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!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Monday, July 17, 2006
Mama's big girl
Mama's big girl!Date: 7/17/2006
Well,We have entered the wonderful world of potty training. Addie Mei is doing amazing! She doeas not have the concept that she has control over her body, but we have a huge celebration over any action!! She has done both quite frequently, so I think she will catch on soon! This picture here was taken at our church this week. We got all of the kids adopted through FTIA together for a professional picture. WHikle some if the others were getting their pictures taken, we snuck off and played in this drape. I played with the photo editing software and made it black and white. I love the shot!! Those eyes still get to me!We only have one more month before I have to go to work. The summer has gone by so fast. I hope the time slows between now and then!!!That's it for now. Tamie and Adeline
Well,We have entered the wonderful world of potty training. Addie Mei is doing amazing! She doeas not have the concept that she has control over her body, but we have a huge celebration over any action!! She has done both quite frequently, so I think she will catch on soon! This picture here was taken at our church this week. We got all of the kids adopted through FTIA together for a professional picture. WHikle some if the others were getting their pictures taken, we snuck off and played in this drape. I played with the photo editing software and made it black and white. I love the shot!! Those eyes still get to me!We only have one more month before I have to go to work. The summer has gone by so fast. I hope the time slows between now and then!!!That's it for now. Tamie and Adeline
Saturday, July 1, 2006
New pictures
By popular demand, more picturesDate: 7/1/2006
I have had many requests for new pictures on the site, so check them out.Addie Mei continues to amaze me and bring so much joy to my life. I was asked what is the best thing about being a Mama recently. My response was feeling complete. Addie Mei definatley makes me feel like I am whole now. Something, someone, has always been missing and now she is here.We had a great vacation with the family. Addie Mei slept in 5 different houses in 2 weeks. She did great!!!! She is so flexible. She will sleep anywhere and goes down so easily. She has now graduated to a big girls bed. The crib has been dismanteled and returned to our friends who loaned it to us. She has transitioned wonderfully!!!Thank you to all of you who continue to keep track of us. I have copied all the journel entries and all the notes in her guestbook to a CD and is in safe keeping for her when she is older. What atreasure you all are to us!!!God Bless.Tamie and Adeline
I have had many requests for new pictures on the site, so check them out.Addie Mei continues to amaze me and bring so much joy to my life. I was asked what is the best thing about being a Mama recently. My response was feeling complete. Addie Mei definatley makes me feel like I am whole now. Something, someone, has always been missing and now she is here.We had a great vacation with the family. Addie Mei slept in 5 different houses in 2 weeks. She did great!!!! She is so flexible. She will sleep anywhere and goes down so easily. She has now graduated to a big girls bed. The crib has been dismanteled and returned to our friends who loaned it to us. She has transitioned wonderfully!!!Thank you to all of you who continue to keep track of us. I have copied all the journel entries and all the notes in her guestbook to a CD and is in safe keeping for her when she is older. What atreasure you all are to us!!!God Bless.Tamie and Adeline
Sunday, June 18, 2006
My little trooper
My little trooperDate: 6/18/2006
My computer has been to update as much as I would like. Pictures will come later, but here is an update on my Addie Mei.Adeline has been a real trooper after her surgery!! She broke the large splint they put on after surgery after just 24 hours. We went to the doctor and they put a smaller thumb cast on. This was much better, as I actually could get her clothes over this cast. Very little fit over the club she came home in. The cast did not slow her down at all. Aside from a few frustrating moments of not being able to use her hand, she didn't miss a beat!! She got to go swimming (cast covered quite well) and she loved it! She got the cast off on June 9th. We left that day to come up to MI and spend time with our family. She didn't like to look at her thumb once the cast came off. She would look at it and cry everytime the first couple of days. I am sure it looks different with the extra tip removed. She has gotten better with it, but everytime we remove the splint, she has to touch it and nod her head. I think she is reasuring herself that it is OK. Everyone up here keeps commenting on what a different child she is. She is much more social and interactive with everyone. She gives kisses freely to the family and she seems to be quite comfortable around them. We are spending 2 weeks here so she can really get to know her family. We have spent a lot of time at my parents trailer on the lake. She LOVES the water!!! I think some swimming lessons are in her near future!! My mom hosted a "Thank Yu" open house for the people at their lake. They have been so supportive and concerned over her. It was great! Addie Mei handled it very well and flirted with many of the guys that came. So much for her fear of men!We celebrated her birthday a month early, as no one from the family will be able to come to us for her actual birthday. We had everyone together and celebrated Father's Day, my nephews birthday and Addie Mei's 1st and 2nd birthdays. I wanted her to know that we honor her first 20 months of life in CHina. We missed her 1st Birthday together, but that doesn't mean we don't celebrate it. She had a bit of a hard day since her nap was cut short. She also was a bit overwhelmed with everyone and all the commotion. She did have a better evening once we got back to my sister's house where we are staying. We pulled out her toys that she got and she had fun playing quietly.As I said before, I will upload pictures later, hopefully this week yet. Check back to see her little purple cast, and some other cute pictures of my baby girl!! The joy of my life!!!!!!!!!Thanks for keeping in contact with us! God bless!!!!
