Since Lana is taking over the blog with food posts (just kidding!), I thought I’d try my own. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! Here is Hope’s first attempt to eat solid food (avocado):
She loved it! Unfortunately, her tummy didn’t love it so much…that night, poor little Hope was up most of the night, crying. She usually sleeps about 9 hours straight. The following day, we tried giving her banana but had the same result that night. So, we are stopping solids and will try again in a month.
“To her the name of father was another name for love.” ~ Fanny Fern
I am proud of the father that Dave has become. He is loving, calm, creative, caring, giving, positive, and inspiring. He wants the best for our girls, even when the best for them is not what he wants for himself. His heart’s desire is for his girls to know and love God in an amazing, radical way.
It was my idea to adopt. Dave just kind of went along with my crazy scheme to adopt from Central America. I say crazy because the whole process of international adoption requires a bit of craziness on the part of the parents! Yet, when our world crashed the day of Carmen’s diagnosis, Dave did not blame me. Not once in the past three years has he questioned our decision to adopt. He has only loved and cared for Carmen.
I have no doubt that when our girls are grown they will say that Dave was an amazing father. And when he gets to Heaven, Carmen will thank him.
Happy Father’s Day, Dave! And Happy Father’s Day to my dad and Dave’s dad!
NY Grandpa offered to watch the girls while I took Lauren out for something special. So, as soon as Lauren got home from school, we headed out for mommy/daughter time. I didn’t tell her where we were going. I gave her hints. “It’s something girls like to do. It’s fancy. It’s colorful.” When we parked, Lauren looked out the window and yelled, “Yay, a nail salon!” This was her first manicure/pedicure experience and she was quite impressed. Afterward she told me that the lady cleaned her legs. Today was Field Day at school so I bet she did!
Thanks NY Grandpa and thanks Monica the Magnificent (Monica helped watch Hope and Carmen)!
Yesterday we did something totally spontaneous and went to Virginia Beach. Although we were only there for a very short time, it was really, really nice to get out of the house and spend time together. Here are a few pictures from the day.
What was the last spontaneous thing you did?
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Carmen update: the up and down continues but Carmen had a pretty good day. For the most part, she was relaxed and comfortable. If you want gory details, after 13 days and one enema, poop happened. The whole house has an interesting odor.
@loswhit great point. Think it's broader still. We see what we want to see, the good, the bad, the God, no God, hatred, love, pos/neg... in reply to loswhit17 hrs ago
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