Karis' adoption will be final on Monday around 2:30pm. We will take pictures and let you all know about this wonderful new adventure we will take at the court house on Monday.
We are so excited about Karis' "Gotcha Day!"
We promise to post pics soon after the hearing.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Karis's Enjoying Her Cereal
I have tried cereal several times before today, but it never tasted this good!
This was supposed to be the last picture of me all cleaned up, but Mom is still trying to figure out how to work this thing called a blog.
I know that the cereal is supposed to go in my mouth, but is was so much more fun to smear it on my face and.....
my toes added so much flavor to the cereal, I couldn't stop myself from sucking on them.
We had a great cereal day today. Looking forward to many more days of cereal to come.
We had a great cereal day today. Looking forward to many more days of cereal to come.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Karis Talking
I taped this a few days ago. Karis has a tendency to get loud right before she gets fussy and ready for bed. This morning was no exception. I thought I would get her on tape and let everyone hear her. Hope you enjoy.
She has started doing some new things. As you saw in the video she enjoys spitting and screaming. She also enjoys playing with toys while laying on her stomach. She is rolling over from her back to stomach and stomach to back. When she wakes up in the mornings (if she has had enough sleep) she will lay in her bed and talk to her hands. I walked in one morning and she was laying with her head in the corner, on hand was hanging out the front of the crib and the other was hanging out of the side of the crib. She was facing the hand at the front of the crib and she was waving to her self and studying her hands.
She went this week to the doctor for her 4 month check-up (even though today she is five months old). She weighs a hefty 16 lbs and is only 25 inches long. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about, but that she was in the 90th percentile range for her weight. We are so proud!!! We are saying that she needs to grow into all those rolls. She is a very healthy baby.
She is also extremely happy. During her awake times she laughs and plays, talks and sings. She likes to read with me while we read her books. She will make what I call the "uhhhhh" noise in different pitches while we read. She sometimes does this while we are singing too and it is absolutely precious. The first time she did it I cried because I realized, in her own little way, she was singing with me. I kind of wonder if that is how God feels (in a small way) when we sing to Him. He must have this amazing voice which makes our voices seem like "uhhhh" noises to Him. It's just a thought. All I do know is that it touched my heart in a way that nothing else has.
Okay, this posting has gone on long enough. Hope you enjoy the update on our munchkin.
She has started doing some new things. As you saw in the video she enjoys spitting and screaming. She also enjoys playing with toys while laying on her stomach. She is rolling over from her back to stomach and stomach to back. When she wakes up in the mornings (if she has had enough sleep) she will lay in her bed and talk to her hands. I walked in one morning and she was laying with her head in the corner, on hand was hanging out the front of the crib and the other was hanging out of the side of the crib. She was facing the hand at the front of the crib and she was waving to her self and studying her hands.
She went this week to the doctor for her 4 month check-up (even though today she is five months old). She weighs a hefty 16 lbs and is only 25 inches long. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about, but that she was in the 90th percentile range for her weight. We are so proud!!! We are saying that she needs to grow into all those rolls. She is a very healthy baby.
She is also extremely happy. During her awake times she laughs and plays, talks and sings. She likes to read with me while we read her books. She will make what I call the "uhhhhh" noise in different pitches while we read. She sometimes does this while we are singing too and it is absolutely precious. The first time she did it I cried because I realized, in her own little way, she was singing with me. I kind of wonder if that is how God feels (in a small way) when we sing to Him. He must have this amazing voice which makes our voices seem like "uhhhh" noises to Him. It's just a thought. All I do know is that it touched my heart in a way that nothing else has.
Okay, this posting has gone on long enough. Hope you enjoy the update on our munchkin.
Monday, September 24, 2007
NEW PICS
I help Dad with his dissertation. He sure can use it!!
I get a little bored though! :-)
I get a little bored though! :-)
I am a very strong girl. I am scooting all over the place.
These cousins love each other very much! They are also big Georgia fans!!GO DAWGS!!!
Karis slept at the beach. She had a good time though.
I am such a big girl sitting in my bumbo seat!
Karis and Mom getting ready for bed!! We enjoy cuddling!
I am finished writing!!
I am writing to let everyone know that I have finished writing my dissertation. I have a few revisions I need to make, but for the most part I am done. I cannot tell you how good it feels to not have that thing hanging over my head. I will turn it in on October 1st and hopefully defend sometime in the later part of October.
Page will not be graduating this December so I will actually get to be a Doctor before he is. I will be enjoying the title of Dr. and Mr. Brooks!! I think it will be the only time I will be first in the title.
We are getting adjusted to living back in New Orleans. I am sitting here watching the Saints play. I enjoyed watching the Dogs beat Alabama on Saturday better. I have really enjoyed being able to watch a little football rather than being so busy writing.
Karis is doing really well. She is getting so big. She will be 5 months old on the 28th. Her mother can't believe she is so big. We will be going back to SC for the final adoption hearing on the 29th of October. Please keep all of that in your prayers. We are expecting everything to go well, but Satan likes to play with things that look easy sometimes.
I am adding some new pics of Karis. I hope you all enjoy them.
Page will not be graduating this December so I will actually get to be a Doctor before he is. I will be enjoying the title of Dr. and Mr. Brooks!! I think it will be the only time I will be first in the title.
We are getting adjusted to living back in New Orleans. I am sitting here watching the Saints play. I enjoyed watching the Dogs beat Alabama on Saturday better. I have really enjoyed being able to watch a little football rather than being so busy writing.
