VACATION!!!!

See you in a week!!! I will have lots of great pics so be prepared.

"Gazillions of Buboos"

I went out and bought Dallas a bubble machine last week. She calls them "Buboos". In fact anything that is round is a "Buboo" to her!!! The bubble machine supposedly makes 4,000 bubbles a minute. I can't exactly count them all, but I'm pretty sure it does make that many. I put it out front last week and turned it on so she and Noelle could chase the bubbles. About 5 minutes later the neighborhood was full of bubbles!!! I'm surprised Mr. Cranky on the corner didn't come out and fuss at me. They were kind of landing on several cars. She and Noelle had so much fun chasing the "Buboos". Of course, Noelle was eating them as she caught them. I had to hose Dallas down when we were done because she was covered in bubble mix.

Happy Mother's Day

I want to wish all the Mom's a Happy Mother's Day. To all the Mom's to be who are still waiting for their precious little ones Happy Mother's Day. Your little one is out there and the first Mother's Day celebration with them will be so sweet.

The Moment I've Waited for....

Finally came true this past Saturday. My daughter told me she "Loved Me". My heart just melted and I fell in love with her all over again. "Wu ooh", the two sweetest words to come out of her mouth. She's also started calling me Mommy more and more. Of course it's still MOMMA when she wants something or MOM when she wants out of her crib!!! "Wu ohh to baby doll".

No More Physical Therapy!!!

We cancelled PT as of last month. Dallas doesn't seem to need it anymore. Her therapist said Dallas wouldn't qualify after her annual review in June because she has caught up to her appropriate age level finally. She will still qualify for Speech and Occupational therapy but she is catching up in those areas, just not as quickly. Dallas is fearless. She is climbing on everything and jumping off the furniture like a maniac. This explains all the bruises on her arms and legs!!!



This is where I found her last week!


She wanted some Easter candy.


So, she climbed on the table and got it herself!!!

Raspberries

I think this video was taken the next day in the evening after we had finalized the adoption. Dallas was finally beginning to open up to us. John was already teaching her to do all kinds of new things like saying DaDa, sitting up, rolling over, and Raspberries.

Video of Gotcha Day

Here is a short video of "Gotcha Day". Until today, I didn't know how to get video from a mini-disk and transfer it to the computer. It took a while to figure out what I was doing. Now that I might have figured this out, you will be seeing lots more videos of Dallas and of course Noelle! I have more video of the big day that I will work on tomorrow. Enjoy this short clip, I had to fight back the tears as I was working on it. I still can't believe the Lord blessed us with this child.