Wednesday, February 18, 2015

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!!"