tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44398027386170055512024-03-21T15:48:58.675-07:00Our Family CompletedMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-4143439637725206932013-01-18T03:28:00.000-08:002013-01-18T03:28:35.104-08:00Behind the Times: Year in Review2012 has been a long and hard year which is why I am behind the times. I have not kept up with blogging like I wanted to and I have missed it. So I am posting pictures and descriptions of all the happenings of 2012.From Jaidyn's adjustment, Jordyn's surgeries, and Anna moving out to college... Hopefully, I wont leave anything out! Well, half the year.<br />
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August...Jordyn had surgery for her nose revision and lip revision. She missed a few days at the start of school but she recovered well. Surgery is always so hard to go through with your child and it breaks my heart to see her in pain. She also had her eardrum reconstructed in October. Her ear has healed very quickly and she is already starting to hear out of it. I am so thankful for her quick recovery. She started drill team this year in the 6th grade and absolutely loves to perform. She is so strong because she went straight into drill team after both surgeries.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Jordyn after her game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jordyn is ready to DANCE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jordyn performs after having surgery. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna on the Patriette Dance team her first semester of college.<br /></td></tr>
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Anna moved into college in August and let me just say this Momma did not deal well. I am so proud of all her accomplishments and how much she has grown into a young woman. But, I was not ready to let her go! And she was in the same area only 1 hour away. Still, it was HARD. I cant imagine if she moved out of state.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes...I am one PROUD Momma!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween from my little monsters!Jaidyn loved dressing up as Mario. She still wears the costume as pajamas.<br />This was her first Halloween and she had tons of fun. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda was a zombie and she did her own make up. Yes we let our kids dress up for Halloween and we go to the local fall festivals. I know. Please don't judge me. I am not a perfect mother or christian. That is my disclaimer. I admire the families that set limits and don't participate. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I have a model on my hands and actress!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jailynn is such a wonderful big sister. She loves Jaidyn and Noah.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaidyn had a fun day at six flags!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah, JonMarc, Jaidyn and Jailynn at Six flags</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes...that is me... on a cruise with Tim in November. We needed some quality time together .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday in the Park! Anna spending time with Jaidyn on the Carousel..Yes... I was riding it with them too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how happy Jaidyn is! She has come so far in one year. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah and Jaidyn are almost too big for this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All my beautiful girls!!</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1182765580"></span><span id="goog_1182765581"></span>So there you have a partial year in review. We had tons of fun spending time together as a family. Jaidyn is a different girl one year later. She is still having a hard time at school but she is still learning so many new things including still learning English. She is a huge blessing to us and I love her more everyday.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-65817023630708182972012-09-01T00:15:00.001-07:002012-09-01T00:15:22.990-07:00Jaidyn's Summer of Fun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaidyn loves playing in the water.</td></tr>
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Jaidyn had the most fun this summer filled with new experiences.... playing at the waterpark, waterslides, lazy river of fun, hanging out at the park, playing at the lake, building sandcastles, and jumping the waves at the ocean (Galveston) for the first time.<br />
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Just as the sun is setting....summer is ending.<br />
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Jaidyn has her first day of 2nd grade and Noah's first day of Kindergarten.</div>
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CONGRATS Goes out to my beautiful Senior Anna Joy Kerr!!!!! Anna graduates from high school in the top of her class #7 to be exact in just a few short weeks. Anna has been accepted into Dallas Baptist University and has just made the 2012-2013 Patriettes Drill Team for DBU today!!!!! She tried out with 30 girls and was one of the 19 girls to make the team! I am such a proud Mamma right now!!!! Yaaaaaaayyyyyy ANNA!!!!! Anna plans to study at DBU and become a socail worker. She wants to travel and teach English in China and volunteer for International Justice Mission. Did I mention how proud I am???? Love, Love my baby girl almost all grown up!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-39625013564092318922012-03-29T06:30:00.001-07:002012-03-29T06:30:01.759-07:003 months and some progress made!