Henry Weekend

After God kissed me by giving me the unexpected update and pics from Henry we bought a new car the next day. We have to have a bigger car than our Rav4 because when Henry gets here we'll need room for 3 carseats. I researched and test drove and narrowed down the choices to the Toyota Highlander and the Chevy Traverse. The Highlander gets better mileage and is smaller and the Traverse has room for the double stroller and other stuff but gets 1 mpg less than the Highlander. I decided on the Traverse and when we went in to talk to the dealer about buying a Traverse we walked away with the exact car we wanted. Lydia and Trixie were so surprised!! It's a beautiful care and has a lot of great features -- it's just way bigger than anything I've ever had. I guess when a small car kind of gal gets a big family she has to change into a big car kind of gal -- I just hope I don't run into anything or run over anyone! Now whenever we bring Henry home we can drive him home from the airport. At church of course we showed off Henry's new pictures. Yep! It was a Henry Weekend all the way around. :)

Surprise Update!!!!

I can't believe it!!!! I have been telling everyone when they ask (and believe me it's often) that I wouldn't receive any update photos or information until I pick Henry up. Well, today in the mail an envelope comes with these 2 adorable pictures and information about Henry for a 7 month update. The paper said that Henry is 7.7 kg (about 16 lbs.) and enjoys time on his tummy but is not crawling yet. He sleeps with his foster mom through the night from 9 p.m to 8 a.m. He grabs at toys, says eomma (mom) and eobubba (piggyback) and likes to play games. It also said that he is learning to relax a little and not tense up quite as much around new people (this was an issue earlier). The outfit Henry is wearing in the picture is the one I sent over in his care package -- I thought it was really sweet and thoughtful that his foster mother dressed him in that. I'm looking forward to having a chance to tell her that in person. =) Henry sounds and looks delightful and I'm just a bit more in love with him every time I look at his picture. Please, please Lord make things go quick and smooth and bring on the travel call!!

Lydia's lost tooth

I couldn't resist putting this in the blog. Lydia lost her very first tooth!!! It has nothing to do with Henry, but it's a huge humongous deal to Lydia. The look on her face says it all. The only thing it doesn't show is that she had happy tears because she was so excited. Yes, the tooth fairy visited her and left a golden fairy coin (worth $1). Lydia was so excited you'd have thought Santa Claus paid her a visit.