tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83672049054577304352024-02-21T01:29:58.959-06:00ADOPTING ARIAOur Family's Journey to Adopt a Baby Girl From Ethiopia
<a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://wa.lilypie.com/5RaSm4.png" alt="Lilypie Waiting to adopt Ticker" border="0"></a>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-80508589992796993442010-08-16T18:11:00.000-05:002010-08-16T18:11:04.198-05:00Moving Gracie's Updates to Family BlogThe time has come to move Gracie's updates to our family blog. I haven't been all that great at keeping this one updated. Life with two has slightly rocked my world this last year, especially in combination with our third adoption journey long underway. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. Gracie is the sweetest, most lovable baby on earth. I adore her.<br />
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Gracie is currently 18 months and the newest post on our family blog gives a detailed update on her new achievements and adventures. Click on over to: <a href="http://www.thispoeticpresent.blogspot.com/">http://www.thispoeticpresent.blogspot.com</a> and become a follower as we share our family adventures and our newest adoption journey to bring Keemberlie (age 6) home from Haiti.<br />
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Thank you for all the support during our Ethiopian adoption and first year at home!<br />
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Blessings,<br />
CindyCindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-35688574810380267562010-05-30T22:59:00.000-05:002010-05-30T22:59:50.062-05:00Gracie at 15 and 16 Months<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Gracie, where does the time go? Forgive me for not being as diligent with your blog as I was with Libby's. Life has changed much since the days of having just one baby. You keep me busy all by yourself, but add your 4 year old sister and the adoption of your 6 year old sister and you can understand why I am not so on top of things this go round. But, my love is not measured by the number of blog posts so know that mommy loves you so very much. Every ounce of you is precious to me. I love the way you express yourself with your eyes and eyebrows. I love how you pout with your bottom lip and sad eyes when you want to get your way. I love how you flirt with everyone you meet. I love how you grin like a zebra, rolling your top lip back so everyone can see your one and only top tooth and 2 bottom teeth.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">While you have been walking for nearly 2 months, you are a clumsy little thing. You tumble and fall constantly, but seem to love it. You have the chubbiest little legs and feet - which make you all the more kissable and huggable. Your hair is growing very fast. Every curl is delighted in each morning as I work your Kinky Curly through every strand.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You still love to dance. You roll your shoulders and hips like no baby I've ever seen before. You've got groove! When you hear the beat, your body moves before your mind even realizes it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You don't sit still for a second (which is partly why I have only a few good pictures of you from the last 2 months). You LOVE the water. We've been to the pool a few times this season and you are a little dare devil. You stick your entire face in, blowing bubbles. I drop you in and quickly bring you back up and you love it. If you're not being splashed, you are completely bored.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You love to kiss your sister and sit in her lap. But if she has a toy you want, you pull her hair - hard! (see last photo). You are into everything she is holding and the two of you can really get on each other's nerves. But most of the time, you play very well together and love on each other. When the two of you make each other laugh it is the highlight of my day.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The day before you turned 15 months, I fed you your last bottle (see first 2 pictures). I was so sad to end that sweet routine, but it was time. I realized that night that you are probably my last baby and so I had to take pictures of your last bottle to remember how precious that time with you was. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The day before Easter, you started walking. You've not stopped since. In April we traveled to 3 events and took a week long trip to Charleston, SC. During that time I was also juggling the majority of Keemberlie's adoption paperwork. April was a challenging month. Then, in May I took a trip with your sister, Libby, to visit Keemberlie and you had an entire week with your daddy and Grammy Foote. You received more attention in those 5 days than is even imaginable! You were spoiled rotten in the best of ways! But I missed you soooooooooo much!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Can't believe you're 16 months already. By this time last year we had already passed court, claiming you completely as our own and we were prepared to travel in just a few days to receive you in our arms. You were finally starting to put on weight and look healthy, but we found out you had chicken pox. Today, your skin is still healing from that horrible case of chicken pox. But it looks sooooooo much better now than it did the day we held you for the first time. So very happy you are with us, baby girl. My world would not be half has full of joy without you in it!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here are some pictures of you over the last 2 months:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>I just realized that I have not posted anything about Gracie since her 11 month mark. How in the world!!! Gracie, baby, I am soooooo sorry! Mommy has been very busy, apparently! I have been posting some updates on our old family blog. So, if you missed her first birthday and the last 2 months of pictures you can click here: <a href="http://followthefeet.blogspot.com/2010/02/gracie-turns-one-and-grammy-papa-boots.html">http://followthefeet.blogspot.com/2010/02/gracie-turns-one-and-grammy-papa-boots.html</a> and catch up!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gracie will be 14 months on the 22nd. of March. She is not walking yet...but oh so close. She is making all sorts of connections and beginning to communicate in her own way. I know when she wants to get in her walker or get out of her high chair. I know when she is full, when she wants more... She makes her own signs and noises. She can touch her nose, ears, eyes and diaper on command. She knows how to do fish sounds and she sticks her tongue out and moves it from side to side to make a snake face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She can climb the stairs, but we don't let her do that very often. She has favorite toys. She still sleeps with a paci and burp cloth (which is like her "lovey"). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She kisses and loves on her dolls - wish you could see this for yourself. She loves on the doll and gives a hug with a little shoulder dance. Speaking of which - if music is on, Gracie is dancing - hip action, shoulder rocking, head bobbing. She is a dancer and she has rhythm and moves her white momma knows nothing about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> She knows that pants go on legs and shirts on her arms/body, headbands on head and she'll try to put these things on where they belong. She likes to take things in and out of drawers, boxes. And she wants to take clothes off an on (that gets a little old after a while, but cute, nonetheless). She LOVES Libby and calls her "Buhbuh" She is a daddy's girl. We have a book with pictures for her to hold and play with. Every time she gets to her daddy's picture she kisses it - so sweet! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She has a smile the size of the sun and she wants everyone to see it. Her eyes and smile are magical, drawing people in wherever we go. And she wants to be seen and heard. She gets upset if she doesn't get enough eye contact. She waves goodbye/hello to everyone in the stores. She still adores bath time and sticks her whole head in and blows bubbles in the water (crazy!). She wants to open every cabinet, eat every small thing she finds on the floor, and get into anything and everything that she shouldn't. She keeps me BUSY! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight is the first night I've put her to bed without a bottle. Then it hit me...last night's bottle was the last bottle I'll feed my baby - ever. Don't really plan on having another baby - so the bottle she sucked down last night was it... I don't like that very much. Makes me want to cry. I've decided I'm going to give her a bottle tomorrow night and savor that moment for what it is and also take a picture. It pains me to be done with that baby stage...ugh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the news (if you haven't heard already) Gracie is going to get another big sister soon. If you haven't visited our new blog that tells that story you can click here: <a href="http://www.thispoeticpresent.blogspot.com/">www.thispoeticpresent.blogspot.com</a> and find the post "Hip To Be Square, Not - Part 1". That's where the story begins. But to catch you up to the present - we've been matched with a 6 year old girl in Haiti who was a proven orphan before the earthquake. If the Hope Act (H.R. 4603) passes here in the U.S., it will make way for orphans like this girl to come here and then be adoptable. So when the law passes, we are counting on her joining our family. She was featured in the San Antonio paper a couple of Sundays ago. I wasn't supposed to share her picture, but when the newspaper put it out there (great story you can also read about on the poeticpresent blog. ) I figured - why not! Here's our beauty in Haiti:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrugQrBI8vD87vmZFQ7WQLpSyariyfmZFlAs2fTO4l1n_H3pNsoAEVLNX5ilODKaDs9dRKzcqJ_oQnaKM88YiVgG7l0DaoQVlyTMZh8cyMpceC6ekMinZ_t3qWdTiozpjDEfuc-jxyJ4A/s1600-h/Keemberlie+in+SA+paper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrugQrBI8vD87vmZFQ7WQLpSyariyfmZFlAs2fTO4l1n_H3pNsoAEVLNX5ilODKaDs9dRKzcqJ_oQnaKM88YiVgG7l0DaoQVlyTMZh8cyMpceC6ekMinZ_t3qWdTiozpjDEfuc-jxyJ4A/s320/Keemberlie+in+SA+paper.jpg" /></a>I never feel like I give Gracie enough of my time, but I'm not sure where to find the time I'd like to give her. Friends keep reminding me that she has Libby to help keep her occupied and Libby didn't have that as a baby - so its different for each child added. Probably true. But I just don't want to miss anything in this precious girl's life. She is incredibly sweet and lovable. Just absolutely precious. She is an easy baby as far as emotions go (though I know that could change). She only whines when she's hungry or tired or in need of some t.l.c. She is very sensitive. If I tell her "no" to something she gets the most pathetic little face and cry going... Good thing this isn't my first go round or I'd be totally sunk! It is nice, I have to say, to have a child that responds to discipline with such sensitivity. It was never (is never) quite that way with the Libster. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gracie sleeps well. She's starting to go to bed at 7:30 PM and she wakes up about 7 AM. She still takes 2 naps a day, but that is about to end, I fear. Loving those 2 nap times, but I can tell she doesn't always need both. sigh. