Fundraisers to come....

This sweet girl is so excited for a little brother or sister!!!! 

We will be bringing to you some fun and new exciting fundraisers ~ Such as beautifully handcrafter (by yours truly) Inspirational Wine Bottle Twinkle Lights for sale , rip- roaring- fun Number Boards with gift card incentives, selling tickets to a fancy and girly "Mommy & Me Tea Party" for Mother's Day in May and more as we go. So stay tuned and if you wouldn't mind to start praying for us and this new journey we are starting again and helping us by being our ambassadors by spread the word to others you know.


                                   

Also, if you could keep an ear out for any birth mom's or opportunities you could possibly hear about in your life that could end up being an adoption for us, please keep us informed.  You never know how God can use you to change the life of a child and in result change the world.  "For such a time as this". 

3 months old!!!!

"I love to blow bubbles and mimic...

I love to sit up...

Grabbing items on my playmate...

I enjoy going to church....

I experienced my first snow... twice... and neither time I was not 

very impressed with how cold it was... but mommy keeps telling me

how wonderful and fun it is, I guess I'll appreciate it more when I'm older!

But I like to see my mommy so happy, she loves snow so much,

I hope we can build a snowman together next year!

I don't completely like or dislike getting bundled into my car seat 

and strapped into the car ~ I like to go places, I really
like people ~ I am a social girl! 

However, I prefer when the car is moving, not so much when it 

stops because of traffic or a traffic light... I'd rather be moving! 

Did you know that I am the Lady Love of my mommy and daddy's lives? 

Well, I am, they celebrated me on Valentines Day by inviting our friends 

to come to an Open House, it was so nice!  I felt so loved!

Friends who visited were:  the Kerns family, the Lawson family,

Two Months Old!!!!!

"I am TWO months old...
My favorite song is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...
I love when mommy sings to me...
I am smiling now...
I really enjoy gripping items...

I really like to be sung to, especially activity songs like
"Patty Cake" and "Head, Shoulder's, Knees and Toes"...
I love being read to, some favorite books are "Far Flutterby",
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "If you give a Moose a Muffin"...
I like my snuggle time each day with mommy when we read and sing together.

I am smiling more now, and also kick my legs and wiggle my arms when I am excited.
I am also cooing sweetly and making some new and exciting noises...
mommy and daddy think I am talking but I'm not exactly sure what I am saying yet,
but I like it... I'm going to keep doing it because it makes them very happy...
and I like making them happy- they are funny!
I am also learning what this play-mate is for... I can touch the dangling items,
 and it wiggles and I like to watch it move..Oh! And it has a mirror- I like that!
My play time and tummy time are getting more and more exciting!!!

 This month I had a really exciting baby shower, put together
by my Auntie Micki and Auntie Lisa... it was really nice!
I was introduced to sooo many people, and Grandma
and Grandpa Alexander came to visit, in addition to my Grammy and Grampy!
Other visitors this month included, Auntie Lisa and Uncle Louie,
Grammy and Grampy a couple times, 
Auntie Micki and Kailyn again,
Lindsay Benton and the adorable Emma and Ava (I like them a lot!!!!),
and Susan Lombard!:) 
I really like when people visit, I am a social girl!

Life is good at two months!!!"

Finalizing our Adoption

We are in the process of finalizing our adoption of Paris, making it all official, crossing every T and
dotting every I... it takes some time.  Especially when dealing with three different states and
having to wait for each of them to communicate with each other and do their part. 
But none the less, the process is going smoothly. 

We have a wonderful christian adoption attorney who goes to our church working with us, we got connected with him the week after Christmas.  He and his team have been working diligently on our case,
and we are anxiously awaiting this finalization. Ready to put all this "legal" stuff
behind us and move forward with our lives.

We had our final Post Placement Home Study last weekend and that couldn't have gone better,
our social worker came and observed us as a beautifully created family, discussed how we are
adapting to parenthood and how sweet Paris is going.  Glowing report, all is well and one less
thing that needs to be completed in order to finalize our paperwork. 

Thank you again for all your support and prayers, please continue to pray as the attorney fees are
ending up to cost more than we were anticipating, so please pray that the Lord will provide these
funds as He did throughout our whole adoption process.  For local friends and family, that
"Pack the House" event we mentioned earlier but never got a chance to do, we are considering
doing that in the near future to help with the attorney fees.

More information to come.... God Bless

One Month Old!!!!!!

"I am ONE month old... I'm getting bigger...

I am...sleeping well at night...

