WATCHING RACHEL GROW

Monday, February 4, 2008

Friday, February 1, 2008

All of those purses and that flossin can wear a Princess plum out!!!

Princess flosses better than most of my Patients!!!!!

Sunnin it in style!

Rachel's eyes are very sensitive the the sunlight and she will cry and wail in the car without her sunglasses on. Thanks so much to Gymboree and BabyGap for making these adorable & stylish shades in these teensie sizes for my Princess. And thanks to whoever got her this picture holder for her room.......................I forgot who it was since it was so looooong ago that I had my showers but this heart is PERFECT!! And there are about 5 more pair that aren't on here that are in our cars and diaper bags for emergencies.

Purses fit for a Princess

"Too many choices............................"

Another Fun Friday with Mama

Rachel has this purse so perfectly on her arm & is telling Mom (Moi) "bye bye" By the way Auntie Tina.....if you ck this out - can you mail her purse that Nana and Peepaw got her for Christmas? We don't think she has enough.......................

This purse if Rachel's favorite. It is an acorn that matches her squirrel/Plum Gymboree outfits. It has a baby squirrel that fits inside when you open the acorn. How adorable is that?! All of these purses match her outfits. They are so fun to collect. Me thinks that Mom likes them best......................so there I said it.

Everything's better with kechup!

Can't get Rachel to try something? Put a little ketchup on it and WHALLAH!!! Yum Yum

Okay - so I'm not perfect. Atleast I didn't put chocolate on this salmon!

Before School...........

Rachel with her favorite photo album of her Gotcha Day in China

Here shes saying "Baaaaaybeeeeee" & in sign too

"Ummm Ummm We love Corn on the Cob!"

Rachel's not big on veggies. So happy to see that she LOVES her corn on the cob.

"Now where's the best spot to munch?"

"Almost all gone gone"

"Nope.....found a new spot to finish off :)"

Supposed to be helping Mom with the making of the Stew......

Mom was making this stew and gave me a teenie piece of carrot. NOT!! I like my carrots BIG and by the way..............these are pretty good!"

"I wonder if my pee pee will be orange now?"

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Rachel's very own photo album

Rachel looooves my (Mom's) photo album that I carry in my car everyday. She looks through it so much and with her not so delicate ways as of yet - she was about to destroy it. So, I gave her her very own. She loves it. She sits and looks thru it at least 2-3 times a day pointing to us all and saying "Baaaaaaabeeeee, or Baba and Mama". I can't tell you how this makes us feel.

Here's she's forming the B in Baaaabeeee with her lips

Princess is fascinated with Mom's boobie slings.

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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