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gracie only has her 2 bottom teeth. Its taking her upper teeth FOREVER to break through. But the girl eats solid foods like a champ - cut up fruit, meat, bread - you name it, the girl will eat it.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think that sums it all up. She is a joy, delight and I just want to squeeze her and kiss on her all day long - seriously! LOVE MY GRACIE LU GIRL!!!!!!!!!! Every curl, every smile, every bat of her eyelashes, every raised eyebrow moment...love it all!!!!! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy the photos taken over the last month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpgg7D8LOHVDZx30smNsMXc1xnZVQZBolNSdVnpLZZDMoye41q2GlM2k0Eoev0YqWK6L4rJtpSLGTJOo5WMoW7YBSzzvYz4eTW8hCO1Hhssnv5YJjWSltkPkTXWIy7ztxgdSSzcPS_T0/s1600-h/IMG_6161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpgg7D8LOHVDZx30smNsMXc1xnZVQZBolNSdVnpLZZDMoye41q2GlM2k0Eoev0YqWK6L4rJtpSLGTJOo5WMoW7YBSzzvYz4eTW8hCO1Hhssnv5YJjWSltkPkTXWIy7ztxgdSSzcPS_T0/s320/IMG_6161.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQedgk238MOkcSEA87CjRBM57TDnt62Zh6wGKjYpQXLdr-mlOFLGwE8-FCDdTRDozrzaNIaA1fXXyvMm8VqmW3BzFEvHELkHLUXIYTdSZzDUNaKhhy02R9oRh6vpd7RmrYnk9feoApr4/s1600-h/IMG_6173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oFlw90UQjB_efj0NGhh1T58ZjOAehOWZlI0dl1kJyq5ePLRld6DZUkXTardgyPuKiuH1Jqdgleqh3Im8q8hvoUcCGBzNMyZxTJgp9w4XrcWsl5zFr7X-WaRlab0XBbmtShkec0uYEq0/s320/IMG_6240.JPG" /></a></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-79860945860563885162010-03-09T11:35:00.002-06:002010-03-09T11:40:40.037-06:00New BlogI plan to continue this blog until Gracie has been home for one year. That's what I did for Libby's adoption website, so I want to go the distance with this one. I will have an update on Gracie in the next few days and continue to post monthly through June 2010.<br />
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However, I wanted to share with you the start of a new blog and a new story of adoption. We have been on quite a journey of faith since mid-January and its time to share the story and continue on to the other poetic moments motherhood and life.<br />
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So, come take a peak. Its more writing than picture. My goal is to write meaningfully the story of what God is doing in/with our lives. Grab a cup a joe and enjoy the story at:<br />
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I invite you to become a follower of the new blog. And when you visit it for the first time, make sure you scroll down to the first entry and start there.Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-55424091650703039272010-02-12T23:51:00.003-06:002010-02-12T23:56:58.630-06:00Help Haiti's Orphans - Here's How!!!Friends, <br /><br />I am behind... WAY behind on posting to this blog. I am going to update very soon, but for now I need to inform you of an opportunity to advocate and support the orphans of Haiti. This is an urgent matter for the lives of many orphans so please read on and then ACT, SHARE, and PRAY!<br /><br />As many of you have seen on the news, the impact of the Haiti earthquake on orphans has been devastating. And now... there are more orphans in Haiti than ever. Immediately after the earthquake both the US and the Haitian governments were open to bringing orphans into the US via humanitarian parole. But then UNICEF stepped in. UNICEF has money which = power and apparently they also have an agenda that is 1. PRO-CHOICE and 2. AGAINST international adoption. Over and over again I have watched UNICEF representatives on CNN and other news state their view that children are best kept in their own culture and that though it seems like there are a lot of orphans, most of them will be absorbed back into their communities and orphanages. UNICEF's calm and seemingly intellectual approach is everything but. While they calmly state that adoption is not the answer, children lay behind them with barely any clothes, looking underfed as they swat away flies and cry. You tell me - if Haiti could not take care of the 380,000 orphans that were there BEFORE the earthquake, then how in the WORLD are they going to handle the thousands of orphans created by the earthquake. It's insanity... no CRUELTY... to not offer at least some of these orphans a hope and a future. They may not get to keep all their culture (though, as an adoptive parent of one child from China and another from Ethiopia and I attest to the fact that we encourage the learning and experience of those cultures in our daughter's lives) they may get to keep their LIVES!!!! If only we do something now before it is too late. Orphanages are now overcrowded with new orphans and the Child Welfare Act that states that children should not be adoptable for 2 years after a tragedy like this earthquake (in order to make sure families have time to step forward and reunite with their children) is holding hostage those orphans whose parents relinquished their rights before the earthquake. Just because they were not matched to a family before the earthquake they are being held back for 2 years from being adoptable under the Child Welfare Act and this simply is not logical.<br /><br />So here is the good news: Rep. Hoekstra recently introduced legislation H.R. 4603 (the HOPE Act) to Congress which addresses some of the Haitian orphans that were not previously covered by Humanitarian Parole Policy as of Jan. 18. Remember, that for the last few weeks the only orphans allowed to come to the US were those who were matched to families BEFORE the earthquake and all other children fell under the Child Welfare Act keeping them stuck in Haiti even if their parents legally relinquished their rights to the child/children before the earthquake. But The HOPE Act addresses those Haitian orphans that were not covered by the DHS policy exemption by: Having DHS create a ³third category² to expand their humanitarian parole policy on a case-by-case basis for Haitian children who were legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption prior to the earthquake on January 12, 2010. If a suitable family is not found to provide care for a Haitian orphan, under the HOPE Act they would be eligible for placement in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program. This legislation is aimed at helping those Haitian orphans that are eligible for intercounty adoption but did not yet have a prospective family at the time of the earthquake. <br /><br />Here is a link to where you can read about this Hope Act for yourself: : <a href="http://chrisitianallianceblog.org/?p=433?a1657b90">http://chrisitianallianceblog.org/?p=433?a1657b90</a><br /><br />To help this Act pass through PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE look up (you can google it) your local Senators and Congressmen and email them (or call in) your approval of this H.R. 4603 Hope Act!!! Please take a little time to do this and then share this information with EVERYONE you know. And after that - pray! Pray for God to move mountains for these orphans that have no voice without ours. This is the time for the church to rise up and BE the change!Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-51297822975319899332009-12-26T11:18:00.007-06:002009-12-26T12:39:29.325-06:00Gracie's 11 Months and Her First Christmas!<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjo6P4RfowezRzs6hlxMnPny-YCqq-kdvLCDBeVDDVOkDXX44MlHPnORT9yx3rrj5c9POTJXjB-rYefBrYj_HSUSkvw-z53Is3DfiZt8U2fyYNw4bkin_nD9V5MmBQuDzSCf-477rd9U/s1600-h/IMG_5631.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjo6P4RfowezRzs6hlxMnPny-YCqq-kdvLCDBeVDDVOkDXX44MlHPnORT9yx3rrj5c9POTJXjB-rYefBrYj_HSUSkvw-z53Is3DfiZt8U2fyYNw4bkin_nD9V5MmBQuDzSCf-477rd9U/s320/IMG_5631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419602741080541346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> I adore this picture of Gracie. It shows just how much she has grown and changed since her tiny 5.6 pound body in April. She is so beautiful and incredibly energetic and curious. This picture was taken on Dec. 17, just a few days before she turned 11 months. Can't believe we will be celebrating her 1st. birthday in a few weeks!</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the rest of the pictures... they are all out of order. In fact, if you scroll to the bottom of this post and work up, the pictures will be more chronological. We spent several days in east TX with Billy's parents right before Christmas. I blogged in more detail about that trip on our family blog: www.followthefeet.blogspot.com. And then we came home and had Christmas as a family in San Antonio on Christmas morning. Christmas afternoon we welcomed a Burmese refugee family in our home that Billy has been working with for 2 years now. They have 4 beautiful children and we had a fabulous Christmas evening with them. That's where the pictures start - Christmas evening with Rolen and his family:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjo6P4RfowezRzs6hlxMnPny-YCqq-kdvLCDBeVDDVOkDXX44MlHPnORT9yx3rrj5c9POTJXjB-rYefBrYj_HSUSkvw-z53Is3DfiZt8U2fyYNw4bkin_nD9V5MmBQuDzSCf-477rd9U/s1600-h/IMG_5631.JPG"><br /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwwLlSFdStJz9N4tGd_4rmVVEX0DxFtBe18dBYF0OMtL0k-V1-gy7su259xCL840R1PH7_exTP4C9qrNaLmPJ4-zNHt75AtgyFwkse-hkLM5LmMNSj_kLp4zwp9UoDymkew0_dXPBLYo/s1600-h/IMG_5757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwwLlSFdStJz9N4tGd_4rmVVEX0DxFtBe18dBYF0OMtL0k-V1-gy7su259xCL840R1PH7_exTP4C9qrNaLmPJ4-zNHt75AtgyFwkse-hkLM5LmMNSj_kLp4zwp9UoDymkew0_dXPBLYo/s320/IMG_5757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419609039965033186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">From left to right: Rolen Sah, Samoowah, Dahlaymoo, Shelly, Clay and Tyler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JYQpzv_IeLVZNEgMobvzskvFk80ZqgTcJFXxaAlCUIabBKXSIz3bce3TPkSMR2VywqcrqhyphenhyphenZhWyxKC_NcZb0pZIntk41455uxptm_fhaNaUr_C8V49vnPQovWRsdkc6DTHKyLHEwG8s/s1600-h/IMG_5759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JYQpzv_IeLVZNEgMobvzskvFk80ZqgTcJFXxaAlCUIabBKXSIz3bce3TPkSMR2VywqcrqhyphenhyphenZhWyxKC_NcZb0pZIntk41455uxptm_fhaNaUr_C8V49vnPQovWRsdkc6DTHKyLHEwG8s/s320/IMG_5759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419608546479104146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tyler (such a cutie!) wanted his picture taken with Gracie. He and his brothers are AWESOME kids! So well behaved and polite. They even washed their own dishes after they ate dinner!