Shopping, shopping, and more shopping

What a day we have had. I'm in GA with my family, and we did some serious shopping. We are now ready for our trip to Guatemala, and Izzie has about every outfit that was at every store we went in :) It was great. I am so anxious to hear about PGN so we can plan our trip. We will keep everyone posted with what's going on. Have a great rest of the weekend!!!

Medical Update

We got Izzie's medical update today!!! All I can say is WOW!!! She is 19 lbs and almost 29 in long!!! She is crawling and pulling to stand. She's growing up so much. I love it because they also put down that she understands "no." I wonder how many times Maria Louisa (foster mom) has to tell her that. I know she was understanding no when Tammy and I were down there in March. Anyway, I'm in GA visiting my family. We are going baby shopping tomorrow which is going to be so much fun. I just can't wait for her to get home!!! Keep praying that we hear something from PGN soon. They will be closed on Monday, so we will just have to wait until Tuesday to wait some more. Tuesday will be 8 weeks since we have been resubmitted. Thanks for the prayers and support!!!

No News Today

We haven't heard anything today. In fact, we've only seen one person get out of PGN today, which is slow compared to others. Getting out of PGN is a HUGE step, so we are anxiously waiting. We also haven't gotten Izzie's new medical yet. I can't wait to see how much she weighs and how long she is. She is so big now!!! The kids are leaving tonight and will be gone with their mom next week. It's going to be so quiet here without them. We will let everyone know if we hear anything. Check on here because we will definitely post as soon as we hear something!!!! Have a great evening!!!

PS - Kristi, I hope that you guys are having a great time in Guatemala with Sydney!!!! I hope the boys are enjoying their new baby sister!!!!

Update

We got new pictures of Izzie yesterday. She is 9 months old now, and she has grown so much!!! We should get her medical today or tomorrow. We are hoping that this is the last update we will be getting!!! Pray that we are out of PGN soon!!!

Our New Blog

Well, everyone wanted us to start a blog about the adoptions, so here goes.....

I had been thinking about adopting, but didn't think Brandon would be interested. I prayed that God would help me be able to talk about adoption to Brandon. I figured since he already had 3 children, he wouldn't want anymore. Well, on Valentine's Day of 2006 HE asked ME what I thought about adoption. I was floored. God definitely answered that prayer!!! We talked to our family and proceeded on.

In September of 2006, Brandon and I were on a business trip to New York. While on that visit trip, I saw the sweetest baby I had ever seen. I told Brandon that I could see her being a part of our family. Later on that day, the agency called me that had her. I couldn't believe it!!! I feel like God has led us to our baby Izzie, and that He is working to allow us to bring her home!!!

We are so thankful for all of the support and prayers that we have gotten from family and friends. I hope that she will be home soon so we can all celebrate!!!!