Noah Update :) and Jeremiah news, and other

Panda Boy is sick and I took him to the pediatrician today. It has been awhile since we have been in and since Noah has been home just over a year now they height and weight and I KNEW that Boy was gettin big! He was 27 pounds 7 ounces and 35 inches tall! I am not sure if she measured him right or not because that is a HUGE jump from the last time he was measured so WOW! But it is the official weigh in so to speak so we are goin with it! I do know that height wise he is startin to grow out of some of his 18 months clothes and I am needin to find 24 month and 2T things! He can still wear some 12 month bottoms and 18 month tops, but if its 1 peice the 18 months are not fitting! We just had Noah's yearly evaluation on Monday for the Early Steps program to see if he still qualifies for servies and if so which ones. I am praying they continue everything and maybe add stuff, but not take away. He is doing so well and I say lets NOT mess with it! He is tryin so hard to talk and it is so cute when he babbles away :) Sometimes you know what he is sayin and sometimes he could be talkin to Mars for all I know! heehee The other day he saw a zebra print fur pillow in a store and said what sounded like "AW SWEET!" I proceeded to bop 21 year old big sis Celeste on the head with said pillow! heehee Here are some pics of my Panda Boy Noah I thought you might like to see :) He is so cute :)


This was tonight and he was sittin with me in my recliner and I was fixin to upload a few things on to computer and he wanted me to take his picture :) You can kinda see he doesn't have quite as much spark in those eyes cuz of feelin bad. He is now sleeping beside me in my chair as I type!

I LOVE that boy!



This was Sunday at Church at a building fund fundraiser dinner :) He is sittin like a big boy! heehee

acting cute :)

He is lookin so mature to me lately and beautiful as always :)

Please keep our Target Gift Card Fundraiser for Jeremiah in prayer! I extended it till Thanksgiving Day to give time to get the word out and for folks to donate and all. What better thing to get just after thankgiving? I figure the winner can use it for Christmas Shopping. I am praying I can get some things donated to do an online yard sale that someone mentioned to me. Someone else mentioned doing an auction where I had a reserve price that I would not take less than and folks could bid on items. Not sure I can figure out how to do something like that, or if I can get anything donated to use for that but I am praying about it. Please see Jeremiah's Fundraising blog for more information on this and our Puzzle Fundraiser! For each $2 donation to the puzzle fundraiser folks will put a piece of the puzzle in and have their name on the back :) We will glue it all together at the end and frame it and the back will be covered in names of folks who helped bring Jeremiah home! :) Can't wait for it to get enough donations to be done :)

Thought I would share this header thing I tried to make for the fundraisinig blog! :) It is not as good as most folks but with such a cute subject you can't go too wrong!

Noah and Daddy :) so sweet :)

Me and my binky boo! I am so blessed with a great husband! It was a bit windy out!

This was our attempt to get a picture of the three of us! Noah was distracted! heehee

We put Noah on the saddle we saw but he did NOT think it was near as cute an idea as we did! He would NOT stay on it!

This past Saturday our Exchange Student/daughter for a year Millie went to the local High School Homecoming Dance! It was an American Experience and nothing she has experienced before. In Taiwan they do not date till Colllege. Though this "date" was his parents picking her up and taking them out to eat all together and then dropping them and the school dance and then picking them up, but still way more than anything she was use too! She looked very pretty, don't you think??


Celeste got to experience the little sister thing :) Millie asked her to do her hair and makeup! Course with our heat and humidity her hair was totally straight again by end of the night!

This is her date's mother pinning this homecoming thing on her!

This thing was long! I told her to hang it on her wall after the dance!


This was so cute :) We were babysitting that night and Noah and his friends are watching Millie and her date and his parents leaving! It was just so cute watchin them that I had to get a picture!!! :)

I can't wait for the day that I can take pics of Noah and Jeremiah together! Please if you have a minute, say a prayer for Jeremiah, for our fundraising, and for MIRACLES to happen and happen quickly! :)

Jeremiah sweet frogie boy! We love you more than you will ever know! We can't wait to hold you in our arms and bring you home and experience your days, your nights, your ups, your downs, your laughs, your tears, and to have just one of those amazing smiles of yours directed at us! :) Hang tight baby boy, We are coming as soon as we can, until then, catch my kisses in the wind!

PICS OF MY BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been sick, and on top of that have been kinda down because of Money for the adoption of Jeremiah and TRYING not to worry how we are gonna raise all we need and quicker cuz he is waiting and waiting. He is 17 months old now! I can't believe it has been 5 months since I first laid eyes on his face! Today I got on because I knew we should be getting pictures SOON and I wanted to just check IN CASE! Well, sure enough I got the golden email! :) pics and an update :) WOOHOOO :) I also have some pics of my Noah to share as well :) I am one blessed mama to call these 2 beautiful angels my sons! I can't wait for the day I can post a picture with BOTH of them in the picture together :)


Don't you just LOVE that shot! :) He is so cute :) These were all taken Sept 9th! They said he smiles alot! I CAN"T wait to have one of those smiles directed at me :)




Another shot of my baby boy! Oh how I ache to reach through the screen and just pick him up! :)




I am a bit worried about the hands. They said in the update his hands and arms are rigid. I know we will be doing some exercising those hands I bet!

Noah put himself in that box! He was just a grinning until we grabbed the camera!