Karis is doing really well. She is getting so big. She will be 5 months old on the 28th. Her mother can't believe she is so big. We will be going back to SC for the final adoption hearing on the 29th of October. Please keep all of that in your prayers. We are expecting everything to go well, but Satan likes to play with things that look easy sometimes.
I am adding some new pics of Karis. I hope you all enjoy them.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Pictures of Karis
I have had many of you wonderful friends, who shall remain nameless, yelling at me because I have not posted any more pictures of our precious little girl. In my defense, I have been a litte busy trying to unpack, work on my dissertation, entertain family and friends who have come for a visit, and be a mom. I realize that there is no excuse, because she is so cute. Everyone should be able to see pictures any time they want to. I do apologize. :-)
We are doing well. We are all adjusting to this incredibly hot weather. If I was in the mountains I would be much cooler at this moment. However, I am not. I am in what feels like 110 degrees of moist air. Don't all of you who used to live here want to move back and join me in this sauna?
God has been very good to us. We have seen Him answer many prayers. Page and I are finally adjusting to our new roles and Karis is making my job as a Mom easy. She sleeps through the night. She is so happy when she is awake. She talks all the time and is content to play by herself when Mom needs to fold clothes or work on something. If I knew that I could get a bunch of babies like her, I would have a house full of them. She is wonderful.
Thank you all for praying for us.
I do have a prayer request, not for me, but for one of my dear friends. My college roommate (Ginger) and her husband (Adam) are 5 months into their first pregnancy. She found out a little over a week ago that the baby (Grace Elizabeth) is not developing correctly and will not survive for very long once she is born. I know that many of you are prayer warriors and so I am asking that you lift up this precious family to the Lord. Ginger told me as soon as she found out she was pregnant that she gave the baby back to the Lord and prayed that her baby's life would be used to honor and glorify Him. She is continuing to pray that same prayer and is adding that Grace will not suffer. They have hope that God can heal Grace because He is the Great Physician. They know, however, that God's will is perfect and that He will allow whatever brings Him the most glory. God told us to ask for anything in His name. I am asking all of you to pray that God would heal baby Grace. Thanks for the prayers I know that all of you will lift up.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Has It Been A Month?
Wow! I cannot believe it has been a month since my last post. We have been so busy that I feel as though I have been trying to keep my head above water.
Karis and I moved to New Orleans 4 weeks ago. My father and I painted the top three rooms in our new home during the first week that we were here. My mother had the wonderful experience of taking care of her new granddaughter for the week. I think she thoroughly enjoyed it.
The second week our furniture came and we begin the incredible task of unpacking all the boxes. We have decided that having someone else pack our stuff is great in ways and really frustrating in others. We don't know what is in each box and sometimes the labels are a little missleading.
The third week Page, Karis, and I went to Ridgecrest so that Page could teach a class on Islam. We went to get a lot of work done on our dissertations, however, God had other plans. We did get work done, but God gave us some really great opportunities to share about Karis' adoption. We had many conversations with parents who were wanting to adopt and wanted to ask us questions about the process for us. We were so greatful for the opportunities God allowed us to have during this week.
We finally got back home during this last week. We have continued to unpack, hang blinds, move furniture around (because you know us girls, we have to see it in order to decide whether we like it :-)), and just get settled. We are very glad to be back in New Orleans. We feel, in a way, that we are back home. The only large adjustment that we have had is our home roles. Page and I are getting use to me being the stay at home wife and mom and Page working only 30 to 40 hours a week. Please pray that we see these new transitions as ways that molding us into His image. It is very easy for us to take out our frustrations on each other rather than working together to move through the change.
Hopefully, I will have new pics for you soon. My camera battery went dead and I have not had a chance to hunt down a new one. (special kind..of course) Karis is now sitting up pretty well in her bumbo seat. She is smiling all the time for people that she recognizes. She will smile a little for people she does not know. She is sleeping through the night and being a complete blessing to her mom and dad. We are having so much fun! I promise to upload pics soon.
Karis and I moved to New Orleans 4 weeks ago. My father and I painted the top three rooms in our new home during the first week that we were here. My mother had the wonderful experience of taking care of her new granddaughter for the week. I think she thoroughly enjoyed it.
The second week our furniture came and we begin the incredible task of unpacking all the boxes. We have decided that having someone else pack our stuff is great in ways and really frustrating in others. We don't know what is in each box and sometimes the labels are a little missleading.
The third week Page, Karis, and I went to Ridgecrest so that Page could teach a class on Islam. We went to get a lot of work done on our dissertations, however, God had other plans. We did get work done, but God gave us some really great opportunities to share about Karis' adoption. We had many conversations with parents who were wanting to adopt and wanted to ask us questions about the process for us. We were so greatful for the opportunities God allowed us to have during this week.
We finally got back home during this last week. We have continued to unpack, hang blinds, move furniture around (because you know us girls, we have to see it in order to decide whether we like it :-)), and just get settled. We are very glad to be back in New Orleans. We feel, in a way, that we are back home. The only large adjustment that we have had is our home roles. Page and I are getting use to me being the stay at home wife and mom and Page working only 30 to 40 hours a week. Please pray that we see these new transitions as ways that molding us into His image. It is very easy for us to take out our frustrations on each other rather than working together to move through the change.
Hopefully, I will have new pics for you soon. My camera battery went dead and I have not had a chance to hunt down a new one. (special kind..of course) Karis is now sitting up pretty well in her bumbo seat. She is smiling all the time for people that she recognizes. She will smile a little for people she does not know. She is sleeping through the night and being a complete blessing to her mom and dad. We are having so much fun! I promise to upload pics soon.
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