My computer has been to update as much as I would like. Pictures will come later, but here is an update on my Addie Mei.Adeline has been a real trooper after her surgery!! She broke the large splint they put on after surgery after just 24 hours. We went to the doctor and they put a smaller thumb cast on. This was much better, as I actually could get her clothes over this cast. Very little fit over the club she came home in. The cast did not slow her down at all. Aside from a few frustrating moments of not being able to use her hand, she didn't miss a beat!! She got to go swimming (cast covered quite well) and she loved it! She got the cast off on June 9th. We left that day to come up to MI and spend time with our family. She didn't like to look at her thumb once the cast came off. She would look at it and cry everytime the first couple of days. I am sure it looks different with the extra tip removed. She has gotten better with it, but everytime we remove the splint, she has to touch it and nod her head. I think she is reasuring herself that it is OK. Everyone up here keeps commenting on what a different child she is. She is much more social and interactive with everyone. She gives kisses freely to the family and she seems to be quite comfortable around them. We are spending 2 weeks here so she can really get to know her family. We have spent a lot of time at my parents trailer on the lake. She LOVES the water!!! I think some swimming lessons are in her near future!! My mom hosted a "Thank Yu" open house for the people at their lake. They have been so supportive and concerned over her. It was great! Addie Mei handled it very well and flirted with many of the guys that came. So much for her fear of men!We celebrated her birthday a month early, as no one from the family will be able to come to us for her actual birthday. We had everyone together and celebrated Father's Day, my nephews birthday and Addie Mei's 1st and 2nd birthdays. I wanted her to know that we honor her first 20 months of life in CHina. We missed her 1st Birthday together, but that doesn't mean we don't celebrate it. She had a bit of a hard day since her nap was cut short. She also was a bit overwhelmed with everyone and all the commotion. She did have a better evening once we got back to my sister's house where we are staying. We pulled out her toys that she got and she had fun playing quietly.As I said before, I will upload pictures later, hopefully this week yet. Check back to see her little purple cast, and some other cute pictures of my baby girl!! The joy of my life!!!!!!!!!Thanks for keeping in contact with us! God bless!!!!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Surgery
Addie Mei's surgeryDate: 5/25/2006
Addie Mei had her surgery on Monday to remove the extra tip on her thumb. We had the surgery at Riley Children's hospital and everything went great.The doctor removed the tip and then repositioned some tendons and ligaments. He had to put a pin in the thumb to hold all in place. She come out with a soft splint up to her arm pit. I was a bit surprised, as I thougt she would only have a little thumb slint on. Getting her dressed is quite the ordeal. I have NO shirts that have sleeves that fit over this thing. I had to go to Goodwill and buy a jacket to cut the sleeve off from. She has to wear the hospital shirt that she came home in to bed. It is the only thing that would go over her arm that she could sleep in.She did have a hard time coming out of the aneasthesia. She had to have some medicine for nausea and that seemed to help. Only after three bouts of throwing up red popcicle on Mama's white sweater. Lesson learned!!!!!!!She seems to be handling it all very well. Only a little cranky the first day or so. I have taken her off the strong pain meds, as I think they made her very aggitated.We do have to go back to the doctor today, unplanned. She has broken the splint already. She falls a lot with the extra weight on hr already weaker right side. She catches herself on both hands, and has broken the splint. I hope they wil lput a smaller thumb spika on instead of this whole arm thing again. Whatever is best for her though!!Thank you for your prayers!! She is a little trooper!! Yesterday, we went into the garden and Addie Mei got to pick her first strawberry!! She did very well. She then proceded to eat the strawberry. Good thing I do not spray!!! I told her that we only pick the very red ones. he looked around and saw another and went right to it!! I think she is really understanding a lot more everyday!!! I got pictures of her in the garden in her album.On we go!!!
