Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Christmas ornament
Several of you have asked about our ornament. I purchased it at a Hallmark store of all places. It is a white house with a red roof. The chimney has 2011 and a small heart hangs from beneath the house with inscription I mentioned earlier. I will post a pic soon!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Going Private
We have decided to make our blog private. Our adventures of traveling around the world seem to be over for now and the adventure of living is just beginning. We plan to maintain the blog for our friends and family who are not able to watch our children grow up close. Our adoption journey has been an eye opening experience like no other and has strengthened our faith in God and in ourselves. This weekend I purchased a Christmas ornament which said it all... "Forever Family 2011...held together with love". We are complete and ever so lucky to be the parents of these amazing children. Thank you God for giving us the strength to step out on faith.
Please leave a comment with your email address if you would like to receive an invitation to follow our blog once it goes private. I will disable the comments so your address will not be posted. Thank you so much for following our journey.
S7
Please leave a comment with your email address if you would like to receive an invitation to follow our blog once it goes private. I will disable the comments so your address will not be posted. Thank you so much for following our journey.
S7
Friday, November 25, 2011
At long last....a post
Life has been busy, but fabulous!! Today we are celebrating 3 weeks in our new home. We still do not know what to do with all the room...the yard sale and donation piles are growing as we refuse to "clutter" it up too much. The boys are loving life with their own upstairs "wing" complete with playroom and bathroom just for them. Sophie is next to Mama and Baba which is perfect for us. Our country mouse side was fulfilled with our 1.4 acres with no chance of anyone building behind us and the city mouse loves the fact that we can walk or bike to town with sidewalks the whole way. We have celebrated 2 birthdays (Scott turned...old, and Simon turned 9) and Thanksgiving and are gearing up for Christmas.
The boys are still doing wonderfully and have enjoyed Mama being off work. Baba is also home more now so family dinners are a nightly occurrence. Sophie still amazes us with how easily she has adapted. No matter how long she has been with us, we still look at her in awe that God gave us this blessing. 98% of the time she is an absolute dream so I can definitely deal with the 2% crabby some times. She has gained 3lbs and is dying to walk even though she is still now crawling. I have to start back to work next week which is giving me the Mama blues. But, I only work 4 days a week and have only 3 weeks until Christmas break. I have found a nice lady to watch Sophie 2 days per week and Mom will watch her the other 2 days. I am praying she knows this is not a "new mom" or a new family. I feel she is attached to me and seeks me out but I am still apprehensive. Prayers to ease the transition would be appreciated over the next week.
Now that I have a new laptop (thanks to Hubby and Black Friday), I am able to upload/download pics so prepare to be overrun with absolute cuteness!
The boys are still doing wonderfully and have enjoyed Mama being off work. Baba is also home more now so family dinners are a nightly occurrence. Sophie still amazes us with how easily she has adapted. No matter how long she has been with us, we still look at her in awe that God gave us this blessing. 98% of the time she is an absolute dream so I can definitely deal with the 2% crabby some times. She has gained 3lbs and is dying to walk even though she is still now crawling. I have to start back to work next week which is giving me the Mama blues. But, I only work 4 days a week and have only 3 weeks until Christmas break. I have found a nice lady to watch Sophie 2 days per week and Mom will watch her the other 2 days. I am praying she knows this is not a "new mom" or a new family. I feel she is attached to me and seeks me out but I am still apprehensive. Prayers to ease the transition would be appreciated over the next week.
Now that I have a new laptop (thanks to Hubby and Black Friday), I am able to upload/download pics so prepare to be overrun with absolute cuteness!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
"Homeless"
Well, it's official...we are homeless. We sold our house last Friday and packed everything into 2 UHaul's (big uns) and my husbands car, oh and today my husband borrowed his Mom's flatbed to get the rest of the outside stuff. A local church as been kind enough to let us park on their lot while we wait to close on the new house which we are really hoping is tomorrow. We are currently staying with my mom in her little apartment. She has been so gracious to allow her grandchildren to "take over" but we are ready to be back in our own home so we can finally spread out!
Things are going wonderfully with Sophie! The boys are all doing really well, especially Samuel who is totally smitten with his new sis. She has adjusted beautifully with really no issues to speak of. She sleeps through most nights but may wake up to take a bottle then goes back to sleep. Our peds appointment was great. She is small (15.5lbs) but she is very smart and has made great developmental strides just since coming home. The care center took wonderful care of her but there are so many babies there waiting to come home it is difficult for them to get a whole lot of individual attention. Here, Sophie has a mom, dad, memaw, and four older brothers to love on her...not to mention all of our family and friends. Thank you again for all of your prayers and well wishes. They have truly been a blessing. We are comforted to know our family is complete...at least for now. God has given us a sense of peace and we look forward to our new normal.
