Four Months Together: Look How She's Grown!

Renee was placed in our arms on September 14th, 2009, a day I'll never forget as long as I live. John and I nervously sat in a hotel conference room in Nanning, Guangxi province, China. We waited our turn till they called "Jin Mei Sang" (our daughter's given Chinese name). We nervously walked up to the "nannies" holding her and they placed her in my arms. I remember the happy, hopeful look on my baby's face. A look I see every day and hope will always see. John and I had to wear masks due to the H1N1 scare. Renee took one look at me and pulled my mask off, lol! And the rest is history... I love the hugs and wet kisses I get every day. I love this little girl with all my heart and soul! Look how she's grown!

Catching Up

It is truly amazing how time can just fly by. My last post was for Thanksgiving and I've had every good intention to continually blog throughout the holiday season and post pictures galore. Ah but all good intentions...
Wow, it's the new year! The holidays have come and gone! I'm back at work, ugh!
Why haven't I kept up with the blog?? Well, just a couple of things...wife, mother, sister, aunt...etc, etc...Life in general. Not to mention that my lap top time has been seriously curtailed since becoming a mommy :) I've grown so dependent on my IPhone!! Also, I've gotten increasedly used to posting on facebook, it's so easy to upload photos that I've taken. Lately, trying to sync my IPhone and upload all the photos I've taken has become very difficult.
Enough rambling!! Let's talk about my daughter! Well at the moment she's taking a nap (which is why mommy can type on the lap top in the first place ;-)).
She is absolutely the most wonderful baby that John and I have been blessed to have in our lives! Her smile and laughter (we just love how she cackles!!) just fills our home with joy. Many times I stop and try to remember what life was like before we brought her home, and I realized that it was somewhat boring if you want to know the truth. No boredom in my life!
I also wondered how I would get everything done once Renee came home, especially since I'll admit that I'm a major procrastinator. Well, all I can say to that, is when you know that there is a beautiful, loving baby depending upon you, procrastination goes right out of the window!
As I had said before I had some issues uploading photo's, but I'm going to post as many as I can. More of course to follow!! Look and see how Renee has grown!! I can almost put a barrett in her hair!!