Happy 8 month Benniversary

We enjoyed spending time together today as a family.  My favorite part of our day was this...snuggling with my Cheng-Yu.  

Cheng-Yu,

Eight months ago today...we met you.  You were cuddly from the start.  I will never forget snuggling with you in our hotel room in Taipei on that first day.  The picture of you and daddy on that day is one of my favorites.  My, how you have grown since that day.

I love you so much...Mommy

My Boy

In some photos, I still see a baby Ben Cheng-Yu and in others...I see a little boy Ben Cheng-Yu.

Each stage brings new joys.  My favorite new thing he does is toddle right up and wrap his arms around my neck to give a big hug.  He has been giving kisses for awhile now and I still love those.  He can now say--- ball, bottle, water, NO, that, what, wow, woe, da, scott and maybe a few more.  Still no Ma-Ma!!!

Bare Bones Cleaning

I had a happy little skeleton cleaning my kitchen floors tonight!  He loves the broom and dust pan.  You would think that he must see me do this a lot, but I suppose he knows if he doesn't do it...it may not get done.  Take charge little man!

Ben & Jack

Watching them play together is really a dream come true.  Alisha and I used to talk about how our kids were going to play together and be big buddies.  That was before Jackson was born and way before we even knew we had a son that would be born in Taiwan.  Back in the day, we would meet at Starbucks and make our plans while we sipped coffee.  All the while, God had his own plans for us...and we are so glad He did.  Now we meet and chase two little guys around...no sipping coffee now! 

A Penny for Your Thoughts

He was

He was named Cheng-Yu.

He really exsisted in the city of Taichung.

He was about 19 pounds that day.

He was waiting for us there.

He was the most incredible gift I had ever received.

I will never forget how he looked at me the first time we met.

He was...and is, my son.

Cheng-Yu,

You are a special creation.  God has created you and has done so with great purpose.  I pray that you will realize this deep in your soul and never ever doubt how much you are loved.

God loves you, my sweet boy.  

And I love you more than I could ever express...with all that I am.

Mommy

Grow Me

How do our children grow right before our very eyes and yet we don't really see it in the very moment that it happens?  As I was rocking Cheng-Yu tonight, I thought about how much he has grown.  It made me think about how God grows us each day...right before our very eyes and yet we don't realize it.  It is a slow process in which he molds us.  When you look back over your life, you can see how much your faith has grown or how much your heart has changed.  It is amazing how he does that...one day at a time...trial affter trial....victory after victory....valley after valley...mountain after mountain.  I believe God CAN see us grow in the moment that it occurs.  Every tear that is shed and every joy in our heart.  Slowly, but surely, we become who he intends for us to be.