HOME!!

Baby Bella is finally home!! She is napping next to me as my sister and her hubby take a much needed nap themselves :-) She is doing so well but up at night as all newborns are prone to be...I am still just in awe of how utterly perfect and tiny she is. It has been quite some time since I have a newborn. She is just so incredibly helpless and utterly breathtaking. What an incredible miracle God has granted my sister and Charles! I feel so blessed just to be able to be a small part in it....

I am slightly homesick though! Daddy is doing an awsome job with my own babies and they are having a ball, but it makes my heart hurt not to be there and snuggle them, kiss them and make sure all is well. I spoke with Emily tonight and she was sobbing because she had lost her glasses and felt really bad about it. It broke my heart not to be able to wrap my arms around her. We talked about what had happened and I was able to help her problem solve to find them but still.... It is a great way to prepare me for China so that is a blessing in and of itself! Even though I miss the kids, I wouldnt give up the opportunity to be doing what I am doing now for sure!

As far as the adoption goes...(since I went a whole 4 days without blogging about it) We have submitted everything to our agency, who in turn submitted it to immigration for yet another approval. According to Rumor Queen it is taking around 55 days or so from LOA to TA(travel approval) and then travel a couple of weeks later. Due to my nieces wedding August first...we are hoping/tentatively planning to leave Aug 7th or the 3rd Friday in July...we will see how soon we get our TA. So right now we are compiling our packing lists and getting his room ready when I get home!

All the outfits I have been showing Isabella in have special meaning for me :-)
The pink ladybug outfit and the red ladybug dress are gifts from Tim and I to my niece as well as a slight reference to our adoption.



This outfit has meaning since my maiden name is Lemon....my sis got it as a gift from a local boutique..what fun!

Blessings,

Amy