After 3 1/2 years of using Blogger, I'm jumping ship.
If you're reading this blog you know I made it private quite some time ago. I had several reasons for doing this, but haven't been completely happy with a private blog. So after much thought and consideration I am switching over to Wordpress and this will be my final post on Blogger. Obviously, this means I will need to learn a new blogging system, but so far I see much more possibility with Wordpress. For example, I can make certain posts private while the blog continues to stay public. That's a nice combination for me.
I appreciate everyone who has followed me here throughout the years and hope you'll join me at http://worldofweeks.wordpress.com/ as I continue to share our journey through the World of Weeks.
Happy New Year!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Christmas Through Your Eyes
Till I had you I didn't know that I was missing out
Had to grow up and see the world through different shades of doubt
Give me one more chance to dream again
One more chance to feel again through your young heart
If only for one day let me try
I want to see Christmas through your eyes
Want everything to be the way it used to be
Back to being a child again thinking the world was mine
I want to see Christmas
Christmas through your eyes
Had to grow up and see the world through different shades of doubt
Give me one more chance to dream again
One more chance to feel again through your young heart
If only for one day let me try
I want to see Christmas through your eyes
Want everything to be the way it used to be
Back to being a child again thinking the world was mine
I want to see Christmas
Christmas through your eyes
Friday, December 24, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Our Annual Christmas Light Display Trip
For most of the last 8 or 9 years, we've taken a trip to the Festival of Lights display in East Peoria. Based on the reaction we've been getting from Lili and Naomi over small light displays they've seen at homes and businesses this season, we knew this light display was likely going to send them into a Christmas light frenzy. However, because there were so many different displays, they were a bit too overwhelmed to react to all of them, but they certainly enjoyed the show.
Here is a small glimpse of what we saw tonight. (If you want to enlarge any of the photos, simply click on the photo.)
Obviously, some pictures are much better quality than others and the pictures certainly don't show the true beauty of the displays. Regardless, I hope you enjoy a little view of the trip.
Happy Holidays!!!!
Here is a small glimpse of what we saw tonight. (If you want to enlarge any of the photos, simply click on the photo.)
Happy Holidays!!!!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Seriously, It's Been 9 Months
On March 16, 2010 a baby girl was placed in our arms. We got into a Toyota van with this baby girl and drove out the blue gates of the orphanage.
Never again would she sleep in this crib
Never again would she have to lay in this same crib unattended while the nannies cared for other babies in the orphanage.
This baby girl is now an 18 month old walking, running, talking, babbling, laughing, crying, inquisitive, determined toddler who sleeps in this crib, in this room (with more decor on the walls now).
She has grown from this little baby
To this little girl who loves her big sister
And has changed our lives in ways unimaginable.
We love you Naomi and the first 9 months have been amazing!!!
Never again would she sleep in this crib
This baby girl is now an 18 month old walking, running, talking, babbling, laughing, crying, inquisitive, determined toddler who sleeps in this crib, in this room (with more decor on the walls now).
We love you Naomi and the first 9 months have been amazing!!!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
First Attempt at Twists
It's not perfect, but I don't think it's bad for my first attempt at something other than puffs.
Now, if I could just figure out how to get her to leave the clips alone, all would be well.
And then Lili informed me that she wanted her hair fixed like Naomi's and Bianca's - Bianca is one of her friends and school. I got her to agree to two ponies instead.
She added the silly faces and goofy poses all on her own.
And then Lili informed me that she wanted her hair fixed like Naomi's and Bianca's - Bianca is one of her friends and school. I got her to agree to two ponies instead.
Friday, December 10, 2010
First Snow Experience
We had our first measurable snow fall here in Central IL which thrilled Lili tremendously. However, it was Naomi's first exposure to snow and I wasn't quite sure what she would think. Pictures can speak louder than words though, so I'll let you be the judge.
And Lili was into making snow angels and simply laying in the snow.
