Two Months Old

Isabella is two months old today! She is such a sweet and beautiful baby. Every morning when I go to get her out of her crib I am greeted with big smile. And every morning I thank God for such a precious gift.

Yesterday was a momentous day in our journey. Isabella's birth parents had court. During this court session both birth parents relinquished their parental rights. This is the time that adoptive parents can finally breath! We are no longer in the 'legal risk' period. Which means the birth parents can not change their minds about their adoption plan. We are so very close to finalizing the adoption! Right now we are considered Isabella's legal guardians. We will be supervised over the next several months by our social worker, who will need to report back to the courts. Then sometime in October we will go to court with the intention to finalize the adoption. And oh what a happy day that will be!

God Bless America

Today Giovanni took his oath and was sworn in as an American citizen! We traveled to Grand Rapids to participate in the ceremony held at the Gerald Ford Museum. Today there were 81 people from 37 different countries being sworn in. It was a great experience to get to witness one of these ceremonies. It helped remind me what a wonderfully unique country we live in.

7 Weeks Old

Isabella is 7 weeks old today! She is growing and changing everyday. And everyday I am reminded of what a true blessing she is. We have been enjoying every minute of our time together, especially with all this beautiful weather we have had this week. Isabella (and Lily) enjoy our daily walks around the neighborhood. It is usually nap time once we make it back to the house.

She is smiling more and more each day. Which melts my heart every time. She likes to blow bubbles and will coo and squeal, especially when she is playing in her gym. She love listening to music and she even likes listening to her mama try to sing. Her favorite song is 'You Are My Sunshine'. I sing this to her when she is upset and it seems to help calm her. She likes to hold on to a finger when she is feeding; she has a great grip. She enjoys her warm baths. She is doing great sleep at night. Now that we moved her to her room, she has even slept through the night a couple times!

As I look into her beautiful face, I am overwhelmed with thoughts of all her possibilities. I want the world for her and all the wonderful experiences it has to offer.

Our Princess is a Month Old

Isabella turned a month old on Tuesday! We can hardly believe that our little princess is already a month old. She is growing and changing everyday. In honor of our sweet baby, I put together a slide show of some of our favorite pictures. Enjoy!

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