As I was sitting here about to post some pictures of Sunday (Mother's day) I started to think about how far we have come in the past year. A year ago we were preparing to turn our dossier in for approval by the Kazakhstan government. We were unsure at this time when or even if we would be approved to travel to meet our child. There were so many uncertainties all which we know are common with international adoption, but worrisome none the less. Now we are home with our gorgeous baby girl and loving every minute of the time that we are able to spend together. Josh got me a mother's day card that I feel is totally appropriate for the journey we have been on it says "We have had our ups and downs getting here but oh boy what a ride". Isn't that the truth. Every hardship, worry, and delay was placed there for a purpose. That purpose being to make it known without a doubt that God was in control of this adoption. Without his guidance and timing we would not have our precious angel Hannah. We are so thankful for the blessings that he has given us and the way that he continues to work in our lives.

 

We have had a bit of a rough week this past week. Last Monday my car got vandalized in the hospital parking lot while I was working and then on Wednesday evening Josh was hit by a drunk driver. He is okay, he just messed up his back. God was truly watching over him because he could have been hurt so much worse than he was.  His truck got pretty messed up and of course the drunk that hit him did not have insurance (imagine that!). Oh well, as I have said before the truck is just material, we can fix it or get a new one but I can't replace my wonderful husband. As long as he is okay we can deal with the rest.  Please just keep us in your prayers.

 

 Our family on Mothers day

Breaking news!! We finally have enough hair for a hairbow. I thought I would include a before and after photo to show you how much her hair has grown.

December 2007

May 2008

Hey all! I know it has been a while since I have posted but all is well. Hannah is getting bigger everyday. It is amazing to see how she changes and grows daily. She has several new words now including: light, gone, done, dog, shoes, and  kitty kitty. She can also say I love you. It sounds more like I yuh you and it is so cute. She gives kisses and is now also blowing kisses. She is such a happy baby, always laughing and smiling.

 

We had kind of a rough week last week because poor Hannah has horrible allergies and woke up last Thursday with her eyes swollen shut. We had to go to the doctor and they prescribed some eye drops that helped her tremendously. She handled it like a trooper though, the only time that she cried or got cranky is when we had to clean out her eyes or put drops in them.

 

Baby Girl  loves shoes, (she gets that after her mommy!) Josh says I have created a monster. You can't even take her into a store without her wanting to try on shoes. When we go into a store she will stick her foot out and say shoe, shoe. Im so proud! :-)

 

So that's about it for now, we are all doing well and are loving life and enjoying our time together.

 

Miranda