Birthday Pics!! (and finally a SMILE!)  

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

I was quite pleasantly surprised to receive pictures of G's birthday party from China today! What a blessing!




I sent a birthday package a couple weeks ago with plates/napkins/balloons and goodie bags for a few children and a gift box for G and the orphanage had a cake and my package delivered to G's foster family's home on his birthday. Looks like they had quite a spread with apples and eggs, maybe? The orphanage didn't send any names or details with the pictures, so I honestly don't know if the children at the party are from the orphanage or from the neighborhood or are maybe cousins of the foster family (maybe a new foster sibling since G's little foster sister was adopted a few months ago) ?? I think the teenage/young adult boy and two girls are the foster mom's biological children and the older woman is the foster father's mother. (I don't see the foster father in any of the pics...he must be taking them) At any rate, it looks like they had a wonderful time with a HUGE, beautiful cake and FINALLY I have a picture of my boy smiling (he's actually smiling so hard he's very squinty eyed and showing ALL his teeth, but that must mean he REALLY loved his birthday party :-)




His foster mom is wonderful about using and showing the things we have already sent him...one of the pics has a little phone toy that I sent in his first package back in March; he starts out on party day in the green and blue outfit I sent back in May and she dresses him for the party in the outfit that was in his birthday package...very sweet (now if only I can remember what size outfits I've been sending him, I'll know what to take when we travel--I think they've been 24 months and 2T's ?? I can't believe I don't know that)


Here's the best news of all--along with the photos, the orphanage director (or assistant, maybe) sent his recent measurements (28.67 lbs and 34.76 inches tall) AND she said his last transfusion was June 1!!! It's September and he looks pretty good in the pics; maybe a bit pale, but pretty healthy. If that date is correct and he hasn't needed a transfusion in 3 months, that's VERY GOOD NEWS!! We were thinking he may have needed them monthly (and in all reality they may not be giving them as often as needed, but, still...I'm pleased with the report and the fact that he looks good)



Oh how I long to hold my child....I pray it won't be long now...but these pics will hold me over for a little while longer until God decides it is time.

Love~~D

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No News is...well...no news :-(  

Friday, September 12, 2008

Okay so I'm not saying 'no news is good news'....but it's not bad news either...just 'no news'!!


Today was G's 3rd birthday and I was soooo hoping and praying to receive approval from China today, but, alas...nothing. I was really pretty bummed out this afternoon--really feeling disappointed and just, well, deflated, but God and I had a little talk and while I don't particulary care for His timing at the moment, it doesn't change the fact that I TRUST Him to be right on time. At a moment that I felt so sad and discouraged today, God gently reminded me that "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up on wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary, walk and not faint" Isaiah 40-31,32. This is the verse that God had already given me as G's life verse as he is facing a lifelong illness and will certainly need God's strength, but today in my weakness, I claimed it for myself, too!! (Funny how much better I felt when I did that!) Later in the day, I was walking down the hall at work and the heel of my shoe came loose and I thought "It's just one of those days"...to which God immediately replied, "Yes, child, it IS one of those days...it is a day that I have made and you shall rejoice and be glad in it!!" Yes, Lord--good point! I rejoice that even though I didn't get the news I wanted, I know it will come at the perfect time that you have ordained; even though I have some strange medical symptoms (see below), I still have breath for another day; even though G is on the other side of the world and I can't hold him on his birthday, I know his Father is holding him for me and this is the last birthday he will spend without us....Yes, I believe I will rejoice and be glad in it.....

We had some family and friends over this evening to rejoice and be glad it was G's birthday and even had our first 'Chinese' birthday cake (thanks to a friend at work who happened to be in the neighborhood of the nearest Chinese bakery about 100 miles away earlier in the week and picked it up for me). Here's a few pics of the cake and my precious children (all 4 of them!) This is the day that the Lord has made--I pray you, too, will rejoice and be glad in it!! Blessings, D

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No News...still we wait  

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Nothing from China yet...Today is day 71 since paperwork was logged-in.

Next Friday is G's 3rd birthday--I really hope to have received confirmation by then. But, then again, I have to trust God's timing and know that when He ordains it to happen, it will happen.

Hmmm...what else is going on besides waiting for the phone to ring...kids had soccer games today...My dad and stepmom have been visiting from Florida for the past couple weeks...E got a new haircut today--too cute!
I have nothing exciting to tell you...oh, here's an interesting tidbit--for the past couple of weeks I've been smelling cigarette smoke (when there is none) No one in my family smokes (yes, I'm sure), no one I work with smokes, I smell it in my car, I smell it in non-smoking establishments...everywhere! Weird, huh? I saw the ENT a week ago and he was a little baffled since I don't seem sick in any other way except the smelling smoke symptom, but we're thinking maybe I have an underlying sinus infection that has been hanging around since way back in the Spring when I was sick with a double ear infection and sinus infection and was generally more sick than I'd been in many, many years. So...we're trying a long, strong round of antibiotics to see if we can knock out anything that may be lurking, but I'm quite baffled...Anyone experienced this one before? I'd love to hear about it. I guess I win the strange medical symptom of the month award!

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What's Happening??  

Monday, September 1, 2008

Well, not much related to the adoption, (today is Day 66 of waiting for Letter of Acceptance--shouldn't be long now) but plenty has been going on in our household in the last few weeks. The kids started back to school a few weeks ago....

And, all three are playing soccer....

(oops...swing and a miss...but she has good form!!)


County Fair came to town....

WOW--I'm Tired!! We've been a busy crew.
I also sent a birthday package to China last week (to celebrate G's 3rd birthday on Sept 12), but was in such a rush to get it to the post office before the Labor Day weekend, I forgot to take any pictures! The orphanage is supposed to have a cake and take pictures for me, so maybe eventually you'll get to see some!
Hoping to hear from China any day now....please pray, as always, that we have patience to wait for God's timing!! I'll be sure to let you know right away when we get word, but for now, I'm going to call it a night....Blessings, D



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