Oh the joys of snow!!!!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thanksgiving 2010
For several years we've hosted Thanksgiving at our house. Dave's family would travel from far and wide staying at the Weeks bed-n-breakfast, but that changed this year and we were the ones traveling. Seven of us in a van traveling all night and arriving in the Dallas, TX area Thanksgiving morning then leaving at 3 a.m. Sunday to travel back home. Seven people on a trip means more stops and the stops tend to be longer, so total round-trip travel time was 30 hours.
Of course we always love spending time with the family and this trip was no exception, but it was a much more difficult trip than I imagined. Yes, 30 hours with 6 other people in close proximity to each other is not an easy trip, but what truly made it difficult was missing Ben. We were invited to change venues this year because some family members thought it might make Thanksgiving a little easier to bear. Their hearts were most certainly in the right place and all their efforts deeply appreciated, but unfortunately it actually made Thanksgiving more difficult for me as it was yet another reminder that things were different, things were forever changed. Not that I didn't already realize that, but not being able to scurry around my own house preparing for visitors and preparing meals gave me much more time to think of what was missing this year. For me, that distraction would have been welcome, but I've learned that I can't prepare myself for those moments when grief will envelop me and my feelings weren't the only ones that needed to be taken into consideration . Our entire family has been grieving Ben's death and I'm quite certain that for some, the change of venue helped.
Despite the emotional difficulties this year, there were definitely some wonderful moments. This was, after all, Naomi's first Thanksgiving and we were able to spend part of the weekend with the newest member of the family, Tsegaw. It was also Tsegaw's first Thanksgiving and being able to spend a portion of our holiday weekend with all 3 of the youngest family members was wonderful!
The other highlight for me was a trip to Addis Ababa for Ethiopian food. YUMMY!!!!! When at home, we're about 2 1/2 hours away from the nearest Ethiopian restaurant so I made sure that we included a trip to Addis Ababa for dinner while we were there. It was not disappointing at all.
While some of us went out for dinner, the rest made a trip to the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center to see the ice sculpture display - 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' Honestly, I heard a lot more about the resort than I did the ice display, but it was yet another opportunity to spend time doing something different as a family and fond memories were created.
Now we're home and back into the swing of things. Lili is back in school two mornings a week and I've begun my Christmas shopping. We still need to decorate the house and hopefully that will happen in the next week. In the meantime though, I leave you with some pictures from Thanksgiving 2010.
Of course we always love spending time with the family and this trip was no exception, but it was a much more difficult trip than I imagined. Yes, 30 hours with 6 other people in close proximity to each other is not an easy trip, but what truly made it difficult was missing Ben. We were invited to change venues this year because some family members thought it might make Thanksgiving a little easier to bear. Their hearts were most certainly in the right place and all their efforts deeply appreciated, but unfortunately it actually made Thanksgiving more difficult for me as it was yet another reminder that things were different, things were forever changed. Not that I didn't already realize that, but not being able to scurry around my own house preparing for visitors and preparing meals gave me much more time to think of what was missing this year. For me, that distraction would have been welcome, but I've learned that I can't prepare myself for those moments when grief will envelop me and my feelings weren't the only ones that needed to be taken into consideration . Our entire family has been grieving Ben's death and I'm quite certain that for some, the change of venue helped.
Despite the emotional difficulties this year, there were definitely some wonderful moments. This was, after all, Naomi's first Thanksgiving and we were able to spend part of the weekend with the newest member of the family, Tsegaw. It was also Tsegaw's first Thanksgiving and being able to spend a portion of our holiday weekend with all 3 of the youngest family members was wonderful!
The other highlight for me was a trip to Addis Ababa for Ethiopian food. YUMMY!!!!! When at home, we're about 2 1/2 hours away from the nearest Ethiopian restaurant so I made sure that we included a trip to Addis Ababa for dinner while we were there. It was not disappointing at all.
While some of us went out for dinner, the rest made a trip to the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center to see the ice sculpture display - 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' Honestly, I heard a lot more about the resort than I did the ice display, but it was yet another opportunity to spend time doing something different as a family and fond memories were created.
