WATCHING RACHEL GROW: November 2007

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Last Day With Nai Nai and Ye Ye

Well, NaiNai and YeYe have gone.............we think that they may be held up actually in Denver's airport - but for as much as Princess knows - they are "gone gone". It was a great visit!! To say that NaiNai is CRAZY over Rachel would is like saying the Winters at the North Pole are only a little cold. We - ESPECIALLY Rachel -are so very blessed to have such great Grandparents on both sides of the family. Now, Rachel has yet to meet her Auntie Tina - who I know will spoil her even more - if this is possible - than her grandparents already have.

The holidays are so exciting for us this year!! Tonight - I sat and watched TV and listened to a Christmas carol that reminded me of last year when I cried due to being so sad at not holding my beautiful daughter - but KNOWING & feeling that she was out there waiting for us - somewhere. Now, this year as I sat with her curled up in my arms and listened to that beautiful song - I just wept and my tears dropped into her coal black hair as she didn't even notice so content to be in my arms. Every one wants to know what we would like for Christmas this year. And the answer is NOTHING. We have all we EVER wanted right here and now. We feel that we truly have an angel sent to us and that everyone is being just as blessed as we are by her presence.

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

Love,

One VERY VERY VERY Content Mom

"Look! I can fit both legs in one of my Baba's boots. Now if NaiNai will just hold me here.......FOREVER!!"

Probably my very first dog encounter!!!

It was a tough goodbye.............

NaiNai had a hard time leaving Rachel. "Don't cry NaiNai......I'll be back to see you in a little over 3 weeks and you can spoil me even MORE then!!!" What happens at NaiNai's stays at NaiNai's :)"

I'de say that Princess is warming up to YeYe!!!!

Security let us in to sit and wait on NaiNai & YeYe's flight.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Having Fun with Clarise in my Christmas jammies

Dancin!!!

"Check out my belly........Mom grows a mean belly doesn't she?"

I'de say that NaiNai sort of likes Princess and it's mutual!

Princess LOOOOVES grapes!!

Another Keeper-photo for sure!

This is FUN!!!

Little does Princess know that Mommy and Baba don't plan on allowing Rachel to wear makeup til she's 30 - she thinks she's such a big girl here on Mommy's lap!

"NaiNai and YeYe got me this neato pop-up book!!"

"Mommy's looking for me a warm outfit and hat for me - I have a cold."

Here we're throwing a tantrum......just in case you all were deceived by all of those HAPPY & SMILING photos of Princess.

My Baba loves me in Lavender

And don't think we didn't notice that after Princess was all DOLLED up - that her NaiNai didn't take her outside into the BACKYARD by accident. Oh No!! It was out into the front yard ASAP to show her granddaughter off.

Latest Rachel Update

April 6, 2010

Lullaby music playing in background and very much a Mommy's lil girl asleep in her bed while I sit in her rocking chair on my laptop. Every night we do this same routine. "Mommy, get you compooter and stay wit me for a loooong loooong time - okay?" To which I of course tell her that I absolutely will IF she goes to sleep.

What a journey it has been for this couple of almost 24 married years now and a total of 26 in all. We are now a Mommy & a Baba to the most precious gift that God has ever given to us. Yes, we sometimes miss the quiet & the romance - but NOTHING compares to the sound of Rachel's giggle or her singing just because she is so very happy. The daily routine is like clockwork now - with no room for slacking in the attention department - but the evenings when we are alone are filled with our re-accounting of the day's events and some stunningly smart, silly or sassy thing that Rachel said or did. I can truly say that I've never loved ANYTHING as much as I do my Rachel.

She is a definitely a princess through and through with endless acting and conversation of anything that is Princess-like, pink, glittery or sparkly from her tennies to her toys. And oh the hoops we've jumped through to dare I say 'pick our battles' with. High maintenance was named after our Rachel. She is getting more and more aware of the soon to arrive new lil brother OR sister and has already firmly stated that she thinks his or her room should be UGLY and hers should be BEAUTIFUL. My oh my! Well, lets give her points for her honesty :)

She give me moochies all day and asks me if I know who she loves and for me to close my eyes. When she asks me to open them - her lil arm is stretched out with her index finger pointing directly at me. She loves movie night and making popcorn with her Baba. Baba got her a big red bowl for Christmas that says Popcorn on it and she runs to get it out of the pantry as he places the bag into the microwave. She loves anything that has to do with all three of us being together. We love this too and always strive to be comfortable in our family skins.

Rachel turned 4 years old this past Feb 10, 2010!!! I think that when you spend years of your life on the infertility hampster wheel - that those parents deserve bonus years added on. Say for every 1.5 years your child gets another year older. But, this is not the case - so we cherish every second with her. Her teachers say that Rachel could go to Kindergarten early as in a few months - but we've decided to keep her in PreK to mature more and be with the majority of her friends. We want her to be defined by love and grow in this environment and not feel so challenged to be above and smarter than her peers - even though we think that she is >:) We are her proud parents of course :)

Her latest phrases are:

"WHAT EVVVVER!"
"CHILL MOM - CHILL!"
"DUDE..........WATER?!"
"DUH & HOLY COW"
"GET WITH THE PROGRAM!"

We blame Preschool...................well, maybe not for ALL of the aformentioned :)

We wouldn't trade one second of any of it! We tell her that when people ask why she doesn't look like her Mommy or Baba to tell them that this is because she was/is special delivery from God.

True............so true!!

Mommy

HELP ME!!!

I can't quit staring at her picture. NOTHING is getting done either in my house or in my head right now. I could just sit her for hours. Double click on the photos of Rachel and WHALLAH they get even bigger so that you can see those plump cheeks and peircing eyes up close.............................................
must stop staring ........but can't............

7/10/07 6:02 am

Now, I'm at home from work......still can't stop staring.......

6:22 pm
Mom

Just can't look long or hard enough and I still tear up everytime I go to this site.................
It was easier before the picture. I wan't to hold and kiss those adorable cheeks yesterday!!

7/11/07 6:10 am

Mom

4-6 weeks of doing this is going to kill me..........just starring......

7/12/07 5:07 am

Mom

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This wait to travel is KILLING Mom & Dad!!! We're almost at 2 1/2 years of waiting for Rachel. God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change..........
Mom

8/6/07 8:15 pm

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