One month at home with Isabella!!

Well it's been a  whole month since we have all returned from China.  Isabella has just been such a blessing to us.  Dawn and I have learned to make many adjustments while we take care of Isabella.  I figured out it was best to catch up on our TV programming after Isabella goes to sleep or takes a nap.  Often times, Dawn and I both end up taking naps when Isabella naps.  Isabella is now walking throughout the house with no assistance from us.  She is such an explorer.  It's a good thing her daddy baby proof the house.  Isabella also likes to go for a nice stroller ride around the neighborhood and parks.  This past week, we all loaded up the car and headed down to New Smyrna beach, FL to spend a week on the beach.  Isabella had a blast!!  She love the beach and water.  We made sand castles and other sea creatures.  Isabella and Dawn would sit in the water and wait for the waves to roll on in.  Isabella also had plenty of visitors too as Aunt Debbie and Annie came for a visit.  We also had a wonderful dinner with the Aunt Myrtle, Dan, Debbie, Dan Jr., Wendi and Robert.  We celebrated birthday's for Isabella, Aunt Myrtle and Annie.  We really enjoyed spending time with everyone and it was really nice for Isabella to see some of her relatives while in Florida.  This week we are going to Augusta for Isabella's consultation appointment for her Cleft Palate surgery.  Please keep Isabella in your prayers as we start preparing Isabella for her surgery's.  Thank you and God bless, Frank and Dawn.

Two Weeks Later...

Well it's been almost two weeks later and all three of us have adjusted beautifully.  Isabella has been busy visiting friends and family.  I have returned to work while Dawn has been staying home taking care of Isabella.  Isabella has been very happy with her new home and family.  She smiles a lot and really loves listening to music.  She has been sleeping well through the night and likes riding her rocking horse.  Dawn has been such a fantastic mom too!!  Isabella just loves her!!  I'm very blessed to be married to such a woman.  A few days ago, we found out that Isabella has developed Chicken Pox from the vaccine she was given in China.  It is a very mild case of Chicken Pox so please pray for her recovery.  Thank you everyone for your support and prayers.  Family life has been such a blessing for us and we continue to look forward to the days to come!!  More Pictures to be posted soon.  God Bless, Frank.

Pictures from China!

Thank you , thank you........TADA!

Thank you Lord for this beautiful little girl! She has already brought so much joy into our lives! We want to thank our friends and family for supporting us on this amazing journey! Thank you for your love and most of all your prayers! We could not have asked for a better trip! We were covered in your prayers and it was VERY obvious! Please continue to pray for our new family! We are in the process of unpacking and settling into a schedule with the baby. We had a wonderful arrival when we got to the airport in Jacksonville. Frank's mom, brother Jerry, his wife Maura, and their sweet daughter Emily came to greet us when we arrived. It was after midnight and we were wonderfully surprised!  When we got home we had several more surprises! Thank you Amy for the beautiful balloons on the mailbox and inside Isabella's room! We know this day was special but thank you SOOOOO much for making it obvious to the rest of the neighborhood that our baby girl had arrived! The gifts of love continued as we came inside to clean house (Thanks Lydia!), fresh meals, homemade cookies, a fridge with milk and eggs (Thanks Amy, Mikki, Lane, and Christy!), and the yard had been freshly mowed! (Thanks Don!) We were in awe of all the love that surrounded us!Thank you for making this moment so special! Isabella is doing fabulous! She loves her room and toys! Thinks the dogs are huge by her eyes but she is rubbing on Hannah more and more each day! She still hasn't said much about Gracie and Oscar yet! Thank goodness they are liking her more and more each day and are waiting patiently for the returned praises! We have probably 600 photos of when we were in China so be patient. I am slowly going through them!  It's funny how I don't have as much time these days with a 13 month old! (NO COMPLAINTS) I   love spending my time with Isabella and Frank!  Frank and I are adjusting to parenthood with ease.  We have gotten over our jet lag! Thank you Isabella for sleeping until 11:00 am the day after we returned home! I'm posting a few pictures of our trip and will post the rest soon! Thanks again for your sweet prayers, comments and love! We can't wait to introduce you to our special baby girl!