Mother's Day and a Birthday!

(This post was written a week ago, but we were having problems with blogspot.)

So I (Chrissy) have been meaning to post more than a week now...but you know how that goes. I was treated like a queen on Mother's Day and wanted to share a picture. Flip and Josh had this waiting for me when I got up (after getting to sleep in). Flowers, homemade waffles, a very sweet card and one excited little boy who wasn't quite sure why he was so excited. I am one very blessed woman!

Almost a week after Mother's day, on May 14th, our little girl had her first birthday. We were very sad that we weren't able to there with her to celebrate. We wanted her to know we were thinking of her, so we bought a couple of cupcakes and wished her a happy birthday from here. We are looking forward to being able to celebrate with her once she is home.

We are also pleased to tell you that our home study was approved by our adoption agency and our application to US Immigration was received on Tuesday. We are praying that it processes through in God's timing so we can be one step closer to bringing out little girl home! Now we are waiting for our fingerprint appointment and then approval. You can definitely be praying for us as we try to be patient and wait.

We have also decided to take Josh with us to China. We are going to be applying for a passport for Josh in the next few weeks. We would really appreciate your prayers for us as we begin thinking about logistics of traveling with two toddlers and packing for them too. It is going to be an adventure for sure!!

In other family news, we are very thankful that Flip has been so busy are work. He is definitely busy enough for two people, so that means lots of hours for him. He has also been traveling quite a bit the last few weeks and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon. I am hoping Josh and I will be able to travel with him on some of these trips.

Josh has gone from uncertain walking to running! He still falls down quite a bit, but there is no stopping him. He loves to walk, run and climb! He can now climb up on the couch and frequently tries to jump off of it. His vocabulary has also taken off in the last week or so. He loves to master new words and then not say them again for a while - I think he will be one of those kids who speaks in full sentences when he is ready to talk.

I am doing well, learning to balance running the household with only one nap a day. I am learning tricks that I think will help make thing easier when baby girl comes home. I really enjoy being a stay at home mom and feel that I learn something new about parenting and myself everyday. I have also been busy watching over my Dad that last few months has he has been dealing with a variety of illnesses. He ha been in the hospital here for the last few weeks. We definitely appreciate your prayers as he continues to heal up. We are thankful Josh is getting to see his Grandaddy so much - they really enjoy each other.

Be on the lookout for another update soon!