramma Jean, and all our other family and friends, but soooooo many everyday people out in our communtity are anxious and praying for us and waiting for you, precious little you, to come home to be with us, your forever family!!!!! I love you so much already Sophie Ruth....you are going to be such a special little girl, I just can't wait!!!
Love mommy xoxo

Spring Soccer begins!

Gramma Jean comes to visit/April referrals....

Spring has sprung, thank goodness!!! April is here, warmer weather has arrived, spring soccer is beginning and baby referrals are in....
I have been putting off mentioning referrals just simply b/c they suck this month...the number referred sucks! I hate to say it like that, but that's exactly how I feel. They have matched families with babies logged in through Jan 9th 2006.....BIG BUMMER. I really thought they'd have gotten further into Jan of 06 by this point, but once again disappointment. And again, there's nothing we can do but pray for this speed up that supposedly is going to happen again one day soon. We pray that next month on May 1st they have gottten MUCH farther into January....with our log in day of March 15 2006 I feel like we are soooo close and yet sooo far at the same time. But...I still feel God's blessings for chosing this path for us, and although my hearts hurts and aches on a daily basis while enduring this wait, I have not given up hope AT ALL, that our sweet Sophie Ruth is waiting for us and we will get to her some day soon!
I love this baby girl who lies oceans away...I love this baby girl who I've yet to meet, but will some day....
I thank God for this adoption journey and thank him for the daughter he has made waiting for us.
Okay, so on a happier not so negative note....Gramma Jean came last weekend and we had a fabulous time, Thank you so much Gramma Jean! Mommy and daddy went out on the town till the wee hours of the night while Gramma and Charlie spent some fun time together. And we also spent the day in the warm sunshine at the zoo! And much to Charlie's delight he got to see his favorite animal the tiger, up close and personal which made his day!! We love you Gramma and can't wait for our journey together in China to be coming some day soon!