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaidyn playing with Jailynn on the tire swing.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jaidyn is coming out of her shell and blossoming! She is full of joy and happy most of the time. She loves playing with Jailynn outside and loves her first bike. She is also bonding more and more with me. I am also doing so much better and feeling like myself again. It was a hard adjustment for me and I had to do some major soul searching to make sense of my emotions. I finally prayed and found that I had to forgive myself and Jaidyn for her initial response to me. I had to let go of the negative emotions and ask God to heal my emotions. I also had to forgive myself and let go of all my preconceived expectations and except Jaidyn for who she is right now. I realized that I had so many preconceived ideas and expectation for how this adoption would go and how I would feel in China and how Jaidyn would respond to us. None of my expectations were realities and I was disappointed on a deep level that I did not even realize. When Jaidyn rejected me that just made matters worse within myself and I did not know how to deal with how I was feeling. I did not know that I was feeling all this. I only knew that I felt terrible and I was not bonding with Jaidyn. I was experiencing post adoption depression and post traumatic stress from previous adoptions. Very hard to deal with when I wanted to feel excited and happy to be united with Jaidyn and in China. So it took nearly three months to work all this out and get over myself! Wew! I can honestly say that when I began to forgive myself and let go that I started feeling so much better. It took lots of prayer and soul searching. This was not the rainbow and roses adoption. I am just thankful that I am over that phase and enjoying getting to know Jaidyn. She is a sweet and loving little girl that needed a Momma and family to love her. </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-52356068322086644772012-02-12T19:24:00.000-08:002012-02-12T23:37:54.367-08:00A Long Overdue Post!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jailynn is my monkey girl...she loves to climb trees...how she ever got up into that tree is beyond me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to have at least one picture of JonMarc on his bike! </td></tr>
</tbody></table> Just a couple of pictures to post to try and catch up. Where to begin is the question because so much has happened in the last few weeks. New Year Day has come and gone and we missed celebrating the Chinese New Year. I had to work :( <br />
We had our first post placement visit with our SW just two weeks ago. I'm sorry, but one month PP study and visit is just too soon. I was not ready, my house was not ready, and Jaidyn was not ready. I was a basket case trying to get my house presentable because raising 7 children in a small house creates a mess all on its own accord. Never mind working 40 plus hours and still not feeling quite like myself yet. Bonding time with Jaidyn has been very slow because of having to work. Bottom line is that I was not ready for my SW. My vision of our pp visit and the reality did not quite match. I had imagined that I would have new furniture in the living room and kids rooms (because our old furniture is needing to be replaced in a bad, bad way), brownies baking in the oven, pot roast in the crock pot, and everything in it's proper place. So not how it happened!! I had worked the night before and stayed up past my bedtime cleaning like mad and barely got to take a shower before she arrived. My kids got off the bus and we discussed how they MUST BEHAVE while dear SW was here and no tv during the visit. I then<strike> bribed </strike>promised them special rewards for good behavior. Then, she arrived and I was so shocked at how well my children all got along and talked with her. Jaidyn had not a clue about what was happening and locked herself in her room. She finally came out and helped Jordyn and Jailynn put a puzzle together. In the end, I was very happy with our visit and collapsed in bed for a much needed nap. <br />
I did get some of our furniture replaced thanks to craigslist and answered prayers. I have wanted a doll house bunk bed for my girls for a very long time and finally found the bed of my and their dreams on craigslist!! The price was unbelievable and just in my very low price range. We realized that the price was a steal because the bed was very difficult to take apart and reassemble. Thanks to my DH Tim, and our friend David, we had the bed home and put together for Jailynn's 10th birthday. All three girls absolutely love the bed. Jadiyn was very happy with the bed and she is making huge progress at home. She actually posed for the camera with her sisters and let me take her picture. That may seem like a small thing but I literally had to sneak in pics of her in China and Christmas. She is starting to say more English words and phrases and she will say she is sorry when she corrected. She also is better at the store with Tim and in public. I am very happy to see her doing so much better. I am also starting to feel like myself again and feel much better. I had allot of issues in China and when we came home that had more to do with me and how I was handling everything than with Jaidyn. I plan to post about that later. I am just thankful that Jaidyn is starting to bloom and we are starting to have a new normal.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-8589159860345091932012-01-09T00:35:00.000-08:002012-01-09T00:35:49.096-08:00Jaidyn's First Christmas<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa has arrived! (Momma Santa stayed up all night and thought I would never get finished!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah loved the China umbrella!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaidyn caught on to unwrapping her gifts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah loved helping big sister unwrap her presents!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jailynn and Jordyn loved all their gifts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jordyn's tiny panda tea set!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda enjoyed her gifts and finally a picture of Jaidyn's beautiful face. She likes to hide from the camera.</td></tr>
