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Two Year Checkup
Sean had his two year appointment a few weeks ago. He did well. He was happy the whole time. He didn’t need any shots so it was a really easy visit. He is 36 inches long, weighs 30 pounds, and has...
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Every couple of years we seem to catch a holiday virus. The last time was two years ago. Sean was only a few weeks old and a stomach bug tore through the house. It had all of us (except Sean)...
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Christmas Catchup
Aside from the flu, we had a great Christmas this year. The boys are at such a fun age. They get so excited over everything. Since the boys were born, we spend Christmas morning at our house. I...
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Adoption Nesting
Adoption Nesting. At least that’s what Jesse calls it. I have been on a huge decorating/reorganizing kick lately. Funny part? That is so not me. I have always placed more value on spending money on...
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I’m Blessed
I’m linking up to my sweet friend, Gretchen, today for “I’m Blessed.” Today, I’m blessed to live in the beautiful state of Alabama. The weather here is crazy. There’s no other way to describe it....
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A Visual Countdown
This morning, my oldest asked, “Mommy, you want to go get brother?” More than anything, buddy. But it’s not our turn yet. Open dialog is something we encourage at our house. I want the boys to be...
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Someone’s Four!
This amazing boy had a birthday on Friday! We started the day with birthday donuts and a balloon. He was so excited to be four. On Saturday, both sets of grandparents and some friends helped us...
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Hazardous Hobbies
On Friday morning, Jesse was mountain biking and had a wreck. He called me from the trail as he had damaged his bike and hurt his shoulder. I loaded the boys in the car and went to pick up Jesse. It...
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First trip to the dentist
This handsome boy did great at his first dentist appointment! Trent had an appointment as well and also did well. We followed it up with a trip to the zoo with Uncle Dave. The boys walked hand in hand...
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The first day of the month is always exciting for us. It’s when we find out how many referrals there were the previous month and where we are on the list. We moved up two spots from last month so we...
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Weekend Away
A few weeks ago, I started looking for a place for a long weekend with the “core four.” Just me and my boys. We thought about the beach but the beach is four hours away so we spend half a day just...
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Love This City
Last night we went downtown for dinner. I love going downtown. Each neighborhood has its own feel. We love Avondale for beer and BBQ, Pepper Place for fresh veggies, Northside for Railroad Park,...
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No More Rings – We’ve been matched!
June 19th was a day we will remember forever. We received a referral and got to see our sweet son’s face for the first time. But let me back up and tell you the whole story. We have been waiting for...
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The Other Side of June 19th
I mentioned in the last post that we received our referral on June 19th. We were elated. But, there was a sad side to June 19th. It was the last time my mother in law would be admitted to the...
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Tour De Midwest
Since my mother in law knew there was a chance of her death, she wrote out her wishes for her memorial services. We had one here in Birmingham for the family and friends in this area. We then drove up...
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Ethiopia Bound
We were home about a week from our midwest trip, when our adoption case worker called and said, “can you be in Ethiopia next week?” We were SO excited. Ethiopian courts close for the rainy season at...
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Caleb Solomon Memorial Service
We had an awesome, amazing week in Ethiopia. There were absolutely joyous moments like meeting Caleb for the first time and hearing the Ethiopian judge declare him legally ours. There were tough...
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Day 1 in Ethiopia
When we landed in Ethiopia, we met two other couples from the states. We had actually met one couple at the Birmingham airport because they were delayed by the same runway painting that delayed us,...
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Day 2 in Ethiopia
On the evening of our first day in Ethiopia, we went to bed at 6:30pm. We slept some on the plane but we had gotten very little sleep in 53 hours. We were spent! We quickly fell asleep. At 2am, we...
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