Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Six Months Pregnant

Today we are officially 6 months pregnant. It was June 13, 2011 that China preapproved us to be Fu Hao Ling's parents. Unfortunately it is doubtful that this will be a 9 month pregnancy. It is looking like a 10 or 11 month pregnancy.

Found a new picture of our little girl. So glad to see her doing well and to find out she is walking. We also had confirmation that she is in foster care.

We can't wait for this pregnancy to end and to bring her home.

Friday, December 9, 2011

DTC

I am very excited to say we are DTC, today. This is a big step when adopting from China. It means our dossier is headed to China. It makes everything seem more real. Next step is LID. Our Log in Date is when all our paperwork is logged into CCCWA's database. This usually happpens in approximately 10 days. We are one big step closer to bringing our Alyssa Faith home.

Happy Birthday, Zachary!






Yesterday Zachary became a teenager. It is hard to believe that he is 13 years old. I still remember the day he was born in Jacksonville Beach, FL. I loved that the hospital was decorated for Christmas and the lights were shining bright when we left the hospital the next day. Zachary is our most motivated child. He practices his trombone endlessly and is very relentless about getting his homework done as soon as he comes home from school. He won an Outstanding Student Award from the Elks lodge this fall. Two people(a boy and a girl) were chosen from his school and one of them was him. During a very nice presentation he was awarded a couple of certificates and a $50.00 savings bond. There is no doubt that Zachary will go far in life. He is one determined young man.