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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Lilly is such a good big sister!

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Lilly loves to sing, and lately she has been singing a lot to Emma and Emma loves it!

Monday, December 28, 2009

Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 24, 2009

C is for Christmas Cookies!

Lilly and I made cookies today while Mike and Emma took at nap :) We had lots of fun and Lilly did a great job. She made sure we had plenty of pink frosting.
Emma is changing so much, at her Doctors appointment on Tuesday she weighed 6lbs 1oz, she has almost gained 3 pounds since she was born. Emma is such an easy going baby, she loves to listen to Lilly sing and also smiles for Daddy.
I am so excited for Christmas this year! I will try and post a picture tonight of the girls in the Christmas P.J.'s. We've been keeping track of santa today, Lilly is soooooooo excited! Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 21, 2009

Lilly's Winter Showcase

On Thursday Lilly had her preschool winter showcase. It was really cute to see all of the kids and how creative and smart they are. Lilly's preschool teacher is so nice and sooooo patient with the kids. I wish she was MY teacher :)
Here are two of my favorites of Lilly's pieces:
This one is called "The Treasure of the Pirate"
This one is my favorite, mainly because of the title:
Lilly is learning a ton at preschool, I am really glad that we decided to start her in school this year. She is reading, counting and growing as an individual Lilly is a really special girl I'm so proud to be her Mom.

Friday, December 18, 2009

My Girls....

Two of my favorite things :) My little girls are already bonding, Lilly LOVES to hold Emma and has also discovered that she has ticklish toes :)

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Get your tissues :)

My friend, who is also an adoptive mother sent me this beautiful poem, it made me cry. (thanks Laura) :)

The Best Gift (Rosemary Clooney)

The best gift that I ever got
Didn't really weigh a lot.
It didn't have a ribbon 'round,
And it sometimes made an awful sound.

The best of all it seems to me,
It wasn't 'neath the Christmas tree.
And yet, I guess I'd have to say,
That it made all the other presents twice as gay.

The best gift that I've ever known,
I'd always wanted most to own.
Yet in my dreams of sugar and spice,
I never thought it could be so nice.

The best gift that I'll ever get
Was sometimes dry and sometimes wet,
Was usually pink, but oftentimes red
As it lay so innocently in its bed.

The best gift of the year to me,
The one I hold most dear to me,
The gift that simply drove me wild,
Was a tiny, newborn child. Little Emma has filled our home with so much love! She is a month old today, I can't believe it, we've only had her home for a few days, and they have made our Christmas magical. It is so much fun having two girls, they are both so sweet. I can't imagine my life with out them. Our family feels much more complete now, my heart is at peace.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Emma is Home!

We were able to bring Emma home yesterday, and she is so fun and still tiny! Her hospital discharge weight was 4lbs 14ozs. We really are enjoying every moment with our new family of four.
Lilly is an amazing big sister, at the hospital she even let her prized favorite stuffed animal ride in Emma's car seat with her. The nurse was really sweet and let Lilly help her carry the car seat out to the car.I have a feeling Lilly is going to teach Emma a lot :) Lilly lets us know when Emma cries and loves to help change and feed her. Last night she came out of her bedroom to just check on Emma, what a sweetie pie.
I am so very grateful to have experienced adoption for the second time, it is a modern day miracle and I feel so blessed to be mother to these two beautiful special little girls.
This was Lilly's first time ever holding her baby sister, you can see the delight in her eyes. It was such a tender moment for all of us and I can hardly believe that it is real, I feel so lucky.

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