1 Year Referral Anniversary!!!

June 6 2008 was the one year anniversary of "The Call" , meaning that is has been 1 year since we first laid eyes on our baby girl. I remember that day like yesterday and can tell you every detail of it. However, I will just stick to the basics by saying that it was a Wednesday morning when Christina our social worker called and told me the information on my new baby girl and then I asked her to call Doug at work and give him the details. Christina said that we could come to the agency after 2:oopm to get the pictures and all the information. Grant and I met Doug at the adoption agency around 3:30 and we were greeted with balloons, cake and the entire China team. I was so nervous, excited and scared to see the pictures, I don't know why was so emotional but I was. When I finally saw Qian Li Tong's pictures all I could do was scream and jump up and down and cry. This was the baby that I had prayed for, dreamed about and planned for. She was perfect!!! Chubby cheeks, thick black hair and sweet kissable lips. I am even starting to get emotional just typing all this!!!
Stay tuned, because Aug 5 is the one year "Gotcha Day"

Lily-Fun in the Sun

Grant--Fun in the Sun

Still Sucking those Fingers!!!

First Baseball Game in the 2008 Season

Enjoying First Popsicle

Teething for Lily has not been easy at all. I have tried everything to sooth her from Tylenol, teething tablets, frozen bagels and so on. Now that the weather has started to warm up I decided to give her fruit Popsicles to help with the teething pain. At first Lily wasn't so sure about them but now she loves them. Enjoy the pictures.

Lunching Outside

As you can see, Lily is happiest when food is involved.