Nia's First Trip To The Zoo

Saturday we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day! So we took the kids to the zoo. It was Nia's first time and she seemed to really like it! She was a happy camper the entire day!Nia was trying to figure out what she was seeing, it was her brothers on the carousel. She was very intrigued by it.

Alex didn't care much for the bugs, me neither! Especially the enormous cockroaches, I could do without them. He kept saying "yuk mom!" I agree!

This picture cracks me up!! The boys were looking at an owl that only had one leg and they were mimicking it.

A fun time at the zoo and then home for lunch and naps, a great day!

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!!

To say that I have been busy is an understatement! I am busier than I have ever been! Today was our 5th visit to Nia's pediatrician! Our poor girl has had a cold, then fluid in her ears and then a reaction to something that is causing hives. But even with all that she is still doing great! We love to see her big smile!

Today we had our first post-placement visit with our social worker. It went well and it was fun to see Jill and tell her about our trip and for her to see Nia.

I will try to post some new pictures tomorrow, hopefully she is hive free! The one above is from when we were at the airport waiting for our flight home.

Nia's First Trip To The Park And More

Nia's first trip to the park was a success! She and Alex rode in the double stroller and Grant rode his bike. Even though it was a little cool, we still had fun and it was great to be outside! Here is Grant, me and Alex trying to get down the slide. It doesn't work so well when you are over a few feet tall. And if you ever wonder why there aren't too many pictures of Alex, it is because he always runs away when I try to get a picture! He is such a little stinker!!

Nia, Daddy, Alex and Grant watching a plane getting ready for takeoff. The landing strip is very close so the boys love to see the planes take off and land.

Daddy and his little girl.

This is what Alex and Nia looked like after a trip to Wal-Mart. I always feel the same way!

We are progressing from fruit puffs to Cheerios. She is a great eater! She loves yogurt, bananas, bread and she even had some spaghetti that seemed to go over well.

Love this one! She looks so cute in red! She was having a good time playing with her toys on the kitchen floor with Grant. He likes to sit with Nia and entertain her. Alex enjoys running around them in circles! That kid never stops!

Here she is laughing at Jessie, our dog. From the first time Nia saw Jessie she would laugh and giggle. I guess she is a dog lover too, I am so out numbered!

Mommy and Nia.

LOVE That Cute Little Face!

This is from the day we arrived home. Grant was following Mark and I around with his arms open repeating that he was ready to hold Nia. He couldn't wait! It was so cute! Nia looks a little concerned but they both did great! The boys love to play with Nia. They especially love to bring her MANY, MANY toys. They pile them up around her. She seems to really like being around Grant and Alex. Grant is good at making her smile by playing peek a boo.

Love this face! She cracks us up! And let me tell you, this girl can put away the fruit puffs! They are the only reason she did so well on the plane. She had her hand in the container at least 8 of the 12 hours! Ha! Guess we better stock up!

Again with that cute smile! Sorry, I know, I should have turned it.

No thanks to the sweet potatoes but Nia loves bananas. Basically anything fruity, just no veggies. I can't say I blame her. The baby food vegetables look and smell atrocious!

She's thinking, "when will this lady stop taking my picture?" NEVER!!! :)

Gotcha Day Pictures

I know this post is late but I just didn't have time on Nia's actual gotcha day to post these.
This is Mrs. Jeong and her entire family. They all came to tell Hae Yeong goodbye. It is very obvious that each of them love her very much! When we got back to the hotel we played for a while before getting Nia to take a nap. This is a book that we had sent to her back in November in her care package. Mrs. Jeong said that she really liked it.

Finally alseep! She was so tired but didn't want to give in to the sleep. Eventually she, Mark and I all took a good nap!

Daddy walked up and down the halls with her while she was fussing, she loves Mark!

We Are Home!

Our family and friends have blessed us abundantly! Thanks to all of you who came to see us!!!

We made it home! Praises! We had an amazing trip and a great trip home! I just tried to upload our pictures and something went wrong so I don't have too many pictures, but here are a few I did manage to pull up.

I have some of her with great big smiles which of course are not coming up so I will work on that tomorrow, I HAVE to go to bed! :) Goodnight!

We Are Home!

We made it home! Thank you Lord for getting us home safely and for such a great flight! Nia did awesome! The worst part was the last hour which, even though she was crying quite a bit, was bearable. Sorry it has taken me so long to post! We have been pretty busy and a little tired, ha! OK, alot tired! But we are doing well! Nia's little personality is emerging more and more everyday. She does have a cold and diarrhea. The diarrhea is the worst because it has created quite a diaper rash but hopefully she is on the mend. I will go ahead and post pictures from our gotcha day and more. I have so much on my heart that I would love to share, but quite honestly I am too tired to type it all! Maybe another day! I can sum it up with this: we feel so blessed to be Nia's family! This journey that God has taken us on has been amazing!