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9 Amazing Months with Jailyn who is now 20 months!

Jailyn with Katie and Billy celebrating Katie's Birthday at Eddie Merlots and hanging out at their new home.

Today is our 9 month anniversary of our gotcha family day in China.   Wow time is flying and our little girl continues to thrive.  She repeats pretty much everything we say and has a desire to learn and figure out new things.  She is very bright and continues to be very friendly, outgoing and full of joy and happiness.  What else could we ask for but an amazing little girl to be our daughter.   She is so bonded to us, especially with Mommy.   We have come so far together and she is the most loving sweet little girl.  I  am (we) are totally in love and everyday there is something new and exciting to share.  She continues to love her Gymboree classes she attends 2 times a week and going to the Nursery at church and spending time with Colleen and family when I work.  She is teething her big 2 year molars and they give her issues occasionally.   We are up usually a couples nights a week with a night terror or two on the nights after I work.  She is still processing her fears however it is less than it has been.   She loves her grandparents to come and play with her and is officially on the afternoon nap schedule only and weening off bottles somewhat.  She is getting taller, closer to 23 lbs I think and for spring I am going to have to buy some bigger shoes .  We goto the International adoption Clinic Wednesday for her final check up and we believe they will be pleased in all areas of how far she has come.  She will go to the dentist for the first time ever next week to make sure her teeth are in good shape and to see that her prenatal nutrition was adequate in China to have healthy teeth. 

We are thrilled as we are coming up on our anniversary of our referral day.  It is hard to believe we did not know Jailyn was ours this time last year.  How our lives have changed so much for the better.  We are busy working on the plans for our new home we hope to break ground in late spring or early summer.  I am getting into shape and getting myself back to a healthy weight after all the years of grief and emotional eating to mask the pain.  I feel amazing and so happy after all these past years of our lives being on hold waiting for Jailyn.  I don't wish the wait we had on anyone however would not change a thing because the joy and happiness we have today.  We are truly blessed.  We just celebrated Katie's 32nd b-day and Scott is coming home in April for 20 days and will finally meet Jailyn.  It will be a special time to have the entire family together.  We were just able to schedule her baptism at St. I's for Saturday, April 21, at 11am with Father Pete and it will be such a special time as Katie will be the God mother and Scott the God father.  It does not get any better than that to have our entire family celebrating Christ and Jailyn as she is Baptized in faith.

Stay tuned for lots of posts coming  in April with our Family celebrating Easter and Scott's homecoming and Jailyn's Baptism.

Truly the best is yet to come!
With love and looking forward to a Happy Spring!

Linette