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSvT7BbKKE5GLqYfg7lfDIEhgahx20WMnfMQ_xaZ70OlCSTYzPJTwU3qgHHst9fVdGpRNkthbcOR9JHw3N-O2neZzgdE4raS2F3EJs4AP1ef0D_TSjpiuOoq59Q74in9HDTpM0l5m4rk/s1600-h/IMG_5740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSvT7BbKKE5GLqYfg7lfDIEhgahx20WMnfMQ_xaZ70OlCSTYzPJTwU3qgHHst9fVdGpRNkthbcOR9JHw3N-O2neZzgdE4raS2F3EJs4AP1ef0D_TSjpiuOoq59Q74in9HDTpM0l5m4rk/s320/IMG_5740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419608537631256642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas morning... Libby helped Gracie open all her presents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKAFOxBj_UVAqYo3uw04yMVwQinnUOhwihEqoTVpxxPt89OOBZX2G9uan7_oCw-N-gU2O5y3_oLsPay8CBI9YV12ncvMmWe0PgCRHvE357_Tx1Dm0OQ3O1uKOKvhVei9NweXK0G0EvZA/s1600-h/IMG_5737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKAFOxBj_UVAqYo3uw04yMVwQinnUOhwihEqoTVpxxPt89OOBZX2G9uan7_oCw-N-gU2O5y3_oLsPay8CBI9YV12ncvMmWe0PgCRHvE357_Tx1Dm0OQ3O1uKOKvhVei9NweXK0G0EvZA/s320/IMG_5737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419608536551321394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Libby is such a great big sister. She took time to explain each gift to Gracie rather than opening and playing with her own presents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq7Ov6OWoafXHeEEXmrHxO0bqEyOBY7xsjgyhayKAHJJNE8lyDocpeIE_WMTTuw7qKhc0Nxv8g876nUAfA2CSlqjRYQOxHwChDZEJzFNCNuaWqc-Q6ufRJa4zLJ333JmiuU5zDzxloHU/s1600-h/IMG_5736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq7Ov6OWoafXHeEEXmrHxO0bqEyOBY7xsjgyhayKAHJJNE8lyDocpeIE_WMTTuw7qKhc0Nxv8g876nUAfA2CSlqjRYQOxHwChDZEJzFNCNuaWqc-Q6ufRJa4zLJ333JmiuU5zDzxloHU/s320/IMG_5736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419608527977483842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie - about to open her goodies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVddt_NvKnt07s1QqqAkXZqBqdzcYALIPmW6ZEmktaHdvbyX2z4PfNx9iFMzbp6PTqe9iX0Xje08oUqkeCc8EIUUrct6J3fOc-_DYp42cX4fBjgAlfB-zsb3Uo6ZWd7l6eREgVjhqnbA/s1600-h/IMG_5729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVddt_NvKnt07s1QqqAkXZqBqdzcYALIPmW6ZEmktaHdvbyX2z4PfNx9iFMzbp6PTqe9iX0Xje08oUqkeCc8EIUUrct6J3fOc-_DYp42cX4fBjgAlfB-zsb3Uo6ZWd7l6eREgVjhqnbA/s320/IMG_5729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419608517396504962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As soon as the girls arrived in the living room (where all the presents are) Libby grabbed a few of Gracie's new toys that weren't wrapped and started showing Gracie how to play with them. Libby wasn't even thinking about herself and her own gifts. I was so impressed! Here Libby is showing Gracie the pretend lipstick in her new purse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmicwzl96350sqtEvp9qHNp_dVcutIZSQkHPcAOxitOqGz2EvdmksuXYhABG9BlOJRGELm9Ug6LBADY4pDRFdyhg8nr7YLIuGy9nnTU2nrHaqMRQbu4o1_kun2YTK7YSd5JTOmxmWhII/s1600-h/IMG_5718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmicwzl96350sqtEvp9qHNp_dVcutIZSQkHPcAOxitOqGz2EvdmksuXYhABG9BlOJRGELm9Ug6LBADY4pDRFdyhg8nr7YLIuGy9nnTU2nrHaqMRQbu4o1_kun2YTK7YSd5JTOmxmWhII/s320/IMG_5718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419605697177184610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Every Christmas I like to take pictures of the girls before they see their presents. I like the excitement in their early morning eyes! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3eGEg6bQGow_2e5e8u3J-sh1Td5j5bo3UMo7oizRzAKhHVIiwx4a-W5zzHmi1Wzc1v8_Z7ESqp9f8Ne-Iyb05UrwwFriMNPV9YXWlPohHr9D77vz-Uv3GChC-IDCFhq7SzqwanOBlP0/s1600-h/IMG_5715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3eGEg6bQGow_2e5e8u3J-sh1Td5j5bo3UMo7oizRzAKhHVIiwx4a-W5zzHmi1Wzc1v8_Z7ESqp9f8Ne-Iyb05UrwwFriMNPV9YXWlPohHr9D77vz-Uv3GChC-IDCFhq7SzqwanOBlP0/s320/IMG_5715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419605689911857010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_DExfp4vN_ry1EajQD4om7FL2Od_04ZJVxbpFwhPB-L4cxP2rIW3ILB2IHlesx99uyttDPeoFtGGd74c-Jw86d0_8VaK_yhNUueVhJEr1bBo0bRE40loTKZpu9RkZtdTJiRuVf7vfao/s1600-h/IMG_5711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_DExfp4vN_ry1EajQD4om7FL2Od_04ZJVxbpFwhPB-L4cxP2rIW3ILB2IHlesx99uyttDPeoFtGGd74c-Jw86d0_8VaK_yhNUueVhJEr1bBo0bRE40loTKZpu9RkZtdTJiRuVf7vfao/s320/IMG_5711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419605681256210898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First thing Christmas morning! Good morning Gracie Lu!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXX8Xwh8scSsaiZO03uWpnS3yyisB1SxvKqFkRaOVr6fL7bB5h5rtr1hK1e_iME6pDr_2dA5Rj8l44iZrQbUiWiae4r1rwmSJomSWcrt1SlR4VgHn2sbDQRmu0CASe_R99mRFVUg8bxA/s1600-h/IMG_5697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXX8Xwh8scSsaiZO03uWpnS3yyisB1SxvKqFkRaOVr6fL7bB5h5rtr1hK1e_iME6pDr_2dA5Rj8l44iZrQbUiWiae4r1rwmSJomSWcrt1SlR4VgHn2sbDQRmu0CASe_R99mRFVUg8bxA/s320/IMG_5697.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419605679508887858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie's presents (the bows and the wrapped presents and the purse were new, but the rest were Libby's toys that were so brand new looking we just "re-gifted" to Gracie. I laugh about the Nutramigen on display, but truly that stuff is so expensive that it was part of her Christmas gifts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16i9PVI7H2iImSDJuZ9PCUrXqA-wk12M_Zw2u_VC9IldeNDbDs8K0X2C11EJJ8iHBuvrLCMlQDHCDdauS12wzYoRjmXJWR9vb5xSsF8bPq2je3hVDo9T-dnNtQqBnCawfjoYyh3uXA9I/s1600-h/IMG_5696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16i9PVI7H2iImSDJuZ9PCUrXqA-wk12M_Zw2u_VC9IldeNDbDs8K0X2C11EJJ8iHBuvrLCMlQDHCDdauS12wzYoRjmXJWR9vb5xSsF8bPq2je3hVDo9T-dnNtQqBnCawfjoYyh3uXA9I/s320/IMG_5696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419605672069358434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Christmas morning set-up! Taken Christmas Eve while the girls were sleeping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3lAP5XNEI0VQrT369lDuvIziPC48WqmzbKjW0ng5jP1zwbGPD_szGCNPI7thAmEkiOjTDI9EcrCPvPuzW_852SNNYAzwvRvQEOw0oayue0lSvgwnPG38WsQKODbpvgto1kIRiwfFJiY/s1600-h/IMG_5695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3lAP5XNEI0VQrT369lDuvIziPC48WqmzbKjW0ng5jP1zwbGPD_szGCNPI7thAmEkiOjTDI9EcrCPvPuzW_852SNNYAzwvRvQEOw0oayue0lSvgwnPG38WsQKODbpvgto1kIRiwfFJiY/s320/IMG_5695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419602763152452242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Christmas tree with the gifts for the Burmese.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT74US_MUSzRz6y5iK4PFev6dsBsdzC_La3BV_DcqkUZW0IM-GWqZKrf0nEqP94e8_gV5koLEX0xLF6bf0BYKrepQ-1X5DQMYe29P9lHpRtintKXzSmzd0g_n2MPyC5Gj2B9uV6Zd77o/s1600-h/IMG_5691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT74US_MUSzRz6y5iK4PFev6dsBsdzC_La3BV_DcqkUZW0IM-GWqZKrf0nEqP94e8_gV5koLEX0xLF6bf0BYKrepQ-1X5DQMYe29P9lHpRtintKXzSmzd0g_n2MPyC5Gj2B9uV6Zd77o/s320/IMG_5691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419602752794476466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie's new walker given to her by her sweet Puma and Larry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVXbu-OWtXdc1TN2k8Uy1KBf6IdhEqg3ScsQldykcCYCiFKdLGiQ4-vYETGyIIzSQSNCxWZzvRrPLaYjjwMnT96Z7zShlVPwYgm_dGtNiJcbhthTPMbmi2Ywdsm7jO0WFHjdx4u_07qY/s1600-h/IMG_5671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVXbu-OWtXdc1TN2k8Uy1KBf6IdhEqg3ScsQldykcCYCiFKdLGiQ4-vYETGyIIzSQSNCxWZzvRrPLaYjjwMnT96Z7zShlVPwYgm_dGtNiJcbhthTPMbmi2Ywdsm7jO0WFHjdx4u_07qY/s320/IMG_5671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419602746198400946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Eve day. Love that smile!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_h7Pf2APRr1JhCP-u8iZNsrXjvK7vsot_jYqQ0OT8E9okOrpV8O7uM394PPInFcwJ_T_us7w7Kddd2QdCaWaGIiUDgx2h-_R3MMZUQO_RRG4BeVxcUI7HnDzAImznJBdelgA-mCWCyJI/s1600-h/IMG_5636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_h7Pf2APRr1JhCP-u8iZNsrXjvK7vsot_jYqQ0OT8E9okOrpV8O7uM394PPInFcwJ_T_us7w7Kddd2QdCaWaGIiUDgx2h-_R3MMZUQO_RRG4BeVxcUI7HnDzAImznJBdelgA-mCWCyJI/s320/IMG_5636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419600419231930210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie's first trip to Longview. She enjoyed her Papa Boots very much. Here we were driving through Santa's Wonderland of Lights.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoUjZDx-bLXRnamvUy-w_QI0qbJgUTMoZppXnXCp1qd3C-sU8ThKhaYaud0t7Hr-HEFl7WKQeo35E8Rm7bB6NvsukYJx2D9iZeBw0Jlr24k2LVLOj8toXmYR3fJOhO6lXu5wn6EoBSM4/s1600-h/IMG_5641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoUjZDx-bLXRnamvUy-w_QI0qbJgUTMoZppXnXCp1qd3C-sU8ThKhaYaud0t7Hr-HEFl7WKQeo35E8Rm7bB6NvsukYJx2D9iZeBw0Jlr24k2LVLOj8toXmYR3fJOhO6lXu5wn6EoBSM4/s320/IMG_5641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419600407390750994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie and Grammy enjoying a cuddle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu23dKlEan-ZD_ZNLgX-ESDS_yaHPM_I9TW8qgEoc8DOTvJFUhxwJ-gO_CVShHDF6Qqs6c55vkcGSa0pz6WM3q4oP7giLX0lYOYHEZ_2zn_LLLBWSQg1xBOf16V6ayF4JTgvbdP9PeVw/s1600-h/IMG_5647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu23dKlEan-ZD_ZNLgX-ESDS_yaHPM_I9TW8qgEoc8DOTvJFUhxwJ-gO_CVShHDF6Qqs6c55vkcGSa0pz6WM3q4oP7giLX0lYOYHEZ_2zn_LLLBWSQg1xBOf16V6ayF4JTgvbdP9PeVw/s320/IMG_5647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419600400940564802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Libby, Gracie and Brooke in their Christmas red.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9joJfys3aidhKUiDs9fulsDfBwlG_tmDlidozE_sP_f-lXZtSLGUbH2m6zv1byJ_ueJiuPkeQ7qcp_BF6RvecUAYGCnrhYl1qa71Jg5HWFc8CsII7fDXxi1iJPzr1h6gPfjT4MsSpig/s1600-h/IMG_5650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9joJfys3aidhKUiDs9fulsDfBwlG_tmDlidozE_sP_f-lXZtSLGUbH2m6zv1byJ_ueJiuPkeQ7qcp_BF6RvecUAYGCnrhYl1qa71Jg5HWFc8CsII7fDXxi1iJPzr1h6gPfjT4MsSpig/s320/IMG_5650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419600395622418306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grammy gave her granddaughters matching pjs. SO CUTE!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkvJkmZzvfO5c9ha9VlmcZGBESUMoi7U2yTt1Meb1ShN-mZpZFHzZjsKTozPDTe4XdALHxNhYCsqehglmCCt1VkMK0tlCr0abYu8sbF9Khu6ze96fabPZX-FjEUcl90epmpnlJMAFG5E/s1600-h/IMG_5652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkvJkmZzvfO5c9ha9VlmcZGBESUMoi7U2yTt1Meb1ShN-mZpZFHzZjsKTozPDTe4XdALHxNhYCsqehglmCCt1VkMK0tlCr0abYu8sbF9Khu6ze96fabPZX-FjEUcl90epmpnlJMAFG5E/s320/IMG_5652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419600389180108882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie received plenty of attention and playtime.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWBIGkEVSETTp90BqLL_Jj7Q1K8lePJ40Ce2aSw2Bq10sVrmUieC44wkDcv_xjHFcOyuhs4GPblMKPkuDvntkOCz5zBluYt2Mh4PmH32LkNnSpPqDMLiWybtLqRjfT-wTuFSWU428O4M/s1600-h/IMG_0044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWBIGkEVSETTp90BqLL_Jj7Q1K8lePJ40Ce2aSw2Bq10sVrmUieC44wkDcv_xjHFcOyuhs4GPblMKPkuDvntkOCz5zBluYt2Mh4PmH32LkNnSpPqDMLiWybtLqRjfT-wTuFSWU428O4M/s320/IMG_0044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419597732928237026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grammy and the girls.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84UIA9bU9tpZBUlnap2R0eqZdaeN2iUCQxNtMzRUVoitCuoI-sPypIHpXBw6tIALwazN8QSllw-QR1YdzLT1k_NXfyQ-bBq7z98GKwMDbSR8oLFpWOP4C4LPqHGLKP-CTFjySJvUPNAA/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84UIA9bU9tpZBUlnap2R0eqZdaeN2iUCQxNtMzRUVoitCuoI-sPypIHpXBw6tIALwazN8QSllw-QR1YdzLT1k_NXfyQ-bBq7z98GKwMDbSR8oLFpWOP4C4LPqHGLKP-CTFjySJvUPNAA/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419597728077762818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grammy, Papa Boots and Gracie (Libby was the photographer)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCxpNdjqjtt1HB0EoLKLy-REcqDJQiSgeJ4TlLoT07Su4u7NJOyVNAbKgUgnSpcT5uxyEBizUTHCGAQZ3yEPxvh3sdtzfUe8RR3p3aLD6MzTNPmmLwONpJt3zauwEoXfi0mJn0ogfNkI/s1600-h/100_8364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCxpNdjqjtt1HB0EoLKLy-REcqDJQiSgeJ4TlLoT07Su4u7NJOyVNAbKgUgnSpcT5uxyEBizUTHCGAQZ3yEPxvh3sdtzfUe8RR3p3aLD6MzTNPmmLwONpJt3zauwEoXfi0mJn0ogfNkI/s320/100_8364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419597718215665874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Wendy and Gracie. Gracie loves her Aunt Wendy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l5XCKG1tBWQGuZIGcciYzMrogMdcjE7YGRHoxqh9YR2zF8MX-0WlCPqgpkMR78NVCNlh5wKxZyScgIrujthCrDE8WfTI9YF5FGRpg17DzbpzPxNFtBRAwRDBgQ8uuBi-QbxCxsmqmeU/s1600-h/IMG_5590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l5XCKG1tBWQGuZIGcciYzMrogMdcjE7YGRHoxqh9YR2zF8MX-0WlCPqgpkMR78NVCNlh5wKxZyScgIrujthCrDE8WfTI9YF5FGRpg17DzbpzPxNFtBRAwRDBgQ8uuBi-QbxCxsmqmeU/s320/IMG_5590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419597713279130994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pictures of the girls in Christmas dresses a few days before our trip to Longview.