I know my mommy and daddy's voices...

I (really) enjoy bath time... 

I also am tracking well with my eyes, following sounds, 

I cry because I have gas but that's okay, mommy knows how to
calm me down and make me feel safe, she's a great mommy.  

Daddy is learning, but I'm still new and he needs more practice, 

I still love him very much!!!

I LOVE being held, all the time, that's when I take my best naps, (and I love to sleep)
and it's my favorite to be swaddled...whenever I am really
upset, swaddling makes me feel really good. 

I really like to be carried around all day in mommy's baby carrier,

its just my size, how lucky am I?!?! :)

Mommy and daddy both sing to me and that's wonderful,

I especially love "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"- it calms me
down and makes me very happy. 

I also enjoy "Jesus Loves Me"

"Jesus Loves the Little Children"

and my favorite song mommy sings is "You are my Sunshine"

(she even rewrote it just for me, because I am so special to her)

I am still learning about my surroundings and these barking dogs... so silly...

I love my room that mommy and daddy put so much time into for me.

I know I am loved fiercely and I know I am blessed!

This month I have enjoyed my time with so many visitors...

I was able to spend many days and Christmas with my Grammy and Grampy!!

Grandma and Grandpa Alexander for a brief moment in the hospital, 

and Auntie Micki and Uncle Bobby visited with my many Walker cousins.

Other friends including Jim & Mary Adams, Cheryl and Q Noriega, and Pam Kerns.

Life is good for this one month old!!" 

Introducing Paris Josephine Alexander

Paris Josephine Alexander

November 28, 2014

5:40am 

6 lbs 10 oz

19.2 inches 

Perfect gift from God!!  

Living in the desert with such a blessing...

(Written December 5, 2014 ~ back posted)

I said before, each step of adoption has trials and difficulties, and each feeling harder than the last!  I am just so grateful the birth mom signed her rights away as planned, because for about 24 hours it was iffy and we had to rely on the Lord during that time... praying we would stick with her plan to let us become the parents... But she did sign, and later that day, November 30, we were released from the hospital with our baby girl, and moved into a temporary GA house, with family of friends.

At this point, I am "imprisoned" in the state of Georgia, with a new born who could be ripped from my arms in the next few days,... we have 5 more days and 4 hours until the revocation period is over, and the birth mom has until that time to change her mind and take our baby girl!  How in world would any mom handle this waiting period without the grace and guidance from our Lord?! Seriously... This is hard enough, even knowing He is in control... because each and everyday I fall deeper into her! 
God is good, He will not fail me! 

"just the two of us..."

This sweet hand floors me everyday!!!

The days and nights drag on as I do my best to learn her alone, Steven is back in Alabama working so we can give her the life she deserves.  He comes to visit us on the weekends, but the rest of the time it is just us girls, and in the evenings our host and hostess who have taken in this new momma and newborn.  Angels! Thank you Lauren and Steven, and sweet Evelyn!!!  Thank you Christa and Jeremiah, and beautiful Briee!!

You gave shelter and refuge to a total stranger who was a stranger to this new role of mom...
May God Bless you more than you could every imagine!!:)

(Written December 10, 2014 ~ back posted)

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!! The waiting is over, she is OURS!!!  For better, for worst... she's stuck with us!! Praise the Lord!!  I'm still in Georgia, waiting for Alabama now to approve us to come back home, the state of Georgia has done everything they were suppose to- thank you GA!  I wish we could be with Steven to celebrate this exciting moment, but for now we are apart... only 2.5 hours away but feels like galaxies...

We wait, and we pray, and we wait and we pray.... day in, day out... And we learn each other, one-on-one attention... She's learning me and how I will always be there for her when she needs me, and I 'm learning her like what each of her cries mean, and her body language... And the way she breaths when she's in a deep sleep, and her gentle coos, etc... she's breath-taking!!!  I really wish babies came with individualized owners manuals, that would make these first few weeks so much easier.  Especially during this time of being guests in someone else's house, in a foreign state and away from my beloved husband and new daddy...

She's such a beautiful blessing, and all I want to do is take her home and enjoy her, in our house, show her her room I have worked so hard on and share with her Steven.  We have waited so long for her to come into our lives, I don't understand why we have to endure this additional waiting period, it's so painful... Is it insensitive of me to want to just coast for a little while, and enjoy her after so many years of waiting and praying for her?  I know God has a plan, but like most of His plans, I don't have a clue as to why we have to go through this!!  I just have to hold on to Him and trust Him to continue to lead us!