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Jaidyn's first Christmas was very special for all of us. We were all together and enjoyed taking turns to open gifts. We all felt blessed to be together and spend Christmas together. Jaidyn was not sure at first what was going on and she only liked the boy toys. If she opened a girl toy she would toss it to the side and make a yucky face. It was so funny. She liked letting Noah help her open her presents and she was really happy with her gifts. I was happy that everyone was happy and getting along. I was not sure how things would turn out but we were very blessed on Christmas morning. After everyone opened their presents, I took a much needed nap. We had Christmas dinner and read the Christmas story after dinner. We try to do that before opening presents in the morning but decided to wait until the evening. I will be so glad when Jaidyn learns more English and can learn about Jesus. Looking back on Christmas I am just so amazed at how blessed we are to have been home having such a special time together. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-27273500857787044392012-01-07T02:00:00.000-08:002012-01-07T03:29:14.074-08:00Jaidyn's First Night Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVd4vpoRYRYSkfaCIvALGaXCNoJbrlA1nz8iqDmqJ44ln47Rrow07Ch43unrFvN0rlkjLF7udCyTomukHZIfcQq9sPY33EzaA0qHO0wdbJUXMzxbyeJh8H26i6sbmuGShOy6yJji6deOQ/s1600/SAM_0832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVd4vpoRYRYSkfaCIvALGaXCNoJbrlA1nz8iqDmqJ44ln47Rrow07Ch43unrFvN0rlkjLF7udCyTomukHZIfcQq9sPY33EzaA0qHO0wdbJUXMzxbyeJh8H26i6sbmuGShOy6yJji6deOQ/s320/SAM_0832.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKQ6ZVlCvORUPAmh1ezr8nZSOcQIppFgyaLKFCLhbwX045DA4QF3lggiafx0Y_fnl5pTt9Wyhz-J2Al0kbvziA4yqd3b8x4nUA4WmDu3KgizO6K7GS6z3cFVMZcwmFlsr2Gjl8bdPIvo/s1600/SAM_0839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKQ6ZVlCvORUPAmh1ezr8nZSOcQIppFgyaLKFCLhbwX045DA4QF3lggiafx0Y_fnl5pTt9Wyhz-J2Al0kbvziA4yqd3b8x4nUA4WmDu3KgizO6K7GS6z3cFVMZcwmFlsr2Gjl8bdPIvo/s320/SAM_0839.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Finally....A long over due post. Pictures from Jaidyn's first night at home and meeting her big sisters. We came home to a fabulously clean and reorganized home thanks to big sisters Anna, Amanda, and our family friend Stephanie and Emerald. We were shocked by all they had done to make our homecoming perfect...welcome home gifts for everyone, Christmas tree up and ready to be decorated, clean & organized home (trust me when I say it had been sorely neglected), groceries in the fridge, dinner cooked and Christmas cookies were baked. We were so blessed and had such a sweet reunion of finally being all together in our own home. I did not expect all that was done for us and it meant more than words can say because that meant so much less stress for me and Tim. <br />
Jaidyn was very sleepy and in a state of shock at first but she came around quickly. Jaidyn's first week went very smoothly. She has a happy disposition and laughs...ALOT. She just laughs and finds so many things funny. I think she has a very good sense of humor. She has taken to Noah and loves to play with him. Jaidyn is bonding and attaching to everyone and we are so blessed to have her.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-5850050500093163652011-12-23T10:44:00.000-08:002011-12-23T10:44:06.931-08:00Sleeping Beauties!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JafNpqGlVXA/TvTLN2wseYI/AAAAAAAABdg/RRRMgvvCKu0/s1600/china+604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JafNpqGlVXA/TvTLN2wseYI/AAAAAAAABdg/RRRMgvvCKu0/s320/china+604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PgLMzkogB90/TvTLRn59YxI/AAAAAAAABdo/i7THlYAvMjM/s1600/china+602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PgLMzkogB90/TvTLRn59YxI/AAAAAAAABdo/i7THlYAvMjM/s320/china+602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Proof is in the picture. These three girls truly love each other and were meant to be together forever. Jailynn is proud of her new sister and leads her around all over the house and plays with her. Jaidyn loves both Jordyn and Jailynn. She is also playing very well with Noah and JonMarc. She will meet her big sisters later today when we will finally be home all together!!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-78863950417231225852011-12-23T10:38:00.000-08:002011-12-23T10:38:47.848-08:00At the Airport<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-32643467478045747242011-12-19T18:37:00.001-08:002011-12-19T19:49:04.214-08:00Pics from the zoo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnvRXiAMoGNOreVOCX_4QCRR9GfUvTO8QlDv-ppmpM9CPDwse3n47PqdsybdRLjuasVsS2RVVNc5VOwuZ7ssT2YLjsalzADPhWmJr0IlgFFuKKE2A3cCnT9v1tDLWEi-Vw-c1ctCOEkg/s1600/SAM_0563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnvRXiAMoGNOreVOCX_4QCRR9GfUvTO8QlDv-ppmpM9CPDwse3n47PqdsybdRLjuasVsS2RVVNc5VOwuZ7ssT2YLjsalzADPhWmJr0IlgFFuKKE2A3cCnT9v1tDLWEi-Vw-c1ctCOEkg/s320/SAM_0563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Haiving a heart to heart with Momma and our guide on the phone. Please be a good girl and have fun at the zoo.