Now we're home and back into the swing of things. Lili is back in school two mornings a week and I've begun my Christmas shopping. We still need to decorate the house and hopefully that will happen in the next week. In the meantime though, I leave you with some pictures from Thanksgiving 2010.
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| Naomi's first Thanksgiving meal. She's a messy eater. |
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| Lili's third Thanksgiving meal. |
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| Lili and Josh watching football. Okay, Lili playing on the exercise bike and Josh watching football. |
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| Naomi and her cousin Tsegaw. They are just adorable!!!!! |
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| Fun at the park. The nice thing about Thanksgiving in Texas? It was warm enough to go out and play. |
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| Diva in training. |
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| Several attempts were made at getting a good picture of mommy and girls. So hard getting everyone to cooperate. But at least we're all looking at the camera :-) |
Monday, December 6, 2010
Curly Zebra
There is another hat give-away on Happy Girl Hair. If you aren't familiar with Curly Zebra, they make silk lined hats for curly hair girls and boys. I just ordered my first one for Naomi and can't wait for it to arrive.
In the meantime, if you want a chance to win, click on the Happy Girl Hair link and find out what you need to do to win.
In the meantime, if you want a chance to win, click on the Happy Girl Hair link and find out what you need to do to win.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Our Little Girl is Growing Up
We have Naomi's last post-placement visit . Seriously, I can hardly believe that we are approaching the 1-year mark, yet it's true. On January 8th, 2009 we passed court in Ethiopia which made Naomi our daughter legally. This means we need to have our final report completed and to Ethiopia by January 8, 2011. Our home study agency also requires a medical report at this visit so yesterday we were off to see the pediatrician for a check-up. Although we weren't able to see our regular doctor, the doc we did see was very pleased and impressed with Naomi's growth and development. She is now 33" tall (89.40%) and 23 lbs 10.5 oz (44.22%) and completely on target developmentally. You would also assume that after 5 children, I would not worry so much about development, yet I do - specifically speech. I'm quite certain it is a result of having a child with autism and knowing that children who are adopted can have delays. I was worried about Lili's speech development until she really started talking well and I'm doing the same thing with Naomi. My fears were relieved yesterday when I was told she should have a vocabulary of 7-10 words and a lot of unintelligible words. Of course prior to this information I was asked how many words she knows and I was only able to guess. So, I began to write all the words she says.
No - she says this with authority
Ni-ni - night night
Dada
Mama
Me, me, me - something else said with authority because she is competing with big sister
Bye-bye
Ho, ho, ho - haven't been able to get her to say Merry Christmas yet
E-i-e-i - Better known as Old McDonald (That counts as a word, right?)
Tickle
nana - banana
Mimou - Mickey Mouse
Wow - said with a lot of drama
I'm pretty sure I'm missing a couple words, but she is talking frequently saying things we can and can't understand and the doctor got to witness this yesterday as Naomi started conversing with everyone in the room.
Bottom line is, everyone is pleased with her growth and development. Considering she weighed 8 lbs at about 2 months of age, I think her progress it's pretty remarkable.
No - she says this with authority
Ni-ni - night night
Dada
Mama
Me, me, me - something else said with authority because she is competing with big sister
Bye-bye
Ho, ho, ho - haven't been able to get her to say Merry Christmas yet
E-i-e-i - Better known as Old McDonald (That counts as a word, right?)
Tickle
nana - banana
Mimou - Mickey Mouse
Wow - said with a lot of drama
I'm pretty sure I'm missing a couple words, but she is talking frequently saying things we can and can't understand and the doctor got to witness this yesterday as Naomi started conversing with everyone in the room.
Bottom line is, everyone is pleased with her growth and development. Considering she weighed 8 lbs at about 2 months of age, I think her progress it's pretty remarkable.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day. It is a day that has been set aside to spread awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Like many people, I have been very ignorant about HIV and AIDS. I understood that I could not contract this disease via casual contact and knew it was contracted through unprotected sex or sharing of needles. Beyond that, I didn't know much. Over the last several years, I've learned more and now it's time for me to help end the ignorance and stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS.
