Forbidden Food

Today, we went swimming at Poppa & Gram's house.  Mom let me have a chocolate chip cookie...It is all over now!!!

The Dawn of Discovery

Birthday Girl

4 months later...


As I drove down highway 27 to meet my mom, sister & girls at the Creative Discovery Museum I found myself crying as I reflected on my last visit to the museum  4 months ago.  It was February 8th & the occasion was Tori Bug's Birthday Celebration.  We enjoyed the family and dreamed about the day we could visit again with our son.  I will never forget the little Chinese lanterns they had for celebrating Chinese New Year.   It was a special family gathering.  It was only 2 days prior to the "the call".  The call in which God said, "it is time"---Time to get our son!!!  Wow!  Now that's a discovery.  We were embarking on a whole new life.

On Tuesday, February 10th we were informed that we would need to make arrangements to pick up our son in Taiwan on February 18, 2009.  When I read the email, I literally feel to the floor.  We were really going to get him.  (And we need to pack!!!)  

All of these memories flooded my mind and heart as I drove down the highway.  Emotional moments that I will never forget.  Moments that strike a spring of tears in my eyes.  It is completely overwhelming to look back over these moments through a new lens and to see God's hand.  During those times I felt his presence, but looking back...I can see him there! 

Happy Anniversary, Scott

The Journey continues...Love, Robin

Love...Deeper than the Ocean

Someone please pinch me because I still really can't believe he is here!

Hanging out with the guys!

Cheng-Yu loves his cousins-Riley, Carson & Scout!  They take good care of him and I think he wants to grow up to be just like them!

Happy Ten Months, Cheng-Yu

With each stage comes new likes & dislikes.  His current favorites include a little taxi cab that he can push around on the floor.  He also likes to ride in this little car that Madeline & Victoria gave him.  The only problem is, he hates it when it stops.  It has taken ten months, but he has learned to pitch a fit.  Thanks to Leigh Ann, we have photos to prove it!

He loves to be chased, read to and he LOVES Bogie-our lab.  Although, I don't think anyone can top ELMO right now.  He has been pulling up, but today was the first day that he crawled up on the fireplace hearth---looks like it is time to step it up on the baby-proofing.

It was very fitting for us to have our post-placement visit with our social worker today.  When we were going through the pre-adoption  phase, I would thing ahead and dream of the day we could have a post placement visit from Amy, our social worker.  She would talk bout visiting other families after they got home with their child.  I just couldn't even imagine that day every becoming a reality, but it did.  We had a wonderful visit with Amy, oh what a happy day!!!

Happy, Happy Baby!!!

Entertainment can be cheap, he liked this plastic storage tub as much as he liked the swimming pool!!!