This story began when we were planning to adopt a daughter from China. Little did we know, God had a different and much better plan for our lives.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
3 Weeks Ago...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Little Moments
Friday, February 15, 2008
Love bug :)
Monday, February 11, 2008
A few of my favorites
Here are some of our favorite photos from the past few days. He is the most mellow, calm baby. Randy & I find this quite hilarious since I am a bit hmmmm.....HIGH STRUNG! Eli is teaching me to RELAX :) He had some time with his Great Grandma James, his Momo and his Uncle Paul & Aunt Marissa. We can't get enough of the snuggles! We are still working away at the time change and a schedule....The first Doc. appointment went extremely and we only needed one shot! Eli cried for about 4 seconds and then all was well. His doctor said that he had hit all of his 9 month milestones (except language....I wonder why?!?!?) and that he was very well cared for while in Korea. We feel SO blessed!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Worth the Wait!
We ventured out to Walmart for some essentials yesterday afternoon and Eli was a champ! He did great with the carseat (one of our fears as they do not use them in Korea) and then the entire time we were in Walmart, he just vegged out watching and looking around.
Today is his first US doctors visit and being first time parents, we have many questions to ask. We are guessing that last nights upset had to do with change in diet and time change. Poor little guy :( I wonder what adventures lie ahead for us today....ahh, joy!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
and We're Off!!!!
We know the video is sideways, but still adorable :) He is such a good baby!!! Yesterday was just pure fun and wonderment. He took two "mini" naps and managed to stay up until 8:30. We even had a little bath...He woke up a few times in the night and is now still asleep at 8:15 a.m. Not bad for some first time parents with a son on a 14 hour time difference! Have we mentioned how WONDERFUL it is to be parents???
Oh, and if you want more Eli :), check out http://ppetretta.smugmug.com/ go under the Events section. Our close friend, Pete is a professional photographer and did an amazing job on Eli's homecoming. (Thanks Pete!!!) We can't wait to schedule a portrait session with him & Eli!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Eli's HOME!!!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
T Minus 9 hours and counting :)
Got a suprise last night- Carolynn, Jarad & the kids are driving down today to come to the airport. HOLY CANNOLI!!!! is that great or what? (For those of you that don't know, Carolynn, Jarad & I were all in Kindergarten together- so it's like brother & sister to me :)
We put up It's A Boy signs in our front lawn!
It's good to be at school today. I am keeping busy and even have a concert with my 5th grade this afternoon....busy means distracted :) Off to class....
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Last medical update :)
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Going...Going...Gone!
I've been growing my hair for Locks of Love/Pantene Great Lengths Campaign since before we began our adoption. I've been saying for the last 4 months that when we got the call it would be time to cut it all off! The time is here!!!!!