AIDS is also something that has touched our family. My brother-in-law died from AIDS about 9 years ago. No one in the family knew he had AIDS. Did he know? I would suspect he did, but didn't want to deal with the stigma that surrounded a diagnosis of AIDS. Fortunately, his wife and daughter are not HIV positive as a result, but it is the total lack of education that causes people to stay quiet. Unfortunately, staying quiet also means fewer people are educated.
I found some interesting statistics via Avert.
It is estimated that 16 million children have been orphaned by AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is the area most effected by AIDS. Approximately 10% of the people in the world live here and of all those in the world infected with HIV, 68% are in sub-Saharan Africa. That is an astounding number.
Because Ethiopia is so near and dear to my heart, let me quote some more statistics.
At the end of 2008, 980,000 people were living with HIV in Ethiopia. 530,000 of those people were women and 92,000 were children. The number of children orphaned by AIDS was 650,000. One other thing to keep in mind is that these statistics qualified adults as anyone age 15 and up. Sadly Ethiopia ranked 8th on the list. Yes, 7 other sub-Saharan African countries have more people infected with HIV, which means more deaths from AIDS and more children orphaned.
A sad reality to all of this is that HIV is completely preventable and for those who have HIV, it's very treatable. However, lack of education and the unavailability of antiretroviral medicines are killing millions of people every year. Millions of these people are leaving behind children, also infected with HIV. Unless these children are given access to treatment, they too will eventually die.
What can we do to help?
Adopt - Advocate - Enable
First and foremost, we need to educate ourselves and others so we can end the stigma that surrounds HIV and AIDS. We need to advocate for those living with HIV and AIDS.
For some, adoption may be an option. Are you able to open you heart, your home and your life to an orphan living with HIV so they have the opportunity to live a full and long life?
Are you able to donate time or money to enable a HIV+ parent somewhere in this world the opportunity to get the necessary help they need?
There is an organization that specifically addresses Adopt - Advocate - Enable. That organization is Project Hopeful. If you want to learn more and help end the stigma, please visit their website. In the meantime, please watch this short video to begin educating yourself on HIV and AIDS.
Like many people, I have been very ignorant about HIV and AIDS. I understood that I could not contract this disease via casual contact and knew it was contracted through unprotected sex or sharing of needles. Beyond that, I didn't know much. Over the last several years, I've learned more and now it's time for me to help end the ignorance and stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS.
AIDS is also something that has touched our family. My brother-in-law died from AIDS about 9 years ago. No one in the family knew he had AIDS. Did he know? I would suspect he did, but didn't want to deal with the stigma that surrounded a diagnosis of AIDS. Fortunately, his wife and daughter are not HIV positive as a result, but it is the total lack of education that causes people to stay quiet. Unfortunately, staying quiet also means fewer people are educated.
I found some interesting statistics via Avert.
It is estimated that 16 million children have been orphaned by AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is the area most effected by AIDS. Approximately 10% of the people in the world live here and of all those in the world infected with HIV, 68% are in sub-Saharan Africa. That is an astounding number.
Because Ethiopia is so near and dear to my heart, let me quote some more statistics.
At the end of 2008, 980,000 people were living with HIV in Ethiopia. 530,000 of those people were women and 92,000 were children. The number of children orphaned by AIDS was 650,000. One other thing to keep in mind is that these statistics qualified adults as anyone age 15 and up. Sadly Ethiopia ranked 8th on the list. Yes, 7 other sub-Saharan African countries have more people infected with HIV, which means more deaths from AIDS and more children orphaned.
A sad reality to all of this is that HIV is completely preventable and for those who have HIV, it's very treatable. However, lack of education and the unavailability of antiretroviral medicines are killing millions of people every year. Millions of these people are leaving behind children, also infected with HIV. Unless these children are given access to treatment, they too will eventually die.
What can we do to help?
Adopt - Advocate - Enable
First and foremost, we need to educate ourselves and others so we can end the stigma that surrounds HIV and AIDS. We need to advocate for those living with HIV and AIDS.
For some, adoption may be an option. Are you able to open you heart, your home and your life to an orphan living with HIV so they have the opportunity to live a full and long life?
