Oh no he did not!

Oh no he did not decide to outgrow his toddler days and become such a little boy!  Just got these pictures of Frankie this morning taken yesterday.  Can you believe it?  I’m really not shocked since I walk around each day with Izzie and wonder how the past 8 weeks could drastically take the baby out of [...]

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The I600-A

Tomorrow we will be filing our I600-A.  Last week our dear social worker stopped by the house to do an update on our home study so that we can send it on it’s way. I can’t believe it’s been a year since we completed it.  Just another step in this long process.  We have waited [...]

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Nanny School

I’m sorry to all of you out there who may get tired of opening my blog page just to see more adoption thoughts…. I’m not really sorry but thought I would attempt to put it out there in words to let you know that I know I talk about it a lot.  It’s a huge [...]

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I can’t shake it

I’m amazed how some chunks of time can go and you think… ” I made it a few weeks and that was not so bad…. and then I’ll have those few days where my heart or mind can’t rest from thinking about Haiti or thinking about our son.  The past 24 hrs have been that [...]

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June 2009 Update

Just got our June update on Frankie..  He is doing well.  I sure do miss him.  I just wish I could go hold him right now. … although it seems if I did, I might have a hard time catching him.  He’s proving to be one that will fit into our home just well.  He’s got [...]

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Missing him today….

Last night before bed the girls and I were talking about our big summer that is planned.  Emma can’t wait to get to some camps with dad and Izzie is head over heals in love with the pool and swimming…  During our prayer time we prayed about it officially being summer and all the fun [...]

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Heading Home

Two of Frankie’s friends/brothers are heading home.  I’ve met these boys a few times now and am thrilled that they are homeward bound.  Esaie & Isaac, pictured with their new family the Millers, left a few days ago for their new home in Maryland.  John from his blog wrote “We are so thrilled that these brothers are [...]

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We Are In!!!!!

BIG NEWS – Just found out We are IN.. IBESR that is!!!!! Papers were submitted April 24, 2009. 7 months after our papers arriving in Haiti… we are in the system!!! This is a HUGE day for our family and we continue to pray for all those still waiting to be submitted…. We’ve got a [...]

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Does He Love Me?

Wiping tears. That is what I am doing right now.
This week has for some reason been a week of questions for me. Just the other night Dave and I were chatting on facebook. (He’s in his computer downstairs, I’m upstairs… we are engaging in conversation) and I ask the questions people don’t like to admit [...]

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Frankie’s Day Today….

I’ve been cleaning like a mad woman.  Dave is gone this weekend and it’s just me and the girls.  And I keep on cleaning.  Then I just had a meltdown.  Crying, internal heart breaking.  Just got on facebook and saw pictures above taken of Frankie today.  This was him in his day today May 2nd, 2009. [...]

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