24 Jun I Grew In Mommy’s Heart
Since the day Zoe came home, she and Arella have been best friends. Yes, we have had our fair share of crazy and drama and sisterly tiffs, but for the most part these girls are inseparable.
14 Apr How This Painful Video Brings Me Joy
Zadok is now 14 months old. Over the last two months, my husband and I would watch him and then tell each other things like, "This is the age Zoe was when we first met her," "This is the age Zoe was when she came...
07 Feb Your Olympic & Sports Questions Answered
Today is the Opening Ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Sorry for the delay in getting to all of your questions, but my son, Zadok, was born on January 23rd, so we're just getting used to being a family of five in time for the...
11 Jan The Bumpy Road
A sweet friend of mine was pregnant with twins. She posted weekly pictures of her baby bump in the same shirt, her perfectly poised three children lined up next to her as they held a sign of the current week and there was even a...
26 Jun Just Getting Started
I kept wanting to run to you and blurt out all the craziness that is going on in our lives, but my lips were sealed, fingers hovering above the keyboard, stuck in midair. I needed some time to process everything myself first. Now, that I've...
13 May Becoming Mommy
I think this may have been the first Mother's Day in a very long time that I have not broken down in tears. Alas, I'm sure they will come as I reflect and write this blog post.
For a long time this day was sheer torture,...
03 Dec Finally In Our Arms
Praise God! Finally held by Mommy & Daddy, we introduce to you Zoe Xiu!
It's been quite an amazing day so far! We went to the bank to exchange money and literally walked behind it to go the Civil Affairs office.
We got off the elevator and...