3 Months Already

Well I cant believe that Bella is 3 months old already. She has stolen our hearts along with everyone who comes in contact with her. She is the love of our lives and brings so much joy everyday. Her smile melts my heart and I still cant tell her I love her without tearing up. We waited so long for her, but it was worth it all.

She is growing so fast, too fast really!! She is eating well and has been sleeping through the night for awhile now. She has the biggest smile that lights up her whole face. She loves to talk and giggle. She is trying to sit up on her own and doing pretty good at it.

We just cant imagine life without her!!

Home Sick :(

Well its been a week since Annabella made her arrival into the world. We went to court today and everything went wonderful. We were granted full custody of her and birth moms rights were terminated. She has given us the greatest gift that you could ever imagine and will always be apart of her life. We have become good friends along the way and will continue to grow closer as Annabella gets older.
Kevin got to come visit again today, but when he left it broke my heart. For those who don't know, because we adopted out of state, the baby can not leave the state of MO until we are approved by ICPC. Hopefully by this time next week we will be home. My mother in law is staying with me which helps, but I'm so ready to take Annabella home!! It has been a long week and I'm so very home sick. It would be so much easier if we could just be home, but she is worth every second. I love her so much and cant believe what God has given to us! Thank you Lord for an amazing blessing!!
Annabella is doing wonderful tho, she is eating very good and sleeping pretty good. She is just a doll and has stolen our hearts!

Daddy gets to visit!!

On Monday Kevin fianlly got to come up and see Annabella. He was all smiles!! He only got to stay for a few hours, but he enjoyed every single second he had with her. He brought such joy to my heart to see them together.

Annabella is in the NICU

Well about an hour after her arrival we found out that she had inhaled marconium and that made her lungs become inflamed. She had to be admitted to the NICU and be placed under an oxygen hood. She was there until her dismissal from the hospital on Tues. She did very well and recovered quickly. We gave her lots of love and attention as you can see :) She is a wonderful addition!! She is my moms first grand baby and is just in love and is spoiling her already.

Baby Annabella is here!!

Again I'm sorry it has been so long since I updated! We have been so busy preparing everything and getting ready for Annabella's arrival.

I got the call from birth mom on Fri Dec 3 at around 12:30 PM that her water broke. I was beyond excited and hurried to get everything ready to go. Fortunately my mom and mother in law were able to go with me. So we made it to St. Louis by 4:00 and waited with birth mom.

Annabella Virginia Torea Parkhurst made her arrival on Fri Dec 3 at 11:37 PM. She weighed 7 lbs 4.3 oz and was almost 21 in long.

I was able to be in the room for the delivery and got to cut the umbilical cord. I was fine until she cried out and my tears started rolling. She was so beautiful and I had waited so long for her!! I wish Kevin could have been there for her birth but couldn't be because of work. That's the story of her arrival. Thank you Lord for such a wonderful gift!!

We have an offical match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are so excited!!!!!!!!!! We were matched with a birth mom the beginning of Oct. She is in St. Louis Mo, so its only 2 1/2hours from us!

I met with her and her mother yesterday and they are super sweet. I got to go to the Dr with her and she was able to get an ultrasound done while I was there. We found out we are having a GIRL!!!! Annabella Virginia is due Dec 7th and we just can't wait.

I have not posted in awhile and I appologize. My mom was diganoised with breast cancer in June. She had a lumpectomy done in July and they fould the cancer cells were spread. So last month she had a masectomoy. She is doing great now, she will not need any kind of treatment. So through all this God granted a prayer for her to have her 1st grandbaby for Christmas, then he allowed it to be a girl, just what she wanted!!! God's timing is perfect and His blessings are great!

Another Bump in the Road

Well we thought we were closer to securing our match, but God had other plans. We could not come with the entire amount needed to secure or match. I'm heart broken, but after talking with several people, I feel better. It's just not God's time for us to match up with our child yet. He knows the right time already, I just wish he would share with me! LOL
So now we wait again, this time with a little more knowledge & experience under our belt & more faith then ever!