More baptism pictures

Heartsent picnic 2007

Today we went to our 2nd Heartsent picnic. Last year, Sarah and I went with Grandpa and GG. We still remember how nervous we were going last year. The picnic is a yearly occasion for all adoptive parents and parents to be to meet and have fun. We were excited to see old friends and share our stories of the past year. Chloe had fun seeing all of the other children and spent some time in the swing at the playground.

It rained for a while, but most of us stayed and waited until the rain stopped. It was fun to eat some authentic foods again!

We rejoice with those who have finished their journey, and pray constantly for those who are finishing their paperwork and / or waiting to travel.

Baptism day!

More new teeth

Hi

We just found Chloe's second tooth today. She gave us alot of signs of the possibility, and so we stuck our finger in and found another one!

Again, she is great when it comes to new teeth. She can get whiny, but it is only occasionally.

We also now have two nights in a row of sleeping through the night.

We are all anxiously awaiting Grandma Schaefer and Aunt Sue to arrive on Thursday and Friday. Her baptism is this Sunday.

Our growing girl

Hello all,

Chloe is growing up so fast! People hear about development setbacks with adopted children. There are none that we see with Chloe. I will give you some updates.

> She has her first tooth coming in
> She is crawling faster than we expected
> She found the stairs and can crawl up them. Our gates are now in place and she is watched very carefully
> She is drinking from a cup
> She is able to 'cruise' . If that term is unfamiliar ( as it was to me), I am sure you can find the definition on a baby web site.

Chloe still has some dreams that cause her to wake up crying. Actually, she whimpers in her sleep and it wakes her up. Many times, we can get her back to sleep in her crib. But, there are times when she will fall asleep in the rocker and if you try to move her, she grabs on to you and won't let you go. Great attachment! Bad for sleeping sometimes. :)

It is still amazing that we have only been back three weeks. There are times when Daddy is craving Vietnam food! We think back fondly of our trip and are truly amazed that God led us through this journey.

Mommy is enjoying her time at home with Chloe. They are going shopping, swimming, and to the Mom's group at church. It is fantastic for Daddy to drive home and see the two of them playing on the lawn in front of our house.

Let us know if you would like to visit Chloe. She loves visitors!