The picture explains it

As you can tell by the picture, Lilly wasn't in the best mood today. That is why I have no more pictures. We don't think that she felt good. We are just going to go by how she does tonight and see what we think. She hasn't messed with her ear or anything so hopefully its not her ears. I will update tomorrow!

This picture is from Sunday before church. Isn't Lilly Jayde's dress so pretty? This dress is very special because it is the very first purchase that we made after we were matched with a birth mother. We bought it at a boutique that my mom's good friend owns. We bought this outfit and just in case, we also bought a little boy outfit because we were clueless to what the baby was.
We have been waiting for her to be able to wear it and after she grows out of it, it will be hung up on the wall in Lilly's nursery!

Lilly's 1st Sippy Cup

Awwww! My sweet LiL Bug had her first "sippy time" today and she loved it! At first she really didn't know what was going on, but after we showed her, she got it really good! Such a smart girl!!

FFFF Challenge!

Here is the FFFF Challenge! I saw the topic and I knew that these pictures were perfect!
Enjoy!

Old pic with a New look

Didn't this turn out adorable?
I knew that alot of you would like it since many of you are ladybug fans!

another blog

I decided to start another blog!!!

Picture Perfect!!!

Stop by anytime!!!

My Little Diva

First off I wanted to say sorry for my lack of post here lately but I have been really busy! It is crazy how adding one little baby to the house can make things crazy!
Lilly Jayde will be 10 months on Thursday. It is so crazy how the time goes by s0o fast. I remember whenever all she did was sleep and eat all the time just like it was yesterday and now...she is doing so much! I just love her age that she is now. It is very fun!!!
Well, my camera messed up last night so I am going to have to get a new one. We do have one other camera in the house but it isn't very good quality so hopefully we will be able to get me a new one very soon! I will post older pictures over the next few days.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!!!

Lillyana Jayde's Story...

I have been wanting to blog about this for awhile but I never have gotten to it. I have had alot of people ask questions about how we got Lilly, ask about her birth parents, and ask us why she was put up for adoption. Well here it is...

After I was born, my parents knew that they did want another child but just not right away. The plan was to wait about 5 years before they tried to have a little brother/sister for me. Whenever I was 3, my mom had to have a hysterectomy due to some internal complications. This being, they knew that naturally having another child wasn't possible. My parents had thought a little bit about adoption while I was growing up...mom was 100% for it but my dad was a little unsure. He had the fear of not loving an adopted child as much as he did me. Because of this, they never seriously considered adoption. The year I turned 13, my moms best friend adopted a baby boy through domestic adoption. She and her husband were not capable of conceiving naturally. My parents followed the entire process and they were there the day she got her baby. This showed my dad the unconditional love that is felt to an adopted child and that it is no different than loving your biological child. Now...my parents knew that they were both very ready to begin the process to bring home a new little one! The first plan was International Adoption. We looked into it and right as we were just about to make the decision on Korea, my parents came across profiles for domestic adoption. My mom read the stories and fell in love with the idea and made the decision that we would begin the Domestic Adoption process.
Thats when it all began...
Interviews, homestudys, paperwork, and waiting..lots of waiting!!! We waited for almost 13 months before we were selected by a birthmother and when we finally were...it was a 14 year old girl who lived with her family in a small house about 4 hours away from us. Once we were contacted by the agency, we were able to meet the mother and we knew right away that we wanted to go with it and so did she! She was 7 months pregnant at the time and she didn't know what the baby was (which made it even more exciting!!) We would visit Lilly's birthmom 2 weekends out of the month for the next 3 months and went baby shopping and did all the fun baby preparations!
Then finally...
the day came that the baby was due! It was September 26, 2006 and birthmom was induced to begin her labor. It was a very long day but then finally at 7:22pm...I got the news! It was a baby girl. A sweet, perfect baby girl who we would call Lillyana Jayde! I will never forget the first time I saw her. My perfect baby sister!! Two days later, we brought her home and it was so hard to take her away from her birthmom. She cried and cried and kept saying that she wishes there was some way she could care for her but she knew there wasn't and that it would be best if we took Lilly and give her a successful life. We were willing to have an Open adoption but Lilly's birthmom said that she would rather close it up and end it now :( That was when we took Lilly home with us and we fostered her for a little over 1 month and then the adoption was finalized by the court. It was such an amazing expierence and I enjoy every minute that we have sweet Lilly Jayde! She is just perfect!!!

Sweet LiL Flower

Today Lilly had a follow up appointment to have her ears checked and make sure they were clear. Thank goodness, they looked good! She did really well at the doctors, normally she is clingy and whiny as soon as we walk in but today she was very happy and she even reached out to one of the nurses.

Lilly wore her new dress today and oh my it looked so cute on her! We bought it a few days ago at a children's boutique. It has pink and red flowers all over it and around the hem it has smocking. I took a few pictures of her before we left and they turned out so cute! Those are the ones up there ^ I scrapped them tonight and I thought that it turned out really cute! The words say "Laugh everyday" and this fit Lilly girl perfect! She is always laughing!!!

Lilly had her first taste of watermelon tonight and I did not even think to take pictures :(
She loveeeddd it!! I really think that she would've ate the whole thing if she could've! haha
Thats our little Piglet! :)

Hope you enjoy the pics!

Lilly loves to read!!!

