Soooooooooo...anything else happen on December 26? Why, yes something did! We were DTC! I wasn't even sure if I was reading it right or if I was delirious, but it turns out we were in fact DTC on 12/26! Given the seriousness of our illnesses, P and I did our Happy DTC Dance from a seated position, but we were delighted nonetheless.
After that things were pretty quiet around here recovering from being sick, and then dealing with all of the backlog of everything that happens when you do nothing but lay on your patootie for a week. Plus, E's favorite new Christmas gift continues to be the scissors, so it constantly looks like Times Square after the ball drops with confetti everywhere so the sweeping never ends. Speaking of which, our darling E stayed up to watch the ball drop and nearly tucked us into bed.
So, that brings us up today. Pretty boring Monday until guess who show's up in my Inbox! Oh, my stars we got the most adorable pictures of R you can imagine! We sent a care package what seems like forever ago...so long ago that I stopped even asking our agency's in-country contact if it was received. We didn't even ask for or expect anything in return...we just wanted our R and her little pals and the Ayis to have some little things from us. So I was literally shocked when we got some pictures...I could barely dial the phone to call P. E wanted to look at them over and over, and remembered going shopping for things for her little sister. Of course, after seeing the pictures, E amended her usual refrain of "Emmie, Mama, Baba go get Ro-rie in China" to "Emmie, Mama, Baba go get Ro-rie in China in a few days." Um, not quite, sweetie, but from your lips to God's ears!
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| E helping to pack up the care package for her Mei Mei. |
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| Hmm...I've already snuck out the lighted ball a couple of times but they keep catching me and putting it back. That chapstick looks good, too...I wonder if I can surreptitiously grab some of that... |
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| Love that they put a bow in her hair! In fact, a different bow for each picture! |
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| Look at that scrunched up little smile! And the dimple! Can't take such cuteness! |
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| Um, you stuck these things on my face and told me to display these toothbrushes. Now what? Can we get on with the candy please? |
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| P said she looks like she's brokering some sort of merger. This picture is SO Emmie...multitasking, I'm "too busy" for you right now...can't you see I'm on the phone and eating my favorite food? |
5 comments:
OMG she is just the cutest little thing and looks so much like her big sis:)
This orphanage is super SLOW on returning pics and updates, just so you know....they will probably take all those items and you will get them back on gotcha day unused and like new. I hope you can visit the orpanage, you will see their lack of toys and items. They do love the children and they bath them daily, there will be NO crying at her first bath....out Maia just loved the water, such a change from our other daughter's SWI. Congrats on her and her sweetness, hope you are feeling so much better and able to truely enjoy this all.
hugs
Donna
She is adorable!!!'
Great pictures! And wonderful that you got updates on Rosie.
A trick for containing the confetti (I had a scissor happy child too!): Find a large cardboard box and let her sit in that with her paper and scissors - much easier to clean up.
She is a beauty! I would love to email you for info on thalassemia if I could.
THanks
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Jennifer
The last time we talked which seems like not long ago you were "thinking" about reusing your dossier and now I see that you were DTC!!
We were as well a month after you. How did you get ahead of us? HA!
I'm so excited for you. Your daughters are both such cuties. :)
You'll have to let me know if you went with my agency. I'd love to travel together!
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