Adoption Photo Blog

Charlotte Marie was born Sunday October 5 at 8:02PM. She was 5 pounds 10 ounces and 18.5 inches long. She came home to us this afternoon at 3:30PM. Here’s some pictures of her homecoming!
(Many thanks to our friend Steph for joining us to photograph our family as we met our daughter.)
When Charlotte […]

We need $12,000 in 48 hours…
because Norah is going to be a big sister.
And because her birthmother has just asked us to adopt the baby – Norah’s full biological sibling.
And he or she could be born any day!
We would have liked to have come up with a clever fundraiser, but to be honest, we don’t […]

Norah started running a slight fever on Sunday night after small group. We chalked it up to teething, gave her some tylenol and went about our business. Monday and Tuesday she laid around and slept a lot, but she had moments of happiness and playtime, so I was really torn about whether or […]

Seems as if there’s dueling artists in our home now. I’m stalking everyone with my camera, and you never know when you’re being filmed now that someone has a video camera.
Here’s a few of his latest creations. (If you’re reading in bloglines, click on the post so you can watch too!
“MTSU Game”

MTSU vs […]

I got these little Purity Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches for myself for when I want a little something sweet. Since we were headed for the bathtub anyway, we decided it might be fun to let Norah have one and actually hold it herself. She really enjoyed it.

This face cracks me up
All done!

I have been holding Norah on the counter and helping her brush her teeth for a little while now, and it hasn’t been the easiest task. It dawned on me recently that we had a little step stool that would be perfect for her to stand on in our bathroom and it seems to […]

Today was Norah’s first day back to Mother’s Day Out and boy were we both ready for it!
Rewind to Back to School Eve last night…Grammy and Granddaddy got Norah her Stephen Joseph quilted backpack to carry to school each day. We decided to let her try it on and practice last night before bed.
Saying […]

Dear Norah,Fourteen months is a whole new ballgame for you. After discovering and practicing your walking skills during month thirteen, you’re extremely mobile now and that scares me to death is very exciting.
Grannie found some old t-shirts of Mommy’s (in the same box as the dress) and lo and behold, they are just your […]

Disney’s The Princess & The Frog has been in the works for a while now and is widely anticipated as it features the first African American Disney princess. The film is set in New Orleans, which is promising for the like-ability of the soundtrack. It’s set to debut in late 2009, so we […]

Miss Norah had her first PB&J sandwich today. Simply Jif peanut butter and some homemade strawberry jelly made by Aunt Lucille made a delicious lunch.
First bite
It’s yummy
After those sweet, precious, adorable few bites of that PB&J, Norah’s favorite activity started. She throws her food on the floor. I don’t know how to […]