We are home from Annabel's surgery

I wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know that we are home from Annabel's surgery. We came home about 2 hours ago. It went beautifully. Even better then expected. The surgeon was able to repair a small fistula that had developed in her palate. We were not sure if he was going to be able to but he was. Her two front teeth were removed, her lip revised(the major part of the surgery), all the muscles attached where they need to be and he was able to free up her upper gum line. She is swollen, bruised and looks like she got hit by a truck but her spirits are great. The best thing to happen in recovery was that they took away her crib and gave us a regular bed. I was able to lay in bed with her all night cuddling and therefore she slept most of the night. She has a few weeks of recovery here at home and has to remain in her arm restraints but the worst part is over. The doctor feels this will probably be her last surgery until approximately age 7. She will then have a bone graft done. Wow what am I going to do for the next 5 years to pass the time? haha Praise God and thank you for all your prayers. Tamara

Meet our son "Jacob"

I'd like to introduce you to the sweet little boy who we are waiting on pins and needles to meet face to face. We will be naming him Jacob and he is 3 1/2 years old. He lives in China with a foster family. We have waited 61 LONG days for our Pre Approval from China and it came today. Officially we had to wait for the PA before we could announce his adoption. Please keep Jacob in your prayers and pray that the rest of our adoption journey goes smoothly. We are praying for a travel date in July but with the Olympics we just aren't certain what that will look like. I praise God for this day and am so grateful for what God has done in our lives through the miracle of adoption.