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jaidn loved the Tigers.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jaidyn and Baba riding the hose and carraige together. </span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jaidyn loved the rides and cars. She was better after that and some ice cream always makes things better.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We finished our trip to the zoo with the animal show. I am not sure if you can tell, but this is a black bear riding a bike. They had a hook in his mouth to control him and when he did a trick they gave him a treat but led him with the wire hook in his mouth. It was a sad, sad thing to witness. Cruelty to animals...anyone???Where is the spca animal cops when you need them? They also had monkeys riding a bike too and that was tolerable I guess, but the bear just broke my heart. SO sad!! They also had the Tigers jump through the hoops and some other animal tricks. I could not get over the bear. They also made the bear walk a tight rope carrying an umbrella. </span><br />
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We are making huge progress. Only 2 more days until we come home!!!</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944987" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">2. In the lobby with Ba ba...she would not take a picture with Mama :(</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944989" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"> </span><div class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944991" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;">3. On the airplane to Guanzhou. Jaidyn loved the airpane and was not afraid at all. She loves the little green game and plays it all the time.</div><span class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944993" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"> </span><div class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944995" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;"></div><span class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944997" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"> </span><div class="yui_3_2_0_16_132432255944999" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;">After Changsha things got harder. I was feeling bad the last 2 days and had a bad day with Jaidyn yesterday. She was not happy with me and pretty much rejecting me and showing more anger towards me. We took her to the zoo and I think it was overwhelming for her. She was more angry and did not want to hold our hands or go with us. She was yelling at us and probably saying some really bad things to us in Chinese. We could not understand her and we were getting alot of shocked and angry looks from the onlookers. We hoped for a good time of fun and bonding at the zoo but it turned out to be a huge fail! We were both embarassed and exasperated and did not know what to do. <br />
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I thought I'd call our guide and try and get her to talk to Jaidyn and see if that would help, but I did not have our guides number so I just started redialing numbers that i knew were local China numbers and finally talked to another guide. The guide helped to explain to her what we were doing and that we wanted her to hold our hands and walk wth us to see the animals. She would only hold Tim's hand and finally started to act a little better. <br />
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We went to dinner at Lucy's (in Guangzhou of course) and she was much better. She started to cry at dinner and grieved very hard. We had to call our guide Amy to talk with her an explain everything to her. She calmed down and went to sleep after that and then I cried. I just had such a sad day that was not what I hoped for. <br />
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Today was much better for us thank the Lord. She actually went to the medical clinic with me and held my hand. This was a first and I was really happy. Its the small things that make me smile :). We walked around Shamian Island for a long time today and had a very good time together. We are going to dinner at Lucy's tonight with some other families.<br />
Please continue the prayers for our bonding and her peace with her new family.<br />
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<div><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello Everyone,</span></div><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
<div></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252117"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As you know we are in China adopting our 8 yr old daughter. </span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252117"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252117"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are finally in Guanzhou and we have 6 days left. We are in need of prayer for our daughter to adjust and begin bonding with us. She is having a hard time and she is greiving. She has formed a bond with another family that has a boy her age and she is much happier when we are with them. I understand that it is confusing to her and she really likes playing with the other boy. It is still hard for me as her Mom. She is distant towards me and will only hold hands with the other family. We are in different hotels in Guanzhou and she was very upset to have to stay with us and go to another hotel although we explained all this to her with our guide. </span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252117"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252117"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please pray for God to intervene and begin to soften her heart towards us. We are trying very hard with her. Also, please pray for our family during the transistion when we come home and for safe travels and a special time during Christmas.