These pictures were taken yesterday when our friend brought her daughter over to have play time with Lilly Jayde. Maddie (age 8) brought over a few books to read to Lilly. She loved the books...she loved them so much that Mom went out today and bought them for her! I just got around to scrapping the pics and I thought it turned out so cute!

Maddie and Lil girl reading together!

We're back

Hey there everyone, I am back from my weekend trip and Lilly is feeling better now. I am so happy to be able to post! This is just going to be a quick post though because I am about to leave to stay with my friend for the night.

I hope you all like the picture, I took them this morning right after Lilly woke up...that explains why she is in her pj's!

Whats inside??

I was tagged by Lauren to show off what is in my purse! Here ya go...

I have a Java Blue Vera Bradley bag. Inside I have my wallet, cell phone, sunglasses, a little cash, lotion, perfume, a hair tie, junk, and my picture of Lilly Jayde. I have a few more things but these were the main things that I use.

Now...I tag Lexie, Emily, and Olivia!

Poor Lilly

Well, I have no pictures from today because Lilly doesn't feel well. She was just at the doctor yesterday and everything was fine. Her ears were clear, her chest was fine, all was well but she woke up through the night screaming and running a light fever. Today she has mostly just cried and fussed all day. We are going to take her back tomorrow to have her checked out. Hopefully it is just a cold that makes her not feel well.

Get Well Soon LiL Bug!!!

A fun day

Today was great! Lilly Jayde had her 9 month old check up and she did really well. Whenever we first got to the doctor, she was a little whiny and clingy...I swear she knows what the doctors office is. Once we got called back into the room, she was weighed and measured. Our sweet little Chunk'et is now up to 23 pounds. hehe, she is a tubby!!

When we got home, I took Lilly Jayde swimming and she loved it of course. After we got out of the pool, she took a nap and then once she woke up, we went to the park with Mom and Rylee. I don't have any pictures from that because I forgot to grab my camera off the charger :(
It was alot of fun though...Lilly loved the swings!

Well, thats all for today, I have Lilly sitting in my lap and she is making it very hard to type..

*Don't forget to check out Rylee's blog!!!

Have a good night!!!

My Sweet Blue Eyed Girl

First off, didn't the picture turn out so cute? I just love it!!!
Those blue eyes are so gorgeous!!!

Today went really good! It was a little hectic caring for Lilly and Rylee but at the same time, I love it and wouldn't want it any other way! We have noticed that our Lilly has realized that she isn't the only baby anymore and she isn't sure if she likes it. If you are holding Rylee, she immediately comes to your legs and starts fussing. Of course it is so hard not to just swoop her up and give her exactly what she wants but she is going to have to learn. She really does love Rylee though. She will go up to her and give her "loves" and she will just laugh at her. It is adorable!!!

Tomorrow Lilly has her 9 month check up so I will post about that tomorrow!
Thats all for tonight, enjoy the pics from today!!!
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Hey Sissy, I know I'm not suppose to have this!


Cheeeeese!


My hair is a mess!!!


I love my Angel doll!!!


This was a gift from Lilly Jayde's birthmother!


I love Ry Baby





She is always full of smiles!

Lilly Jayde and Rylee Beth

Aren't they the 2 sweetest baby girls ever???

also visit Rylee's blog!

Not a photogenic day

Well, today is our last Saturday before Rylee Beth so it has been very busy. We are getting together last minute preparations for the new little one. I have wrote more on Rylee's blog!

Mom, Lilly, and I went shopping today for some new hairbows for Lilly. She got 2 new outfits the other day and none of her hairbows match so we had to go out and get a few new ones. They are all so cute!!! I tried to get pictures of her today but she wasn't cooperating. It just wasn't a photogenic day for her. I took this little video and I thought it turned out cute so I decided to post it.

Hopefully we will have a better picture day tomorrow!
I will post Monday on all about Rylee day!!!

Lack of post

Hey everyone,
I am so sorry for my lack of post lately. I have just been so busy around the house helping my parents out alot with Lilly Jayde. So overall it has just been a busy week.

We had a great 4th of July. Lilly is terrified of the fireworks :(
She screamed and screamed so Mom and Dad had to leave and I stayed for a little while to watch.
Whenever I got home, poor LiL girl was still upset..it was so sad to see her so scared.

Well, I will be back on track with my posting very soon! I also have a BIG update on Rylee's blog!!
www.waitingforrylee.blogspot.com
haha. this is just a picture that I grabbed up from the computer. It makes me laugh every time I see it. Lilly looks horrified!! hehe

I'm home

Wow---First off, camp was amazing!!! I had so much fun and I saw alot of old friends. We did so many amazing things and I made so many new friends. I have pictures but there are so many...I will upload some later.

Oh my, how I missed my family! Ha, they were basically all that I thought about. My Lilly girl was on my mind basically the ENTIRE time. As was Rylee Beth! I just couldn't wait to get home and squeeze the little Chunk'et. As soon as I walked in the house she started clapping, squealing, and bouncing up and down in her high chair! I love her to death. She just went to bed and I have only been home for about 20 minutes so I didn't get much time with her. While I was unpacking, I started to think about Lilly Jayde when she was a little baby (about 3 months) and just how quick the time goes by. She has always been a little camera girl. I promise you, she was looking at the camera when she was 1 week old. I wanted to post a picture of her when she was younger. THis picture was taken when Lilly was about 5 months old! Look at that face---how precious? Gahhh I am so in love with her. haha, she is my sweet pea!!

Well everyone, thats all I have for today! I will post tomorrow and I will also have Rylee Beth updates!!