Today is Wed., May 11th and you went to school. Had a great day and we went the Ayyye (elevator) to say "hi" to Ms. Peg, get your m&m, and eat what was left from your lunch box. We talked and went down the stairs. You are doing great with alternating feet on your decent! Still as independant as ever wanting not to hold hands. Good girl! (sniffle) Then we went to Pollo and enjoyed rice and beans while parked under a shade tree. We listened to music and looked at magazines while we ate. Great Mommy/daughter time. You said, "Mommy, I have poop!" (you pooh when standing and reading usually) We changed your diaper and enjoyed a bit more music. Then we headed home and got ready to ride the golf cart to the pool. Golf cart. Now that's a neat story! God gave us a golf cart thru Craigslist! True! I posted in the wanted section that "I know it's a tought economy, but if it's not tought for you and you have a golf cart that you don't use, please pray and consider donating it to our family." I explained that our daughter who has special needs loves golf cart rides and that because of adoptions loans we would not be able to buy one for a very long time. Two weeks later the call came and two hours after the call two sweet men (a father and son) delivered the golf cart to our home. We have used it 3-4 times a week since then and have had opportunities to bless others with it. Hence we have started another journal called "Giving back the Golf Cart." It think we'll call him on father's day. His name is Jeff Hamilton and I saved his number.
OK, now where were we? Oh yeah...we went home and rode the golf cart to the pool with Ayi Ann. Very nice time and you learned to swim with your head out of the water! Great JOB!!! Mommy gonna git on the phone and tell Mister Matt! You also learned to come up for breath when swimming under water. You practiced floating too. Very fun! Then we came home, gave Baba big hugs and kisses and met Shane and Patrik for dinner at Sweet Tomatos. Now you are sound asleep and I can hear your sweet breathing mixed in with the keystrokes of my typing. Perfect sounds(along with the white noise fan videos we play from Youtube for you every night) to relax me and prime me for a good night's sleep. Father, please watch over my family tonight. Please see Shane and Kyle safely home and watch over all of our loved ones. Keep them safe and let them feel you. Draw them to you and let not one be without a true knowledge and acceptance of who you are. Mercifully I pray and ask you got that not one of my family or friends be left behind. I pray that you would protect my family from the retaliation of the enemy because of my prayers. I pray that all of my loved ones would understand how much You love them and how much they need you. AMEN.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
One Year Later. Typical Mommy.
Hello Sweetie,
I can't believe it but it's true. I never journaled another day since the last post. I feel so guilty and scared that someday I will regret it so much. I love to remember all the amazing things you do and say and I'm afraid that I will forget some things because you do amazing things every day!
Two weeks ago we went camping out at Uncle Robbydale's and Mama Aunt Stacey's camp. It was you 2nd time camping and you were amazing! (the 1st time was Thanksgiving 2010 at Big Cypress. You did awsome then too, throwing sticks to hit pots and pans. splashing around in cool clear lake water that we filled the big green rubber bucket with. When you weren't doing camping things you were happy to relax in the tinkerbell lawn chair that Amber bought for you and play with the I-phone.)The whole family met for Amber's Graduation. She recieved her batchelor's degree in nursing at North Florida University. We are all so proud! Then we had a great family reunion at the camp. Amber, Alex, Jesse, Nathaniel, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Amy, Rebecca, Chance, baby Elizabeth, Amy's parents, Grandma Ann and Grandpa Mike came, also Xuxu Nelson. We all had such a grand time. Around the fire the first night we all saw a beautiful Meteorite that resemble a comet with a tail. It was huge and traveled most of the sky. What fortune for us all to see together! We saw fireflies that you still can't see well yet. We went on a hay ride at dusk and heart whipowils. We brought your pink princess pool and Jesse toted water back and forth to fill it for you and your cousins. You sleep great to the chirping crickets and howling coyotes. You looked so adorable walkin' around the camp in your little boots. You got to hold a real baby(Elizabeth 3months) for the first time and you were in heaven. You've always loved babies so much and you 've always been so gentle with them.
