Happy 2nd Birthday

Happy Birthday, Baby girl!!!Date: 7/26/2006
Monday was Addie Mei's second Birthday. We had a very busy day and ended it with a great party with some of her and Mama's friends. She did great! It was so much fun to watcher her play and open presents. She even knew how, which surprised me.On Father's day we celebrated with our family, as we were all in MI. It was so much fun to be together as a family!!On such a great day, I couldn't help but think about her birth parents. As I am celebrating this special day, it must be difficult for them to not know where the child they gave birth to is. We prayed for them through out the day and talked about them. I pray I can convey to Addie Mei her story in a way she understands. I pray God gives them a peace and helps them to know she is loved beyond words and is HAPPY!!I received a birthday present on her Birthday. The little girl in the orphanage that was her best freind has been adopted!!!!!! It tore me up to leave her there, but I couldn't take her. The little girls mother joined our Yahoo chat group of families who have adopted children from Suixi SWI. She looked at Addie Mei's photo album and said she adopted this little girl a few weeks ago. My heart just lept for joy and I creid tears of relief knowing this little one I left and prayed for, is now in her forever home with her mother and father!I am now in communication with 2 of the 3 girls mother's that Addie Mei spent the first year and a half of her life with. How rare and precious this gift is!! I pray someday we can all meet and have our girls continue their relationship.All is going great on a daily basis. Addie Mei is continuning to develop and grow stronger everyday!! She is so happy most of the time. She is starting to test some boundaries, which I am somewhat thankful for. I know this is appropriate at her age. On the other hand, I loved the easy, compliant life we HAD.She continues to do well on the potty training end. I will have issues finding panties for this tiny little girl though. I have been given some tips from other Mom's to tiny China girls. I hope they work.We went to the reuinion of our adoption agency on Sat. I was so excited to see all of the hundreds of children there. FTIA has been such an important link in bringing Addie Mei home. I finally got to meet my coordinator, Maury. I put a picture in the albums of us together. She did everything for us!! Thanks Maury!!! I need to wake her. We had a rough night last night, so I am letting her sleep as late as possible. Thanks for sticking with us. We have been home 4 months now!!!!!!!!!!