Now, on to what you really want to see...pics of all of the kiddos!!
Things are going wonderfully with Sophie! The boys are all doing really well, especially Samuel who is totally smitten with his new sis. She has adjusted beautifully with really no issues to speak of. She sleeps through most nights but may wake up to take a bottle then goes back to sleep. Our peds appointment was great. She is small (15.5lbs) but she is very smart and has made great developmental strides just since coming home. The care center took wonderful care of her but there are so many babies there waiting to come home it is difficult for them to get a whole lot of individual attention. Here, Sophie has a mom, dad, memaw, and four older brothers to love on her...not to mention all of our family and friends. Thank you again for all of your prayers and well wishes. They have truly been a blessing. We are comforted to know our family is complete...at least for now. God has given us a sense of peace and we look forward to our new normal.
Now, on to what you really want to see...pics of all of the kiddos!!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Home!!!
We are home!! We are now a family of SEVEN!! More to come later but we are all exhausted and in the midst of transitioning to this new normal. Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes.
Sheila
Sheila
Friday, October 7, 2011
Freaky Friday
God has a plan. One day I will accept this pre planning instead of post planning.
Life is hectic right now. We are still packing duffles for the trip to Addis. We received lots of donations from friends and family plus our agency purchased over 30 cans of powder formula for the influx of malnurished infants. We are so happy we can help but trying to get everything packed and keeping within the weight limits is a wee bit of a challenge.
We are happy we will be traveling in a couple of days but continue to pray for all the other families still waiting, especially those we had the pleasure of meeting. We plan to take lots of pictures so they can see there little ones!
On the home front, we have been blessed to have a contract on our house and have been inspected and appraised to every one's satisfaction. And, as of today, we have a contract on a new house which will hold our new large brood. We are hoping everything goes as planned so that we can celebrate Halloween in our new neighborhood.
We appreciate all of your prayers and have been uplifted through all of the trials we have experienced over the last couple of months. We will not have reliable Internet access in Ethiopia but comments are still welcome and prayers are especially needed as we travel and leave our little men behind.
God bless!
S7
Life is hectic right now. We are still packing duffles for the trip to Addis. We received lots of donations from friends and family plus our agency purchased over 30 cans of powder formula for the influx of malnurished infants. We are so happy we can help but trying to get everything packed and keeping within the weight limits is a wee bit of a challenge.
We are happy we will be traveling in a couple of days but continue to pray for all the other families still waiting, especially those we had the pleasure of meeting. We plan to take lots of pictures so they can see there little ones!
On the home front, we have been blessed to have a contract on our house and have been inspected and appraised to every one's satisfaction. And, as of today, we have a contract on a new house which will hold our new large brood. We are hoping everything goes as planned so that we can celebrate Halloween in our new neighborhood.
We appreciate all of your prayers and have been uplifted through all of the trials we have experienced over the last couple of months. We will not have reliable Internet access in Ethiopia but comments are still welcome and prayers are especially needed as we travel and leave our little men behind.
God bless!
S7
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Happy, glorious, uplifting, exciting, terrifying news
We will soon be a family of SEVEN!!!!
In the midst of all the worry and grief, God has brought us to the last chapter of our adoption journey. On October 10th, Scott and I will board a flight to Ethiopia to bring our daughter home! We are beyond excited and the boys, even Shepherd, appear to be excited also. Shepherd even drove Sophie's stroller around the house saying "Shepherd push Sophie". I am happy to have something to do and plan. I have made lists and had friends (with babies) check it twice. I want to make this as smooth as possible for her. Scott is excited to travel to Ethiopia for the first time. It is almost surreal that we will be leaving in 2 weeks and bringing home a BABY that's a GIRL!
Now, on to more nesting..... :0)
Sheila
In the midst of all the worry and grief, God has brought us to the last chapter of our adoption journey. On October 10th, Scott and I will board a flight to Ethiopia to bring our daughter home! We are beyond excited and the boys, even Shepherd, appear to be excited also. Shepherd even drove Sophie's stroller around the house saying "Shepherd push Sophie". I am happy to have something to do and plan. I have made lists and had friends (with babies) check it twice. I want to make this as smooth as possible for her. Scott is excited to travel to Ethiopia for the first time. It is almost surreal that we will be leaving in 2 weeks and bringing home a BABY that's a GIRL!
Now, on to more nesting..... :0)
Sheila
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