</span></div><div></div><div><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you,</span></div><div><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1324147509252120" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Melanie and Tim</span></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-16778371110602970082011-12-14T21:25:00.000-08:002011-12-17T10:52:17.851-08:00Changsha Park and the Embroidery Museum and Factory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuAWGGN2sDT7BkerIKn0XWqEYJvf4_s0DBDMzONJU8JvqF4rQg4Odnrqv-tlOYZ9v0hVD0q6cMZtmQOp3j7mMRWBnlbkj-KHtsm7dbUERqKuZu7rNGruWgzr83q2sj9fi7gx9FneIVrQ/s1600/SAM_0387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuAWGGN2sDT7BkerIKn0XWqEYJvf4_s0DBDMzONJU8JvqF4rQg4Odnrqv-tlOYZ9v0hVD0q6cMZtmQOp3j7mMRWBnlbkj-KHtsm7dbUERqKuZu7rNGruWgzr83q2sj9fi7gx9FneIVrQ/s320/SAM_0387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1323925041266130" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jaidyn loved the park. She rode the carousel and bumper cars and had so much fun. This was the first time she has ever had this experience. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jaidyn would not let me take any pictures of her by herself and wanted Mason in all the pictures with her. I tried to sneak some pictures but she was watching me very closely and would move as soon as she saw the camera in her direction. She has alot of personality and she is really funny at times. </span><br />
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</span>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-81378403137003542792011-12-12T04:42:00.000-08:002011-12-12T04:48:40.944-08:00Gothca Day!! Finally!!! We have our girl!!!<div id="yiv583473652" style="text-align: center;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1323693416103111" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gotcha Day has finally arrived and we have our beautiful girl!! </span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1323693416103111" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We arrived at the Civil affairs office early and waited for her to arrive. Tim saw her first through the window with Director DIng and Ms. Wu. Jaidyn was very shy at first and did not want to leave Director Ding's side. She seemed very timid. We talked with the Director and Ms Wu and showed them the pictures of Jordyn and Jailynn. We showed Jaidyn the pictures of her big sisters and she seemed to warm up to us a little. She said she remembered them and we told her that they were her big sisters waiting for her to come home in America. I felt sad that they were not here with us to share in this moment and I also thought it would help Jaidyn to have them here. </span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We signed the necessary paperwork and left the Civil Affairs office to go shopping for supplies...water, drinks, and snacks. Director Ding invited us to have lunch and we enjoyed a very special time visiting with him. He is very happy that all three girls will grow up together and he asked lots of questions about Jordyn, Jailynn, and our family. Jaidyn had a big appetite and ate very well. After lunch, we went back to the hotel and now she is watching TV. </span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She is still shy around us but I hope that she will come out of her shell and trust us. So far she has not been interested in any of the things that I brought for her...a Barbie, stuffed teddy bear, and paper doll toy. I think she may like different kinds of toys. </span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yiv583473652"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I wish that I had learned more mandarin to talk to her because we are not communicating at all yet. I know that will come in time. She is very beautiful and sweet!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821737661732142946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439802738617005551.post-77226670724416560332011-12-11T18:22:00.000-08:002011-12-11T19:14:22.561-08:00New blog...new life!! 1st post!<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1323625003357810" style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This has been a very long awaited trip...and has been a long time in the making. We can see God's hand in everything, and can hardly wait to get our baby girl home with her brothers and sisters. What an amazing Christmas this will be!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since I left without setting up the blog to accept email posts, and since you can't see Blogger here in China, to work on it, I had a friend set up a new one for me. She will also be posting a lot of our pics until I can figure out the email posting she has set up. I know that our friends and family would like to follow along, so here goes! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are finally in Changsha and we will meet Jaidyn in in a few hours. I am very excited and nervous at the same time. We are here with another family getting a baby so that has been good. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have been very tired from jetlag and sleeping at the wrong times but as long as we are getting sleep that is what is important. The pics are just of us in Beijing. Beijing was fun but I am just ready to get Jaidyn. </span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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