Baby Book

We received this book shortly after coming home from China and it is a wonderful treasure. The book was written by a single mom who adopted from China. It is written for young children, therefore, easy to read and beautifully illustrated. I read it to Alisha a few times when we received it but she was just not interested.

In the past month, she has fallen in LOVE with this book. She asks for the "Baby Book" over and over and over. It is already getting worn, but that is the sign of a much loved book. Sometimes she will sit and look at the book herself, other times she wants us to read it to her. When we do read it, she sits quietly in our laps and listens to the story (and points out the baby). Could she really understand that this story is similar to HER story?

One Year Ago

One year ago we held our beautiful girl in our arms for the first time. She was scared and not quite sure of what was happening. She kept staring (crying) at the these 2 new faces, trying to figure it all out. It has been a long road, but she hung in there and the 3 of us found our path together. She has grown into a beautiful (almost) 2 year old full of happiness and laughter. She has a sweet personality and she continues to show more and more of it each day. She learns from us but more importantly we are learning from her.

Alisha, this has been the best year of our lives! You are our angel and we are so blessed to call you our Daughter!