BIG NEWS

First of all, all I can say is WOW! As many of you know, Trent and I have been deciding on where we were going to adopt from. We were making this decision because of my inability to get pregnant. I have been told that chances of getting pregnant were very slim. However, it looks like God thought otherwise. YEP...I'm Pregnant! It almost seems surreal, I can't believe that just months ago we were told that we should really look into adoption/surrogacy and now here we are, going to be a mommy and daddy. I can't even explain how I feel, I do not think I have ever been this happy before. I feel so blessed! God is sooo great! One thing that I have been asked was "where does this stand for your adoption process?" Adopting is something that we still plan to do in the future. I could never forget about our thoughts to adopt now, I have thought about this child continuously and I could never take all these dreams and get rid of them. There is definitely an adoption in our future, just not as soon as we intended. I will probably be changing my blog around a little bit to fit the "pregnancy" theme. I still hope to keep in touch with you all and read about your wonderful families and adoption journeys!

Here is a picture of the happiest part of my day!

Our new puppy...

Trent and I decided that we had to get a new puppy for Doodles and Kaya. We weren't going to look into it this soon but poor Kaya is miserable without Chey. Doodles just kinda seems like nothing is different and all is well. But Kaya and Chey were mother-daughter so I they really had a special connection. Kaya loves to play with puppies...I have a friend that breeds Huskys and Kaya loves visiting the little puppies once in a while. I talked to my friend (not knowing that she had a litter of puppies 9 weeks ago) and she told me that she only had one left. It is a cute little boy puppy. He is almost 10 weeks old, he has a lot of black in his coat. He sure is cute! We are going to visit them this evening and decide weather we will bring him home or not. I know once I get there, I will not be able to turn him down so... :) puppytime!

Here are some pictures...

10 days old

3 weeks old


5 weeks


This one was taken just yesterday, he is a cutie!

The Lost Daughters of China

Happy Friday!

I was recently told about this book by Mommy Spice over at hunanspice, it is called The Lost Daughters of China. I went out and bought it last night and I plan to begin reading it tonight. I wanted to get into it today but I was very busy. Has anyone read it? What did you think about...I have heard great things about it! It turned out the lady who I purchased it from has two children adopted from China. I thought that was neat!



Thank you all for your comments on yesterdays blog about Cheyanne. She will be missed!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

In Loving Memory of My Puppy Dog...

This is my 2nd blog today. I was going to blog about it earlier but I just couldn't do it. Yes, I love these dogs very much...especially this one.
This is my husky Cheyenne, she past away early this morning. I walked into the living room and she was laying their in her bed lifeless. It was so sad to see her go but she was in a lot of pain. She has had bad arthritis for about 2 years now and was always in a lot of pain. We are pretty sure that her heart just gave out. She was almost 11 years old and lived a great Doggy life!

I'll miss you Chey-Chey!

Rainy Day

Today was just one of those days. It was rainy and muggy, just a nasty day. I am lucky enough to get to be a stay at home wife. You see, our deal was that if I was going to stay home, then I would do all the stuff around the house, run errands, etc. Well today...I did nothing. I did feel bad whenever I looked in the kitchen this afternoon and there sat a pile of dirty dishes, but I just felt so lazy I didn't even attempt to begin them. It was just one of those days...

My nephew did come to visit me for a little while this morning!! He always makes my day happier!

Here is my thanks to all of you...

I wanted to use todays blog as an opportunity to say thank you for yesterdays comments! I really appreciate the support that was given. Also, Verna, the advice was helpful as well. I know that this will be an emotional roller coaster once we get started but with all of your prayers, support, and advice, it should help out tremendously! Thank you all!!




One of my favorite things said was from Mama Darling over at Desheng Darling...
"Remember, God knows where your child is!" Amen to that!

Oh my!

Today I am posting about this ordeal that my husband and I are facing. As you all know, we are about to begin the process... but there is one thing holding us back. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO ADOPT FROM!!! I am totally in love with China! I have been touched by so many stories and pictures of these little Asian cuties! My husband, on the other hand, is very much fond of India. He has been there 2 times with his church and he is in love with it. He is always reading about India adoption and getting all kinds of information on it. I am in love with the fact that he is so passionate about it but there is that small piece of me that wants to say "no way, we're going to China." Alot of you might think do India now and China later (vise-versa). We aren't really financially able to go through the process more than once so...this time will most likely be our last. I'm just praying that we will be led to the right decision very very very soon.

I don't want you all to thank that my blog is going to be a place where I do nothing but complain. Its really not, I promise!!! I'm not like that at all. This is just something that is really on my mind so I decided to blog it. Thats what this is for, right?

Thanks everyone!

Here I am again

I was sitting here looking at some links when my little friend pops up beside me. Whenever I say my little friend, I mean my 90 lb. Siberian Husky, Kaya! She thinks that she is a small little puppy and she still likes to sit in my lap when I'm on the computer. Anyways, this made me realize that I didn't even mention my puppies on the blog yet. So here they are...my 3 little cuties


Doodles, Kaya, and Cheyanne!

My First Post

Well, this is my very first post! I have never blogged before but I think that I will enjoy it!

I am making this blog to keep track with the adoption process of my daughter. Although we have not yet started the process, my husband and I plan to start the process within the next couple of months. We have tried getting pregnant for years and we were not succeeding so we went to a specialist. I was later diagnosed with Endometriosis. This was such a heartbreak finding out that having children biologically probably wouldn't happen. We have been looking up International Adoption and I have been touched by so many stories! I am very excited to give a sweet child a loving home! We are still deciding on China or India? Both places have many children in need of a family. We are praying for our decision and hoping that soon we will be pointed into the path to begin our journey to our daughter!!