Are you able to donate time or money to enable a HIV+ parent somewhere in this world the opportunity to get the necessary help they need?
There is an organization that specifically addresses Adopt - Advocate - Enable. That organization is Project Hopeful. If you want to learn more and help end the stigma, please visit their website. In the meantime, please watch this short video to begin educating yourself on HIV and AIDS.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving
My family and I are heading south to Dallas this Thanksgiving weekend. I can't remember the last time we weren't the ones entertaining family for Thanksgiving and I'm feeling a little torn about the fact that I'm not preparing for our out-of-town guest arrival. Typically I would be standing in my kitchen baking pies and desserts about now and enjoying all the smells that come with the Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, I'm cleaning, packing and getting ready for 12-14 hour drive that awaits us. Still, we'll be with family and celebrating Naomi's first Thanksgiving. That is the most important thing, especially this year with the loss of Ben still being such a strong force in our lives.
To those of you traveling this holiday weekend, I wish you safe travels and to everyone I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
To those of you traveling this holiday weekend, I wish you safe travels and to everyone I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Denial
Ryan turns 30 today! Can I really have a 30 year old? Impossible!!!
Happy Birthday to my oldest, who will always be a baby to me!!!
Happy Birthday to my oldest, who will always be a baby to me!!!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
My Girls
Have an eclectic taste in music. Here is a small sample of their play list.
Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA
Daniel Powter - Bad Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH476CxJxfg
The Chipmunks - Bad Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYELjU8B7A&feature=fvst
Bad - Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROprP41yB_E
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlJy_Cb21Lw
Hot and Cold- Katy Perry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko
Hot and Cold - The Chipettes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9CTf_Y8nU
Smile - Uncle Kracker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9j4cUWjrQ
Wheels on the Bus - Dora
Old McDonald - Dora
Old McDonald - Mommy
The Belle Starts - The Clapping Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmpykW-IfY
As you can see, I included available links to YouTube videos in case any of you are unfamiliar with these songs. Sorry Old McDonald by Mommy is not on YouTube and I was having a difficult time choosing the available Dora songs. However, I'm quite sure everyone is familiar with Wheels on the Bus and Old McDonald :-)
We have tried to introduce them to a variety of music and having them get excited when one of their favorite songs comes on the radio or daddy starts playing it on his Zune (no iPods in this house) makes me 'smile.'
For example, daddy starts playing The Clapping Song in the van and Naomi perks up, she begins kicking her feet, clapping her hands and moving her head side-to-side. Or Lili will hear Party in the USA come on the radio and passionately announce, "This is my faborite song." (Faborite is not a typo - that's how she pronounced favorite.) If we play these songs at home we now have two little girls standing in the family room dancing and Lili begins singing along.
We very much wanted our girls to have a love of music and they have taken their love of music to a level we only imagined possible. I just need to do a better job of pulling out the video camera and capturing these moments. When I do, I'll be sure to share it with all of you, but in the meantime I have a written record of the kind of music they were listening to at the ripe old ages of 1 and 3.
Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA
Daniel Powter - Bad Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH476CxJxfg
The Chipmunks - Bad Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYELjU8B7A&feature=fvst
Bad - Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROprP41yB_E
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlJy_Cb21Lw
Hot and Cold- Katy Perry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko
Hot and Cold - The Chipettes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9CTf_Y8nU
Smile - Uncle Kracker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9j4cUWjrQ
Wheels on the Bus - Dora
Old McDonald - Dora
Old McDonald - Mommy
The Belle Starts - The Clapping Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmpykW-IfY
As you can see, I included available links to YouTube videos in case any of you are unfamiliar with these songs. Sorry Old McDonald by Mommy is not on YouTube and I was having a difficult time choosing the available Dora songs. However, I'm quite sure everyone is familiar with Wheels on the Bus and Old McDonald :-)
We have tried to introduce them to a variety of music and having them get excited when one of their favorite songs comes on the radio or daddy starts playing it on his Zune (no iPods in this house) makes me 'smile.'