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdklTt9AhogCQXl13fWDuYLG2jRNbLXHCEiGCLSHS24Cu9z88J1Uz1m-yFNC8PQSFf-fv62IdddhvE1q-PGTmyiwj9SDJkxx6iCKt4svsHgOEosjL_oQTYTIIxlVh-dGMAe65Rtk4wT_o/s1600-h/IMG_5587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdklTt9AhogCQXl13fWDuYLG2jRNbLXHCEiGCLSHS24Cu9z88J1Uz1m-yFNC8PQSFf-fv62IdddhvE1q-PGTmyiwj9SDJkxx6iCKt4svsHgOEosjL_oQTYTIIxlVh-dGMAe65Rtk4wT_o/s320/IMG_5587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419597701544435490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie's first Christmas dress - it was Libby's first too!</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-72315326008882997712009-12-16T20:50:00.006-06:002009-12-16T22:02:41.277-06:0010 Months (and more!)Gracie has been 10 months since November 22 and I'm just now getting around to updating you. The reason... SHE IS CRAWLING EVERYWHERE and from the moment she started crawling she turned into the most curious, aware, adventurous little girl. Libby never tried to play with electric outlets or eat bugs off the floor, but Gracie is a whole new experience. She is social, curious, active and FUN! Translating to less time on blogs, emails and phone.<div><br /></div><div>Gracie is such a joy. Her smile just beams straight from her eyes to her grin and from ear to ear. She loves her big sister tremendously and when she sees her daddy - WATCH OUT. She leans toward him and smiles so big! She's in love!</div><div><br /></div><div>She still has rolls all down her thighs, but she does seem to be trimming up a bit now that she is so active. We've also dropped down to 4 bottles of 5 oz. each which means 10 oz. less than she was taking 2 months ago. Gracie loves fruit. Veggies are okay and bland oatmeal is less than desirable. We have a sweet tooth on our hands - again, much different from Libby who eats any veggie we put in front of her. Gracie is learning to use a sippy cup with no problem. She's a fast learner who uses her sign language for "more", "eat" and "all done" often.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gracie won't sit still for me to read books, clip fingernails or anything else that takes more than 30 seconds. I used to read to Libby for an hour without any thought of her slipping away. Again, complete opposites! I'm not sure there is anything I can do to make her still for reading or fingernail clipping, but if anyone has advice I'm listening... uh, reading.</div><div><br /></div><div>One thing I LOVE is that every evening when Gracie is winding down she will sit on my lap facing me and lay her head on my chest. I love that cuddle time. She lays there for a second or two and then sits up and then lays back down and repeats that over and over because, of course, even when she's tired she can't sit completely still. But even though she is so active she is a GREAT, EASY baby. She's laid back emotionally speaking. While she is definitely attached to me, she does not seem traumatized when I walk away like Libby would often seem. As long as Gracie is not sleepy, hungry or bored, she is happy and self-entertaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>While the girls are such opposites, I couldn't love either of them more! They are each such perfect gifts from the Lord that make my life feel so fulfilling! I am so happy being a mom to my girls!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, last update. Gracie finally got to meet our Somali friends, refugees in our city that we have mentored in the past. The Somali girls loved Gracie and had a lot of fun trying to explain our adoption to their parents who couldn't believe we traveled to Africa. They want us to come back and bring our pictures. That will be fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>So here are a few pictures taken in Gracie's 10th month!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF2ndXQ7PGNsHP7Xp2vU9-7fygEnQgpWSYb4BM-7qOZehsPv5rPyS3dbax72RDY6h5L6WWLigj_2rCtN9QA42mjJEVCZED9Z4Jp_x5J4UWiTgg7w0d38Rm9nyNp0cCuOQSvm2GwK41i8/s1600-h/IMG_5624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF2ndXQ7PGNsHP7Xp2vU9-7fygEnQgpWSYb4BM-7qOZehsPv5rPyS3dbax72RDY6h5L6WWLigj_2rCtN9QA42mjJEVCZED9Z4Jp_x5J4UWiTgg7w0d38Rm9nyNp0cCuOQSvm2GwK41i8/s320/IMG_5624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416048410367531650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Introducing Gracie to our Somali friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTqUcHNqqWIVIrLdZytT1JOZjAFUa_3Xd1AGWjH5Q42u8l4W_nZJxBdHlza09J5QqtCnF0zs_Bgo5WYSba3FTPUjSgNTsslrcCuf6aWnTVq_NcLphcRHIQ6xlyviP9VQQJhW5cAatL4I/s1600-h/IMG_5623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTqUcHNqqWIVIrLdZytT1JOZjAFUa_3Xd1AGWjH5Q42u8l4W_nZJxBdHlza09J5QqtCnF0zs_Bgo5WYSba3FTPUjSgNTsslrcCuf6aWnTVq_NcLphcRHIQ6xlyviP9VQQJhW5cAatL4I/s320/IMG_5623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416048401641870450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvVBiGWYRot-Uh31fWhqqQ_hb92TzBN4B4_pelNDSVw1Df9vT_QxalN00v3MwuOjDylBR1dSt9PsPowDdZGVCWNO7YU1TVeGqTWFdGLmTm1mfVmYHf-3M4myx_z7AeyUJc7K7OD8FDvY/s1600-h/IMG_5619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvVBiGWYRot-Uh31fWhqqQ_hb92TzBN4B4_pelNDSVw1Df9vT_QxalN00v3MwuOjDylBR1dSt9PsPowDdZGVCWNO7YU1TVeGqTWFdGLmTm1mfVmYHf-3M4myx_z7AeyUJc7K7OD8FDvY/s320/IMG_5619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416048391974983890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She adores her big sister</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMljS3hv9RwJuM7lFzHtaFh60MA5ejkl0pRjmtSp5OdcfhxkS_TjWsOXEKbCYzxc_XwnE0c2KEUeNqZrXB6fTexGGhTPKT3mg9BimRPpVfEdDzQS_1niFfE1jIWIuP8Onk_wXJ3i6uWQ/s1600-h/IMG_5615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMljS3hv9RwJuM7lFzHtaFh60MA5ejkl0pRjmtSp5OdcfhxkS_TjWsOXEKbCYzxc_XwnE0c2KEUeNqZrXB6fTexGGhTPKT3mg9BimRPpVfEdDzQS_1niFfE1jIWIuP8Onk_wXJ3i6uWQ/s320/IMG_5615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416048383865105426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love her little, chubby feet!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB12O9ih55gyUzNQs76GjL17SgTYgEw81izkcGC_xEeQfOikylNybmlW5K6ddWkTcuSyQiqdd01G7hMLkjk1UMvCR59G_h_-5UjcHwQn0oQsOPS-dQ0nmqOoOk9O6vlRi6fozYLBLs_w/s1600-h/IMG_5614.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB12O9ih55gyUzNQs76GjL17SgTYgEw81izkcGC_xEeQfOikylNybmlW5K6ddWkTcuSyQiqdd01G7hMLkjk1UMvCR59G_h_-5UjcHwQn0oQsOPS-dQ0nmqOoOk9O6vlRi6fozYLBLs_w/s320/IMG_5614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416048377828826274" /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OcvpTZfQFQHp7YKKBptGfCBgJozDPz6cZsgA1pZhJj3B_2vbe_G0pqnHGFvpP-3aUuljuuaRRLU6vrwFwpxFJLw6XRchHhBOxkVuQo2GZ08pTwDgBaUWe8A00_nuaT9o_WCdjV_epcI/s1600-h/IMG_5551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OcvpTZfQFQHp7YKKBptGfCBgJozDPz6cZsgA1pZhJj3B_2vbe_G0pqnHGFvpP-3aUuljuuaRRLU6vrwFwpxFJLw6XRchHhBOxkVuQo2GZ08pTwDgBaUWe8A00_nuaT9o_WCdjV_epcI/s320/IMG_5551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416045666237230114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANpgSwMhGkNgIFHwdss4nGypKe75uGbLMgX_eyF0_a42lK0Hi-qX2kslnRp0iYtM3wvOOFuluE161PloHdBwqd99aLlD4iX5UkPBpTAdcmzTvgz3u7FoAQkMWrUDBGnxJNCnb4hl9XHU/s1600-h/IMG_5404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANpgSwMhGkNgIFHwdss4nGypKe75uGbLMgX_eyF0_a42lK0Hi-qX2kslnRp0iYtM3wvOOFuluE161PloHdBwqd99aLlD4iX5UkPBpTAdcmzTvgz3u7FoAQkMWrUDBGnxJNCnb4hl9XHU/s320/IMG_5404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416045656089804386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie with Papa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpkBG7lgrX9u0Cf05P-_ywyR7M4F4LiNnAXWKPDqJGAYsphh9_F4vagnqIatB1XXQbbT4l53YBzCwK9yQ0r-dD03JL0B3EqsIzrqqAt2Vob-N9TWm0ZgJ1dH0a14SVklv3tWRwYVHW-I/s1600-h/IMG_5387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpkBG7lgrX9u0Cf05P-_ywyR7M4F4LiNnAXWKPDqJGAYsphh9_F4vagnqIatB1XXQbbT4l53YBzCwK9yQ0r-dD03JL0B3EqsIzrqqAt2Vob-N9TWm0ZgJ1dH0a14SVklv3tWRwYVHW-I/s320/IMG_5387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416045649424956706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">tea time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV_QAKTkXLn2yX65RFLikOTC66DaMJrdAOozU7frFoCjqwt97-WohqurFkhYO_HMhXwQNs23qsFwGwfWdiuHO86W2PJ9q_yHKHzmdN0o68rKjwa5VhF168PUiq8yUTHiNAdV6KvpjwzI/s1600-h/IMG_5537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV_QAKTkXLn2yX65RFLikOTC66DaMJrdAOozU7frFoCjqwt97-WohqurFkhYO_HMhXwQNs23qsFwGwfWdiuHO86W2PJ9q_yHKHzmdN0o68rKjwa5VhF168PUiq8yUTHiNAdV6KvpjwzI/s320/IMG_5537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416045638861874274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The perfect present!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54oNdholK4dKf8gxWtO_tGNYiJ0FxhPZpfZ-gGFOxUwUIXABBJl-O2d8BXDeptx5qpJpDRutlFwBFTvnPR1uk0VMitB7FQqvYEpgS8YmXhPRmI3eOgA8Goi3zjF96KI2rhDriHz79rvM/s1600-h/IMG_5369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54oNdholK4dKf8gxWtO_tGNYiJ0FxhPZpfZ-gGFOxUwUIXABBJl-O2d8BXDeptx5qpJpDRutlFwBFTvnPR1uk0VMitB7FQqvYEpgS8YmXhPRmI3eOgA8Goi3zjF96KI2rhDriHz79rvM/s320/IMG_5369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416040982060885490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> I love this picture of the girls together!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VRTIsluVPyktvMhJPfn2WmMOtRb3OtoVjsgont7xdAiRdH2QB1yuN1ZeDG5lb2VZMvwAMphyphenhyphenHfs_1CbKXyGEY_DxdnWCTc-8HM8-gbkGnHhHIrd-3x4b01eg-h1Dc5WRcQ9kBr-yeg4/s1600-h/IMG_5573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VRTIsluVPyktvMhJPfn2WmMOtRb3OtoVjsgont7xdAiRdH2QB1yuN1ZeDG5lb2VZMvwAMphyphenhyphenHfs_1CbKXyGEY_DxdnWCTc-8HM8-gbkGnHhHIrd-3x4b01eg-h1Dc5WRcQ9kBr-yeg4/s320/IMG_5573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416040973798574882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And this one too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL36-hTRnYh29_UkgVl10J-6zNQCxNGfybTlpPywm3LV69BtSOoaZd2qed2bhsBY_SFYwEWjAkqUmbzznnKf3YT-F3Ij1iNAEjMT7Ox05IFXD_NsTD41WbD6OGlBDRvbs2vZos_HPcPY/s1600-h/IMG_5594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL36-hTRnYh29_UkgVl10J-6zNQCxNGfybTlpPywm3LV69BtSOoaZd2qed2bhsBY_SFYwEWjAkqUmbzznnKf3YT-F3Ij1iNAEjMT7Ox05IFXD_NsTD41WbD6OGlBDRvbs2vZos_HPcPY/s320/IMG_5594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416040964717353202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Libby on the day of her school Christmas program</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Mfq_qW48ldeaF4T8SZRiqo5iz3T2nRGTRer2PU7O_FqGzjrk82oURO0hJp9oKs5Ga_Zdqio7noUww73yYH7VLz-UoeWQb_r6wDeMD7U13zihlwmN7WzxfN6z_wWcgLQH0nZ6F-JZCKE/s1600-h/IMG_5587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Mfq_qW48ldeaF4T8SZRiqo5iz3T2nRGTRer2PU7O_FqGzjrk82oURO0hJp9oKs5Ga_Zdqio7noUww73yYH7VLz-UoeWQb_r6wDeMD7U13zihlwmN7WzxfN6z_wWcgLQH0nZ6F-JZCKE/s320/IMG_5587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416040956043373554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Libby wore this dress on her first Christmas with us. Now its Gracie's turn. So cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujoeRPt9axTZfvzdWqsSyqDENHaRJXAFBV7gc7cIYVte9uVhwK09dWROx4wbwdsrB5ijHcr7S3icp9ytyqWJPUzUMKZKXyfaHNoS0WYdMHFBt7X_3i7QgG8y8fg-BLn0Vr2NTWSkMmG4/s1600-h/IMG_5590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujoeRPt9axTZfvzdWqsSyqDENHaRJXAFBV7gc7cIYVte9uVhwK09dWROx4wbwdsrB5ijHcr7S3icp9ytyqWJPUzUMKZKXyfaHNoS0WYdMHFBt7X_3i7QgG8y8fg-BLn0Vr2NTWSkMmG4/s320/IMG_5590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416040948406930466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Couldn't get a still shot that day, but cute anyway!</div><div><br /></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-80976307065261248412009-10-24T22:01:00.008-05:002009-10-24T22:53:50.220-05:00Happy Nine Months!