Millie at months 5 home

So it's been an eventful couple of weeks. Millie went to her first UK football game with us. She did really good considering what we asked of her. We lasted until the end of the 3rd quarter. Millie had some cotton candy at half time that sent her into quite an active state. So Millie and Mom bailed out. Millie did have some problems sleeping in the Motor home with all the activity and noise going on around us. She just wouldn't give up, so we did leave a little early from tailgating. She had a great time and would have loved to party ll night with the guys, but mom wasn't ready for that. I have to say I was tired and needed a nap way before she did. Holding her and walking a little over a mile to and from put a hurt on me. Millie is also as of today, walking all over the place. All week and some of last week she would take steps, around 5 to 10, but now it's on. She gets up and walks on the hardwood, which makes me a nervous wreck, carpet, one room to the next. Millie is fast. She just doesn't do anything slow. She is going to run by the end of November, I'm guessing or maybe before. So my little angel is on foot and we are so happy for her. We just want her to catch up with her friends at daycare. When she goes back to school she can show off her new skills. One thing that I haven't talked about much is bedtime routine. When we brought Millie home she did not like to be held for very long, so when I would take her to her room for bed I would read to her and then we would rock for about 1 minute and she would push on me and fight to get away. Of course it was heartbreaking for me because I wanted to rock her and sing to her. Just show her how much I love her. Well over the last 2 weeks things have really started to change. Some people that have adopted from China have told me to keep a journal and within 6 months she would be a totally different acting baby. Well Millie loves to be read too now, just for a few books, she loves to be cuddled and loved on before bedtime. We play a musical doll that I received from my friends in Moorehead, that plays a Chinese love song, and she loves it. I wish I knew the words but then again that might mess up the way she enjoys it. I don't know if it makes her feel calm or she is just starting to want more affection but I'm very surprised at how much she wants to show her love now. Cuddling and walking. We are so much in love with our baby girl. Thank you for watching our daughter grow up with us. I probably don't say that enough, we love that you still visit our blog

Goodbye Pap Paw and Ma maw

Goodbye's are always one of Millie's favorite, but not today. Pap Paw and Ma Maw are leaving for Florida in the morning and Millie went to see them off. She didn't know it would be for 6 months but she made the most out of it. Hugs and kisses for them to last for awhile.

Wishing you a safe trip, with lots of love. Thank you for everything you do for Millie. Millie will miss you like crazy. Like I told you today, you have given her so much love and attention, and we love you for that. Millie feels all of the love you have given her and I think it has helped her become the little sweetie that she is. We are so blessed to have such a warm and welcoming family. Love you both.

Millie is starting to get brave

We have to watch out for how big Millie smiles the eyes disappear.

Happy Halloween!!!!

Cookie Monster and Millie fighting for the seat, he doesn't stand a chance.

Look Mommy no hands!!!!!!!

Millie is starting to get brave at a little over 13 months old. She is going from a squat to a stand without hands. Even taking a few steps to Daddy and Mommy. It won't be long now before she is way to fast for me to keep up. Millie is also home with her Mommy everyday since Mom is out of school until January. Millie is refusing naps as I type, she wants to run the show at home with crawling up and down the hallway as fast as she can to see if I will come and get her. When I do she laughs and screams, so I haven't decided if I should continue to feed the game or not. She is trying to climb on everything, chairs, couch, Daddy, Mommy, dogs, you name it. She likes to dance and clap to music, and of course scream with the song. It's sounds so pretty, I tell her. I think she will have a better singing voice than me with all the practice at such an early age. I think that my singing is getting better with all the practice I have to keep Millie still for a diaper change, which is a nightmare. So as you can see every thing is going wonderful and our days are full of laughing with Millie. She loves to laugh and so do we. Life is so much fun. I can't wait to wake up and see what Millie will learn everyday. Thank you God for answered prayers.

Millie

Millie is so perfect. I know that everyone thinks that about their children. I'm just another Mama that thinks her child is perfect. What is so scary too me is that she was sent to me from God in ways that I can't even explain, but if you have been reading along with this blog, you get it from the outside point of view. Inside our lives is so amazing that I still can't believe what is going on. My Mother-in-law asked me yesterday if everything has sunk in. If it feels real yet. I have to say in the moment it does feel real. I can't remember my life before Millie. I have no idea what I did with all of my time. I can't remember not waking up to Millie. Sleeping in. Even when she does visit with Grandma and spends the night, I'm on her schedule. But when we get ready for bed and everything is winding down I get so emotional. Every night we read a book and say our prayers, and I sing to Millie, (she and Kaelin are the only ones who love to hear me sing) we pray for Millie's biological mom. We hope that she is okay and wish that we could let her know that Millie has made our life so complete. She is so much like me in so many ways. She has a great personality, funny, jabbers all the time, very busy and loves to laugh. Then the ways she is like Daddy, she has a temper, likes to tear things up and not help put them back together, leaves her mess for Mommy to clean up, talks back but I can't understand what she's saying yet because it's sound foreign to me. That last part was just for fun, (sort of) But on the serious note, at night is when this feels like a dream. When I get to reflect back on the last 4 months God blessed us with a absolutely beautiful, happy, loving baby. I will not go on and on about how perfect she, is but we have answered prayers fast asleep at our house, and I'm a Mommy. New words. Night-night, bath, baby, doggy, Papaw, awe, tickle tickle, bite, thank-you, give, all gone, all done. Along with all the old ones, it's crazy how fast she learns. She can point to my nose, eyes, mouth, raises up her shirt to show her belly-button. She does bite, and pinch which are not fun for me but it happens when she is acting like other people in the family. Here are some pictures of Paul's family reunion, Kaelin and Millie.

We brought Millie home 4 months ago today. Happy Grandparents Day!!!!!!!!!!

Gooooo CATS!!!!!

Millie by the pond!!!

Millie didn't care much for her photo shoot with Momma but I'm waiting to get her 1 year pictures taken until next weekend. So we did our own photo shoot. Millie wanted to eat the grass and crawl around the entire time. She is getting so mobile and independent. What will I do when she walks?

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Millie and her BIG 1st Birthday Party

Well it was a big day for Millie. She is still recovering today. We had her birthday party and Millie had a blast. I can't believe that I planned and had one great party for her. With the help of all of my family and friends of course. It's really not my thing but I have tried to change some of my views for Millie's sake. I think she will look back on the pictures and know she had everyone there that she loves and we made a big fuss over her. She did deserve every bit of it. She turned one with us. I didn't have a welcome home party because I thought it might be too much for Millie and me, so we did it up for her 1st. Here are some pictures. I love them.