Addie Mei had her surgery on Monday to remove the extra tip on her thumb. We had the surgery at Riley Children's hospital and everything went great.The doctor removed the tip and then repositioned some tendons and ligaments. He had to put a pin in the thumb to hold all in place. She come out with a soft splint up to her arm pit. I was a bit surprised, as I thougt she would only have a little thumb slint on. Getting her dressed is quite the ordeal. I have NO shirts that have sleeves that fit over this thing. I had to go to Goodwill and buy a jacket to cut the sleeve off from. She has to wear the hospital shirt that she came home in to bed. It is the only thing that would go over her arm that she could sleep in.She did have a hard time coming out of the aneasthesia. She had to have some medicine for nausea and that seemed to help. Only after three bouts of throwing up red popcicle on Mama's white sweater. Lesson learned!!!!!!!She seems to be handling it all very well. Only a little cranky the first day or so. I have taken her off the strong pain meds, as I think they made her very aggitated.We do have to go back to the doctor today, unplanned. She has broken the splint already. She falls a lot with the extra weight on hr already weaker right side. She catches herself on both hands, and has broken the splint. I hope they wil lput a smaller thumb spika on instead of this whole arm thing again. Whatever is best for her though!!Thank you for your prayers!! She is a little trooper!! Yesterday, we went into the garden and Addie Mei got to pick her first strawberry!! She did very well. She then proceded to eat the strawberry. Good thing I do not spray!!! I told her that we only pick the very red ones. he looked around and saw another and went right to it!! I think she is really understanding a lot more everyday!!! I got pictures of her in the garden in her album.On we go!!!
Sunday, May 14, 2006
1st Mother's Day
Happy Mother's DayDate: 5/14/2006
What a blessing this little girl is t ome!! She wa sso sweet this morning! She woke up a bit earlier than usual for a SUnday, so I was not showered yet. We had breakfast and then she just wanted to sit on my lap and read book after book! It was precious. We would finish one, she would bring it back to the shelf and bring another. I loved every minute of it!! Once we were ready for church, I took out the video camera and she had a lot of fun hamming it up for the camera. We went to the full length mirror and she had so much fun watching herself. Thankfully my digital camera has a timer on it, so I was able to get some good pictures of the two of us together today!! They are in her albums. Thanks for sticking with us even after 2 months of being together!! Your support and prayers are so needed!!Love,Tamie and Addie Mei
What a blessing this little girl is t ome!! She wa sso sweet this morning! She woke up a bit earlier than usual for a SUnday, so I was not showered yet. We had breakfast and then she just wanted to sit on my lap and read book after book! It was precious. We would finish one, she would bring it back to the shelf and bring another. I loved every minute of it!! Once we were ready for church, I took out the video camera and she had a lot of fun hamming it up for the camera. We went to the full length mirror and she had so much fun watching herself. Thankfully my digital camera has a timer on it, so I was able to get some good pictures of the two of us together today!! They are in her albums. Thanks for sticking with us even after 2 months of being together!! Your support and prayers are so needed!!Love,Tamie and Addie Mei
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
2 Months together
2 Months alreadyDate: 5/10/2006
Wow,In less than 48 hours, Addie Mei and I will have been a family for 2 months. Time is flying by and I am loving every minute, well almost every minute!! She is so much fun and laughs so easily now.It is really hitting me that I finally get to celebrate my first Mother's Day!! For so many years I would cry as this day approach, thinking I would never get to celebrate it as a mother. God has changed all of that for me, and I am so excited to have this special day with Adeline!! I am sad that I can't be with my family to celebrate, but we wil lmake the trip up again in June to visit for awhile.Adeline will be undergoing her surgery to remove the extra tip on her thumb soon. It is scheduled for May 22nd. It is a minor operation, but she will have to go under general anaestesia(sp?) She will come out with a pin in her thunmb and a cast on her hand for a few weeks to allow all to heal up and to keep the pin in place. I am able to stay home with her for a couple of days after the surgery to make sure she is doing well and handling the pain medicine alright.She has been doing great in her therapy with First Steps. She is getting stronger everyday and learning new things everyday, not all good I have to say. She is almost 2 and is showing the signs of the terrible twos already!! She has gained 1 pound since we have been home!!!! She is still way underweight, but we are moving in the right direction. Thank you for continuing to follow along with us!!! I hope Addie Mei touches your life in a special way!!!Love,Tamie and Adeline
Wow,In less than 48 hours, Addie Mei and I will have been a family for 2 months. Time is flying by and I am loving every minute, well almost every minute!! She is so much fun and laughs so easily now.It is really hitting me that I finally get to celebrate my first Mother's Day!! For so many years I would cry as this day approach, thinking I would never get to celebrate it as a mother. God has changed all of that for me, and I am so excited to have this special day with Adeline!! I am sad that I can't be with my family to celebrate, but we wil lmake the trip up again in June to visit for awhile.Adeline will be undergoing her surgery to remove the extra tip on her thumb soon. It is scheduled for May 22nd. It is a minor operation, but she will have to go under general anaestesia(sp?) She will come out with a pin in her thunmb and a cast on her hand for a few weeks to allow all to heal up and to keep the pin in place. I am able to stay home with her for a couple of days after the surgery to make sure she is doing well and handling the pain medicine alright.She has been doing great in her therapy with First Steps. She is getting stronger everyday and learning new things everyday, not all good I have to say. She is almost 2 and is showing the signs of the terrible twos already!! She has gained 1 pound since we have been home!!!! She is still way underweight, but we are moving in the right direction. Thank you for continuing to follow along with us!!! I hope Addie Mei touches your life in a special way!!!Love,Tamie and Adeline
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