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Gracie turned 9 months this week. She also had her 9 month checkup in which she weighed in at 20.3 pounds!!!! She's moved to the 75th percentile in weight and the 50th percentile in height. The growth chart usually looks like a curve shape, but Gracie's is a straight slightly diagonal line up! She amazed her doctor with her growth. God is so good!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Gracie is so close to crawling. She is getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. She's starting to wave at people. She LOVES to eat! She is occasionally signing "more" - but usually she just screams for me to give her another spoon full. Gracie gets around by either rolling or doing a backwards slide/crawl. When she wants to move forward to grab a toy she gets up on all fours and then pushes back. When she realizes that she is getting further away from the toy she starts crying. She just can't figure out how to move forward.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">This month we are going to be working on Gracie getting into the sitting position from the tummy position and we will continue to work on her crawling and pulling up. But, really, she is relatively caught up and will not need physical therapy for much longer.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Libby is so wonderful with her. When we greet Gracie in the morning Libby asks to give her "boogerbears" which is Libby's word for a nose rub - or what we used to call Eskimo kiss. She holds Gracie's hand in the car. She watches Gracie for me if I need to step out of the room for a minute. She tries to fix her hair - with a bristle brush - NOT the best choice for Gracie's hair, but Libby loves to make it big and frizzy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Gracie is sleeping through the night with no bottle and virtually no crying out either. She knows how to put herself back to sleep. Every now and then she will wake up and sing to herself. She continues to match our pitch or repeat a sound she hears. Billy is sure she will grow up to be a singer. Gracie also cut her bottom, front two teeth this week. I can tell its been painful, but still she is sweet and content as ever.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Gracie also continues to make her shy smile which continues to make everyone else melt with love for her.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">So - here's what you want to see... Pictures!</span></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs2qSH8FnAX0oMNV6sMsQL4aSU4b2quWJKFVZJaACNpxcMeZs_Cysh4n-mty_d9xG-_XHF6rumQn0rlzSXDZHdu-ejWb1y4kJbCIj3Cfbso53ZZJI_Zv8GdlCU96-YlxFVrYWDeDlfnk/s1600-h/IMG_4967.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsgDM0PY9VcP402SFFG4UE2ix3Hta6BBD3DBjqnXsob3qs2v5OyuPoZBlcYFEqJAfOSzcqk-X_gWgk2erfi3rEuBC-RpC1z-ITbBsWRRhjSQIcQZmwdEzrCNHyOPVfnyftpJ-wAKjmCM/s1600-h/IMG_4942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsgDM0PY9VcP402SFFG4UE2ix3Hta6BBD3DBjqnXsob3qs2v5OyuPoZBlcYFEqJAfOSzcqk-X_gWgk2erfi3rEuBC-RpC1z-ITbBsWRRhjSQIcQZmwdEzrCNHyOPVfnyftpJ-wAKjmCM/s320/IMG_4942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396377326988123058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Billy takes care of bottle time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs2qSH8FnAX0oMNV6sMsQL4aSU4b2quWJKFVZJaACNpxcMeZs_Cysh4n-mty_d9xG-_XHF6rumQn0rlzSXDZHdu-ejWb1y4kJbCIj3Cfbso53ZZJI_Zv8GdlCU96-YlxFVrYWDeDlfnk/s320/IMG_4967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396378244872388690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">At Libby's soccer game the weather was cooler than expected. I didn't have a hat for Gracie so I took a burp cloth and a headband and made a turban for her - a very sassy turban!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-vhc7S-TPqNfLpPg_e4NzIQ9ZS9jowyTdnrnhCMT_TQWiSntR4gaf6Yu61Ew5fNQYtgzisq4A11RfHkHUaXSwKxkpPoGMub2zq_afrWIQ9CoT8DSsqEr8BHH35SnpcmzF1ihTdijvm8/s1600-h/IMG_4993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-vhc7S-TPqNfLpPg_e4NzIQ9ZS9jowyTdnrnhCMT_TQWiSntR4gaf6Yu61Ew5fNQYtgzisq4A11RfHkHUaXSwKxkpPoGMub2zq_afrWIQ9CoT8DSsqEr8BHH35SnpcmzF1ihTdijvm8/s320/IMG_4993.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396377315454194114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Play time is hard work, mom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPx_Fsfa9sOXOgZKo_iIb4SgP_F-PjddbRWDmnJmgilq7pvenfWVxi6l52IPE6EdZg2fzMgS5QqsYVEzSjNb81ax_tw1RfLlC6dYNBN3nfOwJQIugks_znzO0wVvvmckuwuIyMky3jtk/s1600-h/IMG_4980.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPx_Fsfa9sOXOgZKo_iIb4SgP_F-PjddbRWDmnJmgilq7pvenfWVxi6l52IPE6EdZg2fzMgS5QqsYVEzSjNb81ax_tw1RfLlC6dYNBN3nfOwJQIugks_znzO0wVvvmckuwuIyMky3jtk/s320/IMG_4980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396377306417822546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Completely kissable!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxyAG45KMpPcfeGS0MjmLvbGO8M9uaP_8yPSrT_qd6DgIOKEwsdADPhZysRq1UD2ax7EW0FfBCnGYaRznRJzaO_elf6JDiGCn36tyB5UhQs9KsQF8MiO_Kg4XXddzAVw5iD6ky2qRXK0/s1600-h/IMG_5022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxyAG45KMpPcfeGS0MjmLvbGO8M9uaP_8yPSrT_qd6DgIOKEwsdADPhZysRq1UD2ax7EW0FfBCnGYaRznRJzaO_elf6JDiGCn36tyB5UhQs9KsQF8MiO_Kg4XXddzAVw5iD6ky2qRXK0/s320/IMG_5022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396377303389810930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Papa Graham and Gigi came to visit us for a week! The girls LOVED having time with them. When we travel to Charleston there is always so much going on between cousins, aunts, uncles, great grandparents, grandparents, friends that the girls rarely get to be alone with Papa and Gigi. Their visit was so wonderful as the girls really got to know and enjoy them on a whole new level. We are so happy Papa and Gigi came!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLweMEImx1-rXNhIB67Gn5VERAxhFi5fKTJcvoefVSxMzwv8oaZ9xH2rGzlcdHIYZrOZikKpHSbIXpr7mDmTIsTOXToE_pNXz7ZdHudmKUt9W1ew4dkpgl2sOIr6MktDF1fhykZoWHCw/s1600-h/IMG_5026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLweMEImx1-rXNhIB67Gn5VERAxhFi5fKTJcvoefVSxMzwv8oaZ9xH2rGzlcdHIYZrOZikKpHSbIXpr7mDmTIsTOXToE_pNXz7ZdHudmKUt9W1ew4dkpgl2sOIr6MktDF1fhykZoWHCw/s320/IMG_5026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396374856911758706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gigi holds Gracie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaTKVq_q8_DxR5Yy699U8IoVAa8_vJ5ywO2WK7IT16xtXjoW4I9d45KKCnfQfgS6zEjAXnBsDB3j2Q9-BihPe96L-fio5r3SmsQC_p2ENC0EJ9QLKFtQBDpYjAR-8hqAgIvrijC-rbOQ/s1600-h/IMG_5088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaTKVq_q8_DxR5Yy699U8IoVAa8_vJ5ywO2WK7IT16xtXjoW4I9d45KKCnfQfgS6zEjAXnBsDB3j2Q9-BihPe96L-fio5r3SmsQC_p2ENC0EJ9QLKFtQBDpYjAR-8hqAgIvrijC-rbOQ/s320/IMG_5088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396374845928873842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The heart-melting smile!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uZsJzEvKuf2nrTvndl3N8DU8XwXY28SO9BFBALNUD4e7CY-7BFSCiYgVTlDWMaHQgduOexynPwF29oogwBEief8zfz-AusSbAM8A8P5G-Vv5oV7ZEmk0uK4jWaxcvkM6PXmqX-M2yPM/s1600-h/IMG_5085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uZsJzEvKuf2nrTvndl3N8DU8XwXY28SO9BFBALNUD4e7CY-7BFSCiYgVTlDWMaHQgduOexynPwF29oogwBEief8zfz-AusSbAM8A8P5G-Vv5oV7ZEmk0uK4jWaxcvkM6PXmqX-M2yPM/s320/IMG_5085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396374839170336546" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGM9Be2VpOMv2EjfEwEG5NC_etMG3hVNKMDRb-anL5feJVvyC3IKhIa8mLF8oxrhcwOdC1OsEHlZBPG7LhYHer4BEgRcEGFn9XQUy9V-IexNeoHj_1kup2gnc87ioetPqBwJWNRPvarY/s1600-h/IMG_5064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGM9Be2VpOMv2EjfEwEG5NC_etMG3hVNKMDRb-anL5feJVvyC3IKhIa8mLF8oxrhcwOdC1OsEHlZBPG7LhYHer4BEgRcEGFn9XQUy9V-IexNeoHj_1kup2gnc87ioetPqBwJWNRPvarY/s320/IMG_5064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396374824085414754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Head banging pumpkins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RYjw6FfMz9EMQlvySdFuQqNTseXTZqapfb-h03kMB3Hk6PFSLEU8oOJ9B1dk1_BpOu_ESsCeHVGcX_ICokB-EWHsBTIWLA_94sXdxh7KiMFiwPF1lZZ_jGQ-KxsnINkKIVoTxeAPEbQ/s1600-h/IMG_5062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RYjw6FfMz9EMQlvySdFuQqNTseXTZqapfb-h03kMB3Hk6PFSLEU8oOJ9B1dk1_BpOu_ESsCeHVGcX_ICokB-EWHsBTIWLA_94sXdxh7KiMFiwPF1lZZ_jGQ-KxsnINkKIVoTxeAPEbQ/s320/IMG_5062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396372699252635218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sniffing pumpkins!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1MwbeESUmbY9YovPgc4SlHNg9BnUWRFbSCArG4H9fC3tRtt6izhe1fd3hSgUxEHe1xT5k9a2IjSeMnVD_CfJrAJIj2OEVc6ixqWNRNSGjjzD0vdufCyBBxY2Uc8PokORxRVzeQcoBKg/s1600-h/IMG_5071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1MwbeESUmbY9YovPgc4SlHNg9BnUWRFbSCArG4H9fC3tRtt6izhe1fd3hSgUxEHe1xT5k9a2IjSeMnVD_CfJrAJIj2OEVc6ixqWNRNSGjjzD0vdufCyBBxY2Uc8PokORxRVzeQcoBKg/s320/IMG_5071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396372691942530434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Big sister holding pumpkin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrHv-9Edw1KwlQiBD5gGE0z9OMwA81Pfc-k9epCtoWxIyQIQgTfxCtOPbeWGBIkNu5Vou_AX8U6SWW809o6nNjv39GMkv9G2uMca4RAzh1mqwCbdkrmK4dXGt9DOTFo401pJcpj0KVpk/s1600-h/IMG_5051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrHv-9Edw1KwlQiBD5gGE0z9OMwA81Pfc-k9epCtoWxIyQIQgTfxCtOPbeWGBIkNu5Vou_AX8U6SWW809o6nNjv39GMkv9G2uMca4RAzh1mqwCbdkrmK4dXGt9DOTFo401pJcpj0KVpk/s320/IMG_5051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396372686846637634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chubby tummy next to chubby pumpkins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IWb19hL_2qEtmMzEFu5mijBbBGjhrNBlrHKAI7o2pcVSIqO-2L2ZjS0FspmXNZ_QUPVemHa071glYyfzGnQ3jABzkqUVDS8ccx-9ig5vFKLEIPXVAXtx4nnM3ylsZus9_9KIvjwGGnQ/s1600-h/IMG_5040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IWb19hL_2qEtmMzEFu5mijBbBGjhrNBlrHKAI7o2pcVSIqO-2L2ZjS0FspmXNZ_QUPVemHa071glYyfzGnQ3jABzkqUVDS8ccx-9ig5vFKLEIPXVAXtx4nnM3ylsZus9_9KIvjwGGnQ/s320/IMG_5040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396372677992960882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The sweetest, easiest baby in the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ltxU0Hx2EJFj8WDsE4ARzaHQps4CBt13qAUaqjJWZBCpJH52YrxXNdggIwWuGpXgr1ywNKBpqHxVFWI6S4Tt77ZN3mrZEWThv2K-ceoR6nEdU_Xo6Hl2Qsm7m2T8KrRSGwGYlNRjPvA/s1600-h/IMG_5031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ltxU0Hx2EJFj8WDsE4ARzaHQps4CBt13qAUaqjJWZBCpJH52YrxXNdggIwWuGpXgr1ywNKBpqHxVFWI6S4Tt77ZN3mrZEWThv2K-ceoR6nEdU_Xo6Hl2Qsm7m2T8KrRSGwGYlNRjPvA/s320/IMG_5031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396372669997847458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Smiling Sisters</div><div><br /></div></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-78251915261731646002009-10-06T22:54:00.002-05:002009-10-06T22:55:10.464-05:00Eight Months Old and CountingTo see Gracie's 8 month update click here: <a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><div>Hurry! The pics are beyond cute!</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-32379047347170972162009-08-22T15:28:00.002-05:002009-08-22T15:30:16.255-05:00Gracie is SEVEN months today!Click <a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">HERE</a> (www.followthefeet.blogspot.com) to see an update on Gracie! I've uploaded 18 pictures to show off her new milestones! She's 7 months old today!!!!!! And sweeter than ever!Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-21937542022418836312009-08-15T23:42:00.003-05:002009-08-15T23:43:19.425-05:00link to updatesJust FYI - I've been posting updates regarding Gracie and family life on our family blog. If you'd like to see some really cute photos of Gracie and Libby you can link up <a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">HERE!