Mother's day just passed last week and we got out of the house late. Decided to go to a park or something but it was so hot that we didn't know where to go that wouldn't be miserable. Didn't matter cuz you fell asleep as soon as we got in the car! We just drove around awhile and then met Xuxu Jeff and co at Scruby's! Yum! We shared bbq turkey sandwich, beans, and sweet potato. It was a nice visit but you were not yourself all day. You tried to wear undies and practice using the potty that morning and had a little accident. You were so hard on yourself. I felt terrible and desperately tried to explain that you were just learning and new at it. That it was OK and everyone has accidents when learning to wear undies. It took awhile to calm you and you said, " Only diapers now please". So sweeeeet! ( sigh ) You were OK, but it kind of set your mood for the rest of the day. You were very grouchy all morning and I realized later that you were stressed and worried that you might have an accident. Poor baby. I love you so much. You are so good through and through my darling daughter. Always trying your best at everything you do. I always tell you that THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN"T DO! You are amazing! It won't be long and you will be out of diapers, I know it. It's all happening too fast. I wan't to keep you little and needing me all the time. Selfish huh? It's just that I've never been loved like this before and I know I never will be agian. I've never loved anyone with so much of me before and believe me when I love, I love...but this is different. You are like Jesus coming to me. He said if anyone recieves one of these little ones in my name, they recieve me. That has to be the explanation of the depth of the love I feel for you. Who could Know Jesus and not love him? Exactly!
I can't believe it but it's true. I never journaled another day since the last post. I feel so guilty and scared that someday I will regret it so much. I love to remember all the amazing things you do and say and I'm afraid that I will forget some things because you do amazing things every day!
Two weeks ago we went camping out at Uncle Robbydale's and Mama Aunt Stacey's camp. It was you 2nd time camping and you were amazing! (the 1st time was Thanksgiving 2010 at Big Cypress. You did awsome then too, throwing sticks to hit pots and pans. splashing around in cool clear lake water that we filled the big green rubber bucket with. When you weren't doing camping things you were happy to relax in the tinkerbell lawn chair that Amber bought for you and play with the I-phone.)The whole family met for Amber's Graduation. She recieved her batchelor's degree in nursing at North Florida University. We are all so proud! Then we had a great family reunion at the camp. Amber, Alex, Jesse, Nathaniel, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Amy, Rebecca, Chance, baby Elizabeth, Amy's parents, Grandma Ann and Grandpa Mike came, also Xuxu Nelson. We all had such a grand time. Around the fire the first night we all saw a beautiful Meteorite that resemble a comet with a tail. It was huge and traveled most of the sky. What fortune for us all to see together! We saw fireflies that you still can't see well yet. We went on a hay ride at dusk and heart whipowils. We brought your pink princess pool and Jesse toted water back and forth to fill it for you and your cousins. You sleep great to the chirping crickets and howling coyotes. You looked so adorable walkin' around the camp in your little boots. You got to hold a real baby(Elizabeth 3months) for the first time and you were in heaven. You've always loved babies so much and you 've always been so gentle with them.
Mother's day just passed last week and we got out of the house late. Decided to go to a park or something but it was so hot that we didn't know where to go that wouldn't be miserable. Didn't matter cuz you fell asleep as soon as we got in the car! We just drove around awhile and then met Xuxu Jeff and co at Scruby's! Yum! We shared bbq turkey sandwich, beans, and sweet potato. It was a nice visit but you were not yourself all day. You tried to wear undies and practice using the potty that morning and had a little accident. You were so hard on yourself. I felt terrible and desperately tried to explain that you were just learning and new at it. That it was OK and everyone has accidents when learning to wear undies. It took awhile to calm you and you said, " Only diapers now please". So sweeeeet! ( sigh ) You were OK, but it kind of set your mood for the rest of the day. You were very grouchy all morning and I realized later that you were stressed and worried that you might have an accident. Poor baby. I love you so much. You are so good through and through my darling daughter. Always trying your best at everything you do. I always tell you that THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN"T DO! You are amazing! It won't be long and you will be out of diapers, I know it. It's all happening too fast. I wan't to keep you little and needing me all the time. Selfish huh? It's just that I've never been loved like this before and I know I never will be agian. I've never loved anyone with so much of me before and believe me when I love, I love...but this is different. You are like Jesus coming to me. He said if anyone recieves one of these little ones in my name, they recieve me. That has to be the explanation of the depth of the love I feel for you. Who could Know Jesus and not love him? Exactly!
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