9 Months Together

This was Baba's day to keep Anna

Both my babies not feeling well :(

Sweet baby having to do breathing treatments...she did a great job

Where does the time go? Today we celebrated (as best you can when you are sick) the fact that we have had our sweet Anna Banana for 9 months today. I cannot say enough how much I love this sweet little girl. I don't know why God chose to bless us so richly but all I can say is Thank you Father.

Poor Anna has been through the ringer this past week. She had RSV. We have done breathing treatments for a week now and she is finally feeling better just in time for her Baba to possibly get the flu. Please be praying that sickness will leave our house and move on. We went to the after hours clinic today for Scott and he possibly has the flu...yuck! I kept Anna home Monday through Wednesday last week and then Scott pulled duty for Thursday and Friday and now it looks like he'll be away from work another week.

We of course didn't get to the Chinese place today so we have just celebrated at home. We did all feel good yesterday so we took a day trip to Natchez and went to a little local Italian place. It was very good. And we walked around, got some fresh air and a few pictures. So I'll share those since no one felt like taking pictures today.

1st Halloween

The cutest ladybug to walk the planet was a little sick so Halloween was cut short. She has developed a cold so we went to a few houses, went to a church in the area that was having a Fall Festival, grabbed some dinner at Cracker Barrell and headed home where we are sitting in the dark so tricker treaters won't think we have candy because we don't. I didn't get any because I thought our night would be a little longer than it was. I hate that Anna has a cold but we got a few pictures in and she went to about 5 houses which is enough for her age. Some friends and teachers that I work with got to see her and they agree she was one darn cute ladybug. Hopefully next year she'll feel better.

Pumpkin picking

We went to the Pumpkin Patch last Saturday and had a ball. It was very chilly but that just added to the charm. At first Anna had no clue what to do. She just stood there like a statue. Finally she realized the pumpkins weren't going to jump up and eat her and she started to have a lot of fun. We did a hayride, where we saw goats, donkeys, bulls, cows and the strangest looking animal I have seen...a Zedonk.. never knew the thing existed but apparently it is a mix between a donkey and a zebra...poor thing. Not the cutest animal you've ever seen. Anna had a ball trying to pick the perfect pumpkin. I gave her a couple to hold. One pumpkin she literally threw across the field. I think our girl may have a career in professional softball :). Love her so much....love being able to create these special family memories. Next post will be here first Trick or Treating. I tried her costume on tonight (Of course she is going to be a ladybug) and it fit perfectly. Now if it'll just be a little chilly so she doesn't melt in the thing. If you want to see a sneak preview go back some post till before our referral and you can see a picture of Scott holding it up. We bought it the year we started our adoption on faith and wouldn't you know the thing fits perfectly and it is so darn cute.

FAIR FUN

Riding down the big slide..you can barely see them

The fish Baba won

Saturday we went to the Fair. We had a great time. I was like a child as we drove. I was excited and clapping and happy. As soon as we got in there, I couldn't help it I started crying. I was overwhelmed by the huge reminder of God's faithfulness. I tried to quickly pull it together so Anna wouldn't think the Fair was something to cry over :). She had a great time. We all did. We ate too much, walked a lot, rode a little and enjoyed ourselves tremendously. Enjoy the pictures

8 Wonderful Months

It has been 8 months today since our sweet baby girl was placed in our arms. As we are getting close to the holiday season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, I'm getting more and more excited. Finally after so many years of waiting we can do all the special things this time of year holds. We are going to take her to the Fair this week. I'm so excited. We go to the Fair every year and pretty much eat our way through it. For the last several years we have walked by the kiddie rides thinking "Maybe next year we'll be parents and we'll be able to bring our child to the Fair." And year after year the Fair would arrive and we would be reminded all over again...."NOT THIS YEAR" We'll guess what WE ARE PARENTS THIS YEAR WHEN THE FAIR CAME!!!! Thank you Jesus for fulfilling the promises you make to us. I'm like a child this year waiting for our turn to go to the Fair. I can't wait to see the Fair through Anna's eyes. I can't wait to see her reaction to the rides and the lights and all the goodies the Fair offers. I know it might seem simple but this year the Fair coming to town is so significant to me because it is another reminder that God is Faithful to his children. Thank you Jesus for eight months with our little miracle.

7 Months Together

Wow 7 months. It doesn't seem possible. She fills our life with happiness and contentment. Right now I'm listening to her laugh has her Baba chases her around the house. I love the fact that my house is now filled with the sounds of one precious little girl.

We got to go to Pensacola this weekend to see family. We enjoyed our time with Nana, Papa, Grenny, Papaw, Granny and Memaw. We also got to go to the beach for a little while. Anna loved it. I have a beach babe on my hands for sure. She wasn't scared of the water or the sand. I look forward to taking her more and making priceless memories.

Going back a little

I've been meaning to post about Anna's birthday party but life happened. We had her party two days before we got the call for her surgery at Shriners. We had a wonderful time. A lot of family and friends helped to make it a very special day for Anna and her parents. I know Anna won't remember this "first" birthday party but she can look at pictures when she gets older and realize how much she was loved from the very beginning. She truly is a blessing from God. We love her so much. So enjoy the pictures from her first birthday party over two months ago :)