</a> But in case the link doesn't work - our family blog is: www.followthefeet.blogspot.com<div><br /></div><div>See you there!</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-20026013375883185492009-07-15T11:33:00.003-05:002009-07-15T11:48:33.391-05:00Quick Update!Gracie's labs on Thursday went smoothly as the nurse was able to just prick her heal to get the blood. Everything looks the same - which our pediatrician and one other doctor agree is good. They do not think anything points to liver disease, but rather just that she has had recent infections. So - we will retest the liver functions in about 2-3 weeks and go from there. So - that's very good news for now.<div><br /></div><div>And lastly - we are at a camp in South TX. Gracie has come down with another ear infection, low fever, cough and is spitting up a lot - which made for a long night for all of us since we are all sleeping in the same room. Your prayers are appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have limited internet and cell phone access so I apologize for any emails/phone calls that I have not been able to reply to.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings,</div><div>Cindy</div><div><br /></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-73435268835341336922009-07-06T20:46:00.002-05:002009-07-06T21:07:25.232-05:00Partial Answers - But REJOICING nonetheless!I have been so calm and at peace through all the trials the last 3 weeks have thrown our way. But today I was full of anxiety. I was waiting for the genetics doctor to call and tell me what Gracie's second round of labs revealed.... and he didn't call until almost 3pm!!! I just sat around the house ALL DAY waiting, waiting, waiting... I just wanted some answers and all I had was silence for hours!<div><br /></div><div>After speaking with the genetics doctor I wasn't completely sure if the news was good or bad or what. So I called our pediatrician and his nurse was able to explain things to me better. Then Dr. Fitch, the pediatrician, called this evening and now I think I understand... here's the update:</div><div><br /></div><div>Gracie's original labs showed that a particular enzyme was high in her liver levels. That is what indicated "possible homocystinuria". The second round of labs was for 2 purposes - the blood work was to show if the first labs were reading true. And the urine analysis would reveal if there was any homocystine in her urine. There has to be homocystine in the urine for her to have "homocystinuria" and.............</div><div><br /></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">THERE IS NONE!!!!</span> So - we can rule out homocystinuria AND the other metobolic disorders at this time!!!!!!!!!! YES! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you Jesus</span></span>! Your favor is on us with or without this amazing news because you saved us and love us lavishly though we deserve none of that - but this news is icing on the cake! We are so thrilled that Gracie will not have to struggle with a life long metabolic disorder. Thank you for hearing our cries! Thank you for clarity on this issue.</div><div><br /></div><div>So... next round.... we still have to determine why Gracie's liver levels of this one enzyme are elevated. Here are the possibilities... it could be because of the fact that she had chicken pox recently. It could be because of some other infection yet to be determined. OR she could have a liver disease. So on Thursday afternoon we go into the hospital for more blood work (pray for Gracie because that is a very difficult thing to do with her tiny veins and loose skin - it takes hours to get the needle in and get the blood needed for testing). And the doctors will do a liver ultrasound to see if her liver looks normal or not. The 2 blood tests will reveal if there is any inflamation in her liver and will give us a look at her liver functions. And the good news is we should know the results on Friday.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday's tests will most likely reveal if there is a liver disease or not. But if the liver levels are high from chicken pox or other infections I'm not sure that we will know anything for sure for several weeks when we can retest her blood after giving her body some time to heal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Either way - we are making progress in figuring this all out. When I think back to Gracie's medical history, she has had multiple infections - one that turned into sepsis - and then chicken pox and most recently a double ear infection... SO... I am really thinking/hoping that her little body has just not had enough time to completely heal and her liver levels will balance out in time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also - Dr. Fitch consulted with a couple of other international internal disease specialists regarding Gracie's TB tests and shared with me this evening that they all agree that no medication should be given because she is showing no symptoms and only her skin test was positive - three other tests were negative. They all agree that Gracie should be retested with the skin test and the t-spot blood test in 3-6 months to see if there are any changes, but until then we are not concerned about TB at all. As far as we can tell she does NOT have it and that's the end of it for now. WHEW!</div><div><br /></div><div>My biopsy results are not known yet. I have had almost no worries about that at all. Most of my concern has been for Gracie and Gracie alone. I will probably hear something tomorrow or Wednesday. As soon as I know I will fill you in. But know that I am doing just fine and have no anxiety or real concern about it at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>So there it is for now. We will keep you posted. Thank you Thank you Thank you for praying so hard! I am humbled by all your support and prayers!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Cindy</div><div><br /></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-57729763313631317562009-07-04T22:18:00.005-05:002009-07-04T23:22:31.326-05:00Grammy and Papa Boots Visit!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4-4ismLr_OTHMXLdDLXBYmiLH6XA6XmBfZcDD6n92aEewT7GpDqKuocCY2EoZTkfM3rnriKIE70lMtu0Wo87PPuB_VL5gQ_7ClGOsTqHU0UfxRY0I3tdDiP6cEn-MMH1lwrVECYkHgc/s1600-h/IMG_4283.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4-4ismLr_OTHMXLdDLXBYmiLH6XA6XmBfZcDD6n92aEewT7GpDqKuocCY2EoZTkfM3rnriKIE70lMtu0Wo87PPuB_VL5gQ_7ClGOsTqHU0UfxRY0I3tdDiP6cEn-MMH1lwrVECYkHgc/s320/IMG_4283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354817869921160594" /></a>I love those sweet lips! Gracie's chicken pox are starting to clear up. I've been putting pure vitamin E on those little scars and I keep praying they will all go away. But either way - she is just so cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpUNo_2qRhOGkxTR0CWNNCEtd2vIAYwDDSlyGqdxYcTNJ8hi0pVjzMUKQbKIBeF02WVvEkWueRSnyFZQ1THfNFcetWlkJU6FCt5wy_ALPxf256tVAu5SqSl1iv3nKRUAKfqM1sC0X15c/s1600-h/IMG_4282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpUNo_2qRhOGkxTR0CWNNCEtd2vIAYwDDSlyGqdxYcTNJ8hi0pVjzMUKQbKIBeF02WVvEkWueRSnyFZQ1THfNFcetWlkJU6FCt5wy_ALPxf256tVAu5SqSl1iv3nKRUAKfqM1sC0X15c/s320/IMG_4282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354817861617978562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsX2INdgdXJ8kXuClHzOW73F5BeN6NEzD76BRMF4fy8igM9SSqmwSITF3iXUMOJ0_XDBqZ8E_qmqhmuThhbyvelCEd2D6kd0l9ieIf7dvr6PqqIiAEytMUI6NiUdqv7bPfOpRlCV7FH4/s1600-h/IMG_4286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsX2INdgdXJ8kXuClHzOW73F5BeN6NEzD76BRMF4fy8igM9SSqmwSITF3iXUMOJ0_XDBqZ8E_qmqhmuThhbyvelCEd2D6kd0l9ieIf7dvr6PqqIiAEytMUI6NiUdqv7bPfOpRlCV7FH4/s320/IMG_4286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354815018620019506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1Yr9W_lkH5DgBxlRn6cCMIPHq4FSHGDUD_GDPhMaxd5RF4ZOCkrHREhAX9yAger9dpq2e2F3Co4tvXpy5eQjB-DMkJpg2y5vjFrdW6qFgRH506sXc20b0eEaeePBRH0Dm2l3rgKhU4c/s1600-h/IMG_4278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1Yr9W_lkH5DgBxlRn6cCMIPHq4FSHGDUD_GDPhMaxd5RF4ZOCkrHREhAX9yAger9dpq2e2F3Co4tvXpy5eQjB-DMkJpg2y5vjFrdW6qFgRH506sXc20b0eEaeePBRH0Dm2l3rgKhU4c/s320/IMG_4278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354814991206082978" /></a><br />On Wednesday evening Billy's parents -Billy and Winky Foote - arrived to meet Gracie for the first time and love on Libby too! Mommy had them dressed cute for the occasion. Libby wore her "Big Sister" t-shirt from Mrs. Angela (our drummer's wife) and Gracie wore a cute sundress I found at Target with giraffe print on it. I had surgery that afternoon so I was really groggy when they arrived. Mrs. Billie Gill brought an awesome meal for our whole family that night - pork tenderloin, oriental salad, rice, green beans, zucchini bread...YUM! Thank you Mrs. Gill!!!<div><br /></div><div>Winky could not wait to hold Gracie. And Gracie LOVES to be held... so they made a good match really quick! </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofroBT2q3nd0THJtjh_VVPCQRF-aOwtyFXT6qM20209pYVHO5b4rvmMFWV2VYI23fPDBdUufIgHGN-8kuHWjT3ZiYf7X32I57CPFs2Gl_daCOmqelHDSlEOm5jJYtIttr6KlJj4-Iqac/s1600-h/IMG_4285.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofroBT2q3nd0THJtjh_VVPCQRF-aOwtyFXT6qM20209pYVHO5b4rvmMFWV2VYI23fPDBdUufIgHGN-8kuHWjT3ZiYf7X32I57CPFs2Gl_daCOmqelHDSlEOm5jJYtIttr6KlJj4-Iqac/s320/IMG_4285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354815014696852498" style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We all hung out that first night as I needed to take it easy. The next day Winky and I had to wake up very early to get Gracie to the hospital for more tests (see previous post for details about that hospital trip). We were there from 7:15AM until 11AM. Billy, Papa Boots and Libby went for a ride in Billy's jeep (Libby's new favorite thing to do)! We all met around noon at Bass Pro Shops for some fun and food. We ate lunch there and by the time we were through it was time to get the girls some shut eye.</div><div><br /></div><div>We drove home and attempted naps and then BC fixed his special soup for all of us. After dinner we prepared for pool time. The lazy river was awesome as Libby showed Grammy all her new tricks and Gracie floated with me for a relaxing nap on the water. By the time we left there is was time for the girls to go to bed. Winky enjoyed holding Gracie until she fell asleep and then some. Gracie was very comfortable on Grammy's shoulder. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next day it was time to have some more fun. We all got up, dressed and drove out to Gruene, TX for some shopping and lunch. It was H.O.T. out there. But we still had fun! Lots of people were interested in our adoption story and they all fell in love with our 2 beauties. Grammy and Papa enjoyed the antique shops best - and so did Libby. It was like a giant treasure chest and she found something on every aisle to play with. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_MA-W84jbcXxmG9_7ASwqs3lcsBRsbgClf99_VB-5av5N9KgOOhx_n7zCj6GiGjpKuTbjTadBoxwtL9rVnYmYgzLcyc6P2pc29MmZl5ui0U3-5Y_FlhihLi3Ee5I7JbtWQS1ITiwSsk/s1600-h/IMG_4295.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_MA-W84jbcXxmG9_7ASwqs3lcsBRsbgClf99_VB-5av5N9KgOOhx_n7zCj6GiGjpKuTbjTadBoxwtL9rVnYmYgzLcyc6P2pc29MmZl5ui0U3-5Y_FlhihLi3Ee5I7JbtWQS1ITiwSsk/s320/IMG_4295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354817889233530642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Above - the pink blouse Libby is wearing is from Wendy's (Billy's sister's) mother-in-law. She also gave Gracie a matching blouse. I think Grammy got some pictures of the girls together in their matching shirts. When I get those from her I'll have to share them. By the time I took my camera out Gracie had already had a blow out that left her matching outfit in need of a wash- ewww!