Saturday, April 30, 2011

Happy Easter!

Peek-a-boo!
WOOooaaaaahhhhh! Thank you for spending Easter with us, Grandma Theresa. I love playing with you!!!
Counting our blessings...
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Mother Nature must have overslept...

because these images are not from December--they're from APRIL!
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Minnesota Visit

Thank you for a wonderful visit, everyone! I'm sorry my mommy isn't very good about taking pictures, so we don't have any to share of Uncle John, Tyler, and London. (We do have fun memories, though!) Here are a few moments Mommy did capture.... Isn't Grandma "Honey" beautiful?! (Yea, AND she knows "Patty Cake" and "Wheels on the Bus" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Peek-a-Boo" and how to give really great hugs and snuggles!)
Uncle Chad, Mommy says she's sorry your face isn't visible in this picture, but she couldn't resist sharing this one because it shows how much you make me laugh!
Uncle Kevin, Auntie R.J., Rylee, and Delaney, thank you for letting us stay with you! We had so much fun!! (Sorry we couldn't use the sidewalk chalk--I'll save it for when you come to visit!)
Love you all and miss you already!
Emmaxia
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Oh, What a Difference a Year Makes!

One year ago, today, we saw our beautiful daughter's face for the first time...and discovered a new sun's shine!
Not only have we enjoyed revisiting the memory of our first glimpse at Emmaxia, but we've also appreciated the chance to reflect on our journey to becoming a family. Naturally, we're reminded of the unwavering support from our family and friends and their immediate, complete love for this wonderful little person. Thank you, all, for listening patiently when we needed to mourn another year of waiting and for knowing none of that mattered anymore as soon as you saw her photograph.
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Greetings, Guests!

We will use this blog to share news as we move one step closer to Baby Rock each day.

For those who need a bit of background...
We decided to adopt a baby from China in September/October of 2005. After completing mountains of paperwork, background checks, fingerprinting, etc. (collectively called the dossier), we were officially on China's waiting list on April 14th, 2006. This moment of acceptance is called the log-in date (LID). This date is quite significant because families are matched with children according to LID. If you follow referral dates (the date a waiting child is matched with a waiting family), you will be able to see how close we are to being matched--at least in theory. When we started the process three and a half years ago, China was matching month for month, meaning one month of LIDs were taking one month to match. Now, unfortunately, one month of LIDs is taking about four months or more. So...we wait...we vent...we cry...we breathe...we hope...we believe.

*To our family and friends-
A huge hug and thank you for sharing our frustration and our joy as we practice patience and faith, knowing Baby Rock is just over the horizon.

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