Libby Sofia LiHua: So much to be thankful for...

Happy belated Thanksgiving to all!!! I apologize for not updating this. I feel like I'm apologizing in every post that I write! I just don't have time to update the blog anymore since having an almost 2 year old who is constantly keeping me busy.

I pray that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We definately did. We have so much to be thankful for this year. 2 years ago at Thanksgiving (2004), we were working on our paperchase and had no idea where our daughter was. We didn't know who she was or where she was or if she was even born yet (which she wasn't!). Then last Thanksgiving (2005), we had received our referral and TA and were just a few weeks away from getting our sweet Libby. We knew who she was and where she was, and I had that picture constantly with me. However, we still did not have her in our arms. Now, this Thanksgiving (2006) we have had Libby Sofia LiHua for almost a year now and she is 22 months old!!! She is just the joy and light of our lives. I know I say that every time, but she is! We are also thankful because we are also on the journey to bring Libby's baby sister, Ella Paige, home! We were DTC the day before Thanksgiving (11/22/06) and we are so excited about it! It is going to be a long journey as the wait for referal is now about 15 months. For Libby, we waited 6 1/2 months. We can't wait to bring Ella home, but we are going to enjoy spending time with Libby for now, since we can't change the wait time for Ella.

Now we are into December. We got the tree up and have started the shopping. This Christmas will be a little different from last year. Last year we got home just 3 days before Christmas and were trying to get over jet lag and enjoy the holidays at the same time. As much as I loved spending December in China last year, I am very excited to be home this year. Last December was just hectic with pack to go, 2 weeks in China and then getting home and bam! CHRISTMAS! It is also going to be a very fun time with Libby. She loves all the Christmas lights and tree! However, she takes all of the ornaments off, so we're working on that.

We have been DTC for Ella for about two weeks now and we don't expect to learn our LID til sometime in January. Please pray for us! Below are some pictures from the past few weeks.

Todd, Kellie & Libby

"I got the remote, Daddy!!!" - 12/3/06