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpSwDZNHWIwSq2Srk1JpzknB92Qkqd91P-b5wzC4aiAYe1SEouBSf1gU6I4ORyd3S9kj_N8ihuH0-1bookx7cvd5sXIeSWGV-dET9h8pMTusuKoD7DsUn_63Vv6owWdK2sfwx9jBsypw/s1600-h/IMG_4291.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpSwDZNHWIwSq2Srk1JpzknB92Qkqd91P-b5wzC4aiAYe1SEouBSf1gU6I4ORyd3S9kj_N8ihuH0-1bookx7cvd5sXIeSWGV-dET9h8pMTusuKoD7DsUn_63Vv6owWdK2sfwx9jBsypw/s320/IMG_4291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354817885555097682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div> </div><div>We ate lunch at Adobe Verde and took a family picture at our table:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKbwPj1M3h6z4Bcf45XWMC5H7ikkUKpyccprU4rdKe9751jdYrIM1ggFryB66MHzrBOthMz0hDulnXnFWxnoYq5MystfQMx9AzxEV_0ETj6dn8UOMnSw4YnqPXmCVGErEfdWTBGz3_0A/s1600-h/IMG_4288.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKbwPj1M3h6z4Bcf45XWMC5H7ikkUKpyccprU4rdKe9751jdYrIM1ggFryB66MHzrBOthMz0hDulnXnFWxnoYq5MystfQMx9AzxEV_0ETj6dn8UOMnSw4YnqPXmCVGErEfdWTBGz3_0A/s320/IMG_4288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354817874817604482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>After lunch we visited a toy store where Grammy bought Libby a cute furniture set to go in her dollhouse and a really cool guitar shaped purse for me. And then it was time to drive home. </div><div><br /></div><div>I actually managed to get both girls in my bed and have a short nap with all three of us in the same room.... that is a serious accomplishment! After naps we cooked a delicious meal together and enjoyed family time at the table.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the girls went to bed Billy showed his parents funny videos he's found on youtube. His parents enjoyed that as we all got some good laughs in.</div><div><br /></div><div>This morning BC (papa boots) and Winky had to head out. It was over all too soon. We got a couple more pictures of the girls with their grandparents but they were in their pjs still as mommy was moving very slow this morning.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZv3ayr9ynIBWmIYD2TuXW0Igb53LKUYP4KJoiWHilK9w3DP55n5TGdIZu-QJz31XOZ8Inr1cSq1R93r5VqxMJvd1FJVRQKLA2c2NkNCPGFHOO085aLJ53wHHMYkoJTmfYSeqnL7UIb4/s1600-h/IMG_4299.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZv3ayr9ynIBWmIYD2TuXW0Igb53LKUYP4KJoiWHilK9w3DP55n5TGdIZu-QJz31XOZ8Inr1cSq1R93r5VqxMJvd1FJVRQKLA2c2NkNCPGFHOO085aLJ53wHHMYkoJTmfYSeqnL7UIb4/s320/IMG_4299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354824979052631746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6XJPbS6pBmh9hjbLNYZRfCF5QAVmc9J12jdJUht1ZjNCDQ0xGABgq_uVNCxD3Lt5yH-GGHnIQj9jpJFQle7dRH8o0TbjFPmyvddKPvtU9Q_RoNk8lu4RCQj2oaNs5mQn-D4nJeoEpa4/s1600-h/IMG_4301.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6XJPbS6pBmh9hjbLNYZRfCF5QAVmc9J12jdJUht1ZjNCDQ0xGABgq_uVNCxD3Lt5yH-GGHnIQj9jpJFQle7dRH8o0TbjFPmyvddKPvtU9Q_RoNk8lu4RCQj2oaNs5mQn-D4nJeoEpa4/s320/IMG_4301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354824968481182658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Later today I dressed Libby and Gracie in another matching blouse set that is from Wendy. I got one really great picture of them sitting together and they are both smiling!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13Tq8nlUmbGnJwdv2wvX8EwYbkpGdx6W0PSx4HpXiYwXE71nQH-S5qrV08YaBrLEodrfyg3Pzh2sqz3C0hyphenhyphenMgiDGvirx6Ul6TvqKM7T_ojr3ZD0igDGsim9vBzQ5TmKIjmhPSZ84z1N0/s1600-h/IMG_4305.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13Tq8nlUmbGnJwdv2wvX8EwYbkpGdx6W0PSx4HpXiYwXE71nQH-S5qrV08YaBrLEodrfyg3Pzh2sqz3C0hyphenhyphenMgiDGvirx6Ul6TvqKM7T_ojr3ZD0igDGsim9vBzQ5TmKIjmhPSZ84z1N0/s320/IMG_4305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354824986739868610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlfFy80CZhAP_PUg95Ufs11Q46fmf_jbYXuGeyTS2FADx9mX6X7vt4cM6dmd6bifpr_PYaLMCeotuaKn5IBEd6rDlwetzAqjL8DJeog3k8LepefQRsh51_GcJY5MGfuif8pve0cnW5Xw/s1600-h/IMG_4302.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlfFy80CZhAP_PUg95Ufs11Q46fmf_jbYXuGeyTS2FADx9mX6X7vt4cM6dmd6bifpr_PYaLMCeotuaKn5IBEd6rDlwetzAqjL8DJeog3k8LepefQRsh51_GcJY5MGfuif8pve0cnW5Xw/s320/IMG_4302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354824993110658338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Our time with Winky and BC was very relaxing and enjoyable. We are so thankful they were able to drive down and meet Gracie before we're off to camps. It was also really great having Winky as a companion for that dreadful hospital trip for Gracie. I would never want to do that alone!</div><div><br /></div><div>Billy and Winky - we love you very much! Thank you for everything!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQin1vO3w5qevvhuY6_vwMePM_mIhrASxGKm4i7jYwCCWVUOh2S4cyyU7LWuAWZTero3uXLKUdQdQsfIRy3F56xz6rF3YCUNVDNxr2kJHj0aOoXQzXMyF4yDv0dlkrxZrUxXrPI2kcnY/s1600-h/IMG_4319.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQin1vO3w5qevvhuY6_vwMePM_mIhrASxGKm4i7jYwCCWVUOh2S4cyyU7LWuAWZTero3uXLKUdQdQsfIRy3F56xz6rF3YCUNVDNxr2kJHj0aOoXQzXMyF4yDv0dlkrxZrUxXrPI2kcnY/s320/IMG_4319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354825002248288146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-70081440088717021392009-07-02T16:47:00.002-05:002009-07-02T17:04:56.365-05:00UpdateDear friends and family,<div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for your support and prayers through this intense time in our lives. I have a few udpates for you today.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, I want to rejoice in the fact that the Crawley family and the Portilla family (both families are friends of ours) have passed court this week and will travel to ET in 2 weeks! I am thrilled! We met both of their girls when we were in ET and both are so very precious!</div><div><br /></div><div>Second, my surgery went well yesterday. Thank you for praying. I had a lumpectomy and the surgeon ended up removing both cysts. He had to cut more out and go further into my chest than he was expecting so I am a bit more sore than I expected. But I'm really doing just fine. It's all a bit swollen - even under my arm going around my rib cage - but that's it. I just have to be careful with lifting for the next couple of days. The doctor does not think either cyst is cancerous, but they are being tested anyway and I should hear more about that in the next 3-4 business days.</div><div><br /></div><div>Third - Gracie... earlier this week we found out that he original basic labs showed elevated liver levels which indicated that she possibly has a metabolic disorder called "homocystinuria". So we were directed to go to the hospital immediately for a second round of labs. We did that immediately on Monday afternoon. At the same time, Gracie's skin had tested positive for TB so the doctor ordered a chest xray. Getting Gracie's blood drawn was awful. Her veins are so tiny and her skin is so loose that everytime they stuck her her vein would role. She screamed and cried. And then her blood kept clotting - way faster than it should. It was a long afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since then her chest xray came back negative. So my doctor called and asked if Gracie had a BCG (TB vaccination) because if she did that would explain the positive testing on her skin. Well, on her vaccination record from ET it was not listed... so he ordered us to go back to the hospital this morning for more testing. In the mean time I sent an email to the nurse in ET to see if she knew if Gracie had the vaccination and our pediatrician somehow emailed Gracie's orphange in ET and asked the same question. We were at the hospital at 7:30 AM. I can not explain how awful it was that they had to draw blood from Gracie again. The only good spots were already bruised from testing on Monday. They tried 4-5 different places - even putting flashlights under her skin in her hands and arms searching for veins to poke - and it took 4 different nurses to finally draw blood and put in an iv this morning. I think the tortured lasted over 2 hours. My mother-in-law was there with me and we were both in tears for Gracie. Gracie was screaming and crying so hard... it was awful!</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally we got the CT scan after that. Then as we were waiting for the results our pediatrician called saying that the orphanage in ET emailed him back saying that Gracie definitely had the TB vaccination - so now there was no need for further testing. AFTER ALL OF THAT! Oh my!</div><div>Well, we are glad we got the blood work done anyway - because the T test today will give us no doubt of the fact that she has NO TB! and put an end to that concern. Also the tests today showed again that her liver levels are a bit high.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now... we wait until Monday to hear about the other labs concerning her possible metabolic disorder. We have been encouraged that if she does have this and we correct her formula and her diet in the future - that she will not suffer the other things associated with the disorder. So, we are waiting patiently for news on Monday. Hopefully there will be some answers as to why her liver levels are high AND why her blood is clotting so badly/quickly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for your prayers. As you can imagine we have been so busy with all these doctor and hospital appointments. We have definitely met our deductible this year! YAY~</div><div><br /></div><div>We are well. Billy's parents are in town so we have plenty of help and we are staying busy as we wait on news.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings and Thanks again for all your prayers!</div><div>We'll keep you posted,</div><div>Cindy</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-45102981630390432392009-06-29T18:07:00.003-05:002009-06-29T21:07:51.797-05:00Prayer Requests....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><div>So... a prayer request or two for you mighty prayer warriors....</div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of weeks ago - right after returning home from Ethiopia and in the middle of my stomach illness - I discovered a lump in my right breast. After a sonogram revealed a complex cyst that was one inch in diameter my doctor suggested having it removed. I had a surgery consultation today and it was determined that I will have surgery on Wednesday morning to get the lump removed from my right breast. It's probably nothing but still have to go under to get it done... boo! </div><div><br /></div><div>But that's not my biggest prayer request... this one is.... Right after that surgery consultation this morning we got a phone call from Gracie's doctor.. It seems - from her basic lab work - that Gracie may have "homocystinuria" which is a metabolic enzyme disorder that is genetic and would require a specific diet her whole life - not to mention a very specific formula for her infant years. During the phone call the doctor ordered us to go to Christus Santa Rosa hospital immediately to do a second round of labs to be sure the first lab reading is true. I'm praying that is was not and that she does not have this. We'll find out Monday (a week from today) what the results are. If she does have this we will be meeting with a metabolic endochronologist (spelling?) to do further testing and learning and then we would also need to meet with a nutrutionist and change Gracie's formula immediately. The endochrinologist talked with our doctor today and was very encouraging saying that if we change Gracie's diet she will avoid most of the other problems associated with this disorder. That is good to know because when I googled "homocystinuria" online today it was a bit scary siting dislocation of lens of eyes, skeletal abnormalities, intellectual challenges, and problems with connective tissue/muscle development, and heart problems as just a few of the problems that can arise with this disorder if it goes untreated.