This is Noah with the Grandparents day card he made his Nanny! Celeste colored a bit too!

Happy Grandparents day Nanny!

This is him holding the card before he gave it to her :)

he GAVE me the camera, climbed up on me and leaned against me! heehee :) Then he wanted to see the picture when I was done! :)

He was in the exersaucer and I was in the tub! He had not taken his nap that day and bedtime was not quite here, well, he decided it was! :) heehee

He loves his Elmo pjs!

He just loves these 2 toys! Takes them ALL over my house :) Especially if I am tryin to talk on the phone! heehee


Well, still not feelin great so I am gonna get off again. Hugs and thanks to all for your prayers and friendship. PLEASE keep Jeremiah and adoption funding in your prayers!

Jeremiah honey Mama loves you soooo much. Hold on tight sweet frogie boy and I will be there AS SOON as I can! Until I can hold you, rock you, sing to you, snuggle you, and kiss you catch my kisses in the wind baby!

THE PARTY!! and a day at the park

I thought I would share some pics from our 1 year Gotcha Day Anniversary Celebration Party:)


The Cake!! I LOVED the cake! They did such a good job! :)


Noah in his new outfit :)

he loves to get in Daddy's chair :) another shot in the outfit

These were our gifts to him :) I LOVED these bags :) They are earth friendly bags from Toys R Us but I loved them and what better gift bags for Panda Boy :) I must say I did have trouble getting the dump truck in that bag :)

Doesn't he look BIG! heehee He is 26 lbs, 34 inches tall and shoes are a 6 but he is growin out of them so I think it is bout time to go up. The sandles are the ONLY shoes he likes. Those were the ones like were in his coming home outfit, but were a 5. I had found a deal and got a 5 and a 6 at that time because I did not know how big his feet were. They were a 4 when we got him so the 5's were big the first day. When it gets cooler I am gonna have a fight on my hands to get non sandles on his feet.

This is a shot of the table we decorated with Asian items. Some were ours we have acquired, some were ones that Millie gave me from Taiwan, some were borrowed from friends :) The poster was made my Celeste and my friend Liane! It has Happy Got You Day written in Chinese :)

Jeremiah was there with us on my laptop wallpaper :) I used the laptop to show the video :)

Another shot of some of the things on the table. We had games children play in Taiwan (with the help of Millie to tell me what to buy. And candies and such that children in Taiwan eat.

Samuel and Noah playing while we were rearranging tables. The banquet room was accidentally double booked. I checked the booking THREE times and so I was quite shocked when told we could not have it because it is booked EVERY whatever by these other people. I literally cried and the owner showed me another area of the restraunt where we could have the party but we had to rearrange tables so we had a long table for everyone. I had wanted 2 long tables but was not room in this area so they other long table had to run another dircetion and we weren't all as close but it was ok I guess. We had a blast and that is what matters :)

Another shot of the table we made :)

Here you can see some of the candies and the pineapple cakes that Millie's mother made!

LOL, the face again :) He makes that now when the flash light goes of before the flash. He also does it in the sun. I am worried about that eye if he does it because the light bothers it maybe.

Ain't he cute! :)

Pastor praying a blessing over Noah!

more of the blessing time

more blessing time :)

Millie and my mom :)

Noah enjoying his cake!

Millie showing us how to eat this candy that children in taiwan love! You spin it on a spoon or chopstick! NOAH would NOT eat it though! lol Daddy loved it :)

Noah and the cake still :)

Now on to a Park Day we had Wednesday with our PLaygroup :)

Noah sliding down the rock wall!

Noah was so bold. He ran across to go up there and is quite far from me :) This is a first :)

Noah on the swing! I AM SOOO HAPPY to have a smile on the swing! The last time at this park he WIGGED out on the swing! He did not stay long and when he decided to get off her reached for me and almost flipped over !

He is so cute :) and very active :) HE LOVED the park :)

Run, run run :)

ok, we will walk now :)

Noah lookin out :) This was the big kids play area that he just had to go too.

Sam and Noah peekin through

I just LOVE to watch him play :)

This shot is so cute to me :) He is climbing so good! His OT/PT will be so proud! :)

I can't wait till the day I have Noah and Jeremiah together at the park! I am really aching for Jeremiah. People have said that before I know it we will have Jeremiah's 1 year home! I CAN"T WAIT! Looking at Noah and all God did to bring Noah home REMINDS me and gives me HOPE that Jeremiah's funds will come and he will be here soon with his big brother :)

Jeremiah my sweet frogie boy! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I ache to rock you and sing to you and tell you how much we love you, how much Jesus loves you. I can just picture you and your brother together and I can't wait for it to be reality. I love you baby boy and we are working hard and will be there as soon as we can. Be sweet for the Nannies and while you wait catch my kisses in the wind!

THE VIDEO we showed at the party!

We had our Gotcha Day ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebration last night! :) What a wonderful time we had and were so blessed to have 36 people there! :) I will be posting pictures and all of that later or tomorow as we have a busy day but this is the video I showed at the party. I have been trying so hard to get it up on the net. I FINALLY did it! :) It is long, BUT it is all about Noah! :) And of course that is what it should be! :) So if you have about 20 minutes PLEASE PLEASE do watch our video! :) It begins with his birth on earth and ends with Yesterday! :)

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