For example, daddy starts playing The Clapping Song in the van and Naomi perks up, she begins kicking her feet, clapping her hands and moving her head side-to-side. Or Lili will hear Party in the USA come on the radio and passionately announce, "This is my faborite song." (Faborite is not a typo - that's how she pronounced favorite.) If we play these songs at home we now have two little girls standing in the family room dancing and Lili begins singing along.
We very much wanted our girls to have a love of music and they have taken their love of music to a level we only imagined possible. I just need to do a better job of pulling out the video camera and capturing these moments. When I do, I'll be sure to share it with all of you, but in the meantime I have a written record of the kind of music they were listening to at the ripe old ages of 1 and 3.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Lots to Celebrate
Exactly 8 months ago yesterday that we walked into Le Toukoul orphanage and held our precious Naomi for the very first time. Exactly 8 months ago today we walked into Le Toukoul orphanage for a second time, but this time we left with Naomi in our arms forever. In some ways it doesn't seem possible that 8 months has passed already and yet it also doesn't seem possible that she hasn't always been with us.
If 8 months together wasn't enough, I picked up the mail and there was her Illinois Certificate of Foreign Birth. We now have everything we need to apply for her Certificate of Citizenship!!!!
If 8 months together wasn't enough, I picked up the mail and there was her Illinois Certificate of Foreign Birth. We now have everything we need to apply for her Certificate of Citizenship!!!!
Check
Noami's social security card application completed? Check!!! Yay, one more thing crossed off my post-adoption to-do list. And this one didn't cost my any money :-)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
New Blog
World of Weeks was created intially as a means of keeping friends and family up-to-date on our adoption journeys. It evolved into a blog about our family and has taken the place of baby books for the girls.
Even though we are no longer traveling the road of adoption, those who know me and have been loyal readers of my blog know that I continue to follow adoption closely. I have a big heart for the orphans in this world and still have a strong desire to be the difference in another child's life. Since that difference is apparently not in becoming mommy to another child (hubby tells me on a regular basis that we will NOT be adopting a third time), what else can I do? I can donate time and/or money. I can also share some of the knowledge I've gained over the last 4 years in hopes that someone else is willing and able to step up and begin the walk down the road of adoption. Since blogging has been a good avenue for me to share information, I decided to start another blog that is specifically in place to share information.
If you are reading this now, I'm asking you to do a couple things for me.
1 - Visit my new blog http://helpwanted-families.blogspot.com/ and tell me what you think. I've done a few posts and it is still very much a work in progress, but I would like to get some feedback.
2 - If you feel the blog is worthwhile and you have a blog, will you please link http://helpwanted-families.blogspot.com/ to your blog? Networking is a great way to get information out to others.
Thanks for reading.
Even though we are no longer traveling the road of adoption, those who know me and have been loyal readers of my blog know that I continue to follow adoption closely. I have a big heart for the orphans in this world and still have a strong desire to be the difference in another child's life. Since that difference is apparently not in becoming mommy to another child (hubby tells me on a regular basis that we will NOT be adopting a third time), what else can I do? I can donate time and/or money. I can also share some of the knowledge I've gained over the last 4 years in hopes that someone else is willing and able to step up and begin the walk down the road of adoption. Since blogging has been a good avenue for me to share information, I decided to start another blog that is specifically in place to share information.
If you are reading this now, I'm asking you to do a couple things for me.
1 - Visit my new blog http://helpwanted-families.blogspot.com/ and tell me what you think. I've done a few posts and it is still very much a work in progress, but I would like to get some feedback.
2 - If you feel the blog is worthwhile and you have a blog, will you please link http://helpwanted-families.blogspot.com/ to your blog? Networking is a great way to get information out to others.
Thanks for reading.
Friday, November 12, 2010
November 11th, 2009 - 2010
One year ago yesterday, I received an email with these pictures attached.
It's hard to believe that a year has passed since our agency sent that email asking if we wanted to adopt that precious little baby. Our little baby is now walking, running, beginning to talk (a lot) and has added so much to our lives.
We love you Naomi and can't begin to imagine our life without you!
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