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's been a long day, but we are well. We watched so many other families in the hospital with severely disformed, sick or mentally handicapped children with much more of life struggles to manage than we are facing at this point. We know that we were chosen for Gracie and Gracie for us. We know God heals. We know God gives endurance and strength and wisdom. We know he takes weaknesses and combines his strength to it. We know he works all things for the good of those who love him. And we know we love Gracie and would have taken her in to our family even if we had known this in advance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly - Gracie also had a chest xray today because her TB skin test came back positive enough that the doctor just wants to be sure its not there. She has no symptoms, but by tomorrow we should know 100% if she really has TB or not. I really don't think she does. But if she does, she will be on antibiotics for 6 months or so.</div><div><br /></div><div>We appreciate your prayers this week as I face minor surgery and we all wait for more concrete news regarding Gracie's health. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-70162361252364331542009-06-23T22:17:00.003-05:002009-06-23T22:30:24.410-05:00Gracie's First Doctor's AppointmentThis morning Gracie and I were out and about by 8AM for her first doctor's appointment. I am so mad at myself for not making that appointment BEFORE we left for Ethiopia because once we got home, we had to wait a whole 10 days before we could get her in. And today we found out she has raging ear infections in both ears that I did not realize she had. Poor thing has been so laid back and tough, but has had to be in so much pain. I can't imagine how she has been so pleasant and smiling so I'm really excited to get her fully well so we can see just how happy and wonderful she can fully be!<div><br /></div><div>The doctor really took time to talk through everything. It was a long appointment as we discussed her medical history - the little we know - and her previous malnutrition. By the end of the appointment the doctor had given her 4 vaccination shots - 2 in each leg, 1 tb test in her left arm, and a heel prick to take blood for some basic lab work. She was not too happy about all that, but did well considering the trauma along with already inflamed, painful ears. Poor thing! The doc also wants us to go to Methodist Children's Hospital soon so we can have some more intense lab work done to rule out any parasites and other infections. We want to make sure we've checked everything so we can get this sweet baby well!</div><div><br /></div><div>But my, my how this girl is growing... she weighed in today just under 12 pounds! WOO HOO! She was 11 pounds and 14 3/4 ounces. Awesome! And she is also 24 inches long. </div><div><br /></div><div>She is getting stronger and stronger everyday. But the doc did suggest we get her some physical therapy just to give her a head start on catching up. He said to call Easter Seals because they will come into our home for free to help her. I'm calling tomorrow to see how that works.</div><div><br /></div><div>We will go back to the doctor on Thursday for the doc to see her TB test area. Then in 3 weeks he wants to measure her weight again and in 6 weeks we'll have another check up with more vaccinations. </div><div><br /></div><div>We started Gracie Lu on antibiotics today and also some other medicine for her "thrush" and he also gave me a plan for her diaper rash that could also be a yeast infection. The girl is so happy that you would never know she is in that much pain.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I am getting well - at least I have felt much better today. I had mild diarrhea (I know - tmi!) from the moment we landed in Houston. Then on Friday I threw up and the diarrhea took a turn for the worse for 24 hours straight. Throwing up ended, but diarrhea did not - so now that's being tested to make sure I didn't get some parasite or something from Ethiopia. We'll see....</div><div><br /></div><div>We're all doing well despite the illnesses (and the dirty house!). God has been so good to us!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-37950769908856992922009-06-21T21:26:00.009-05:002009-06-21T22:33:09.275-05:00Life With Gracie and A Special Father's Day!<div>We have been home just over one week and what a week it has been. Among the challenges of jet lag and getting an infant on a schedule who is also jet lagged and well... just plain old sleep deprivation, I (Cindy) got a stomach bug that left me throwing up and suffering from severe diarrhea for 24 hours... and it is still causing some trouble even today... so that was a pretty big set back! However.... Gracie is already on a schedule (she eats EVERY 3 hours - day and night!) that works for us and her for now... until the doc. tells us to do something different. She wakes around 6 AM for her bottle, then has wake/play time and then a nap that starts about an hour before her next bottle, but doesn't last the whole hour just yet... we're getting there. Billy had to take on ALL the feedings during the 24 hours I was sick. He was SUPER DAD! And he also woke up the next morning with a great appreciation for my getting up for the previous nighttime feedings and is now totally taking on 1-2 feeding a night for me from now on - WHAT A SWEETIE!<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Life with Gracie is wonderful. Libby has really adjusted well and is so much happier now that we're home. The Lord has shown us some great ways to tackle a few of her issues and it seems to be working so far. I'll probably share more about that at another time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll let the pictures speak for themselves except that I have to share one more thing... Billy is amazing! Though the last month has probably been the hardest in both our lives, we have pulled through it together. We're on the same page and he has been so supportive, encouraging, hopeful and helpful the whole way. He was celebrated greatly today for being such an awesome dad and husband on this special Father's day! We gave him a card with both our girls sweet footprints in them. Then we took him out to lunch. We gave him permission to buy a used jeep if he can find one he wants. And we went to the pool to cap off the night. I am so blessed by Billy Foote. The thing that keeps swelling my heart for him today is his long drive to visit Gracie's birthmother on the same day we arrived in Ethiopia after DAYS of travel. He was such a great daddy and husband to do that! And also his wonderful care of Gracie when I was sick. He never complained and just took over for me. Love that man!</div><div><br /></div><div>Libby was taken care of by my friend Cristie and I am so thankful for that! We may have lost our minds if we had to handle her when I was throwing up. She did not understand why I was sick. She had never seen me like that before and she wouldn't leave my side...so the Martines stepped in and took her out for a great play day. Thank you Martines!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you also to all my dear friends who have prayed and who have brought us meals over the last several days and more! Thank you all so much for your TLC!</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay - enjoy the pictures.... (including Gracie's first swimsuit... so cute!) Oh - and I just realized that I can't find the pictures of Gracie in the Moses basket that Billy's parents shipped to us... it might be on Billy's camera... so I will try to find those tomorrow and share that too!</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIiC757_A3R1yvZkYkgqYKMVE0csLlx6Pb3NTaIBF8w8DRMCf50Yjwp_eWGGpCxd-KCHfwUJLWhoWSP0blC3W0iczICaGb5zIgjhmlsxmCupPMNYQfH6r12cxA5-31gfKG1oltkLNDv4/s1600-h/IMG_4177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIiC757_A3R1yvZkYkgqYKMVE0csLlx6Pb3NTaIBF8w8DRMCf50Yjwp_eWGGpCxd-KCHfwUJLWhoWSP0blC3W0iczICaGb5zIgjhmlsxmCupPMNYQfH6r12cxA5-31gfKG1oltkLNDv4/s320/IMG_4177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349983997048880786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Libby loves on Gracie after her bath. Libby is turning into a great big helper...especially at bath time.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFyiRsQBipsVp-1nzkHHnsinTo6PM9P8u4HOgm_2E_DWnhowdI2td8Sxwyj-xCkDVm5VNGRzEC2-YWk53izWcn0WV57QEh9ur_383EfKvLW4xagD3UD7GJp9ONtVbzCpmsC0q7AV4_do/s1600-h/IMG_4174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFyiRsQBipsVp-1nzkHHnsinTo6PM9P8u4HOgm_2E_DWnhowdI2td8Sxwyj-xCkDVm5VNGRzEC2-YWk53izWcn0WV57QEh9ur_383EfKvLW4xagD3UD7GJp9ONtVbzCpmsC0q7AV4_do/s320/IMG_4174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349983993582224738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love how she sleeps. So peaceful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrNP5JEEwiNEbE2M0OE5cEsxjSFApsZAJEaX_tIK-jaBtgig0oizmcJv_tOH2kxb17GC1nVUq2ZoHyO6HrS0u_53KfPzDo2Y7e9TU58m40IdEyvnCnXQqi0WWUP35saimWbRva5JCM_A/s1600-h/IMG_4184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrNP5JEEwiNEbE2M0OE5cEsxjSFApsZAJEaX_tIK-jaBtgig0oizmcJv_tOH2kxb17GC1nVUq2ZoHyO6HrS0u_53KfPzDo2Y7e9TU58m40IdEyvnCnXQqi0WWUP35saimWbRva5JCM_A/s320/IMG_4184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349983990036795874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A picture of jet lag</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgB5-nb9DLoiJfWZH9DEI1NX4AWwILIErqr6NESodijPaJCeLlaMdhLD1MD9mNBo_TTULyZuw0VGt3OsUKmPNdwCqPpL0AaYzgOrmPZosl3a7DEVEHW5sfzUR4CZQd9My9sMNAhE8YNk/s1600-h/IMG_4185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgB5-nb9DLoiJfWZH9DEI1NX4AWwILIErqr6NESodijPaJCeLlaMdhLD1MD9mNBo_TTULyZuw0VGt3OsUKmPNdwCqPpL0AaYzgOrmPZosl3a7DEVEHW5sfzUR4CZQd9My9sMNAhE8YNk/s320/IMG_4185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349983979292932978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And more jet lag....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0MwL8tw8hYGvp47wx7QJ1iR3HdRyc-rUNVwkV_zSyf-dRU5l35qkmQv4d7slMqKMMoMHdX9bYZnwA6xjMRsKuy_5UHMviGJOFwuyHhKI6MxrjNUFIKMQDLNr185fqjqZ0-8tyeoZCyg/s1600-h/IMG_4186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0MwL8tw8hYGvp47wx7QJ1iR3HdRyc-rUNVwkV_zSyf-dRU5l35qkmQv4d7slMqKMMoMHdX9bYZnwA6xjMRsKuy_5UHMviGJOFwuyHhKI6MxrjNUFIKMQDLNr185fqjqZ0-8tyeoZCyg/s320/IMG_4186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349983976928253266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and more jet lag...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUHIj71cc51eNP5OCwhUqNtdMSr11kqJwScg5dwdvB5rsVFJtW6UCsq5HNX191ojvG_LkwPQP2AUNajgbiR47ev11cTsCLmd1HIMc78-64ak36Tg5E2fcmhSuW97XtwiDvFcCxaUOfys/s1600-h/IMG_4187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUHIj71cc51eNP5OCwhUqNtdMSr11kqJwScg5dwdvB5rsVFJtW6UCsq5HNX191ojvG_LkwPQP2AUNajgbiR47ev11cTsCLmd1HIMc78-64ak36Tg5E2fcmhSuW97XtwiDvFcCxaUOfys/s320/IMG_4187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349981742364769378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look how tiny she is next to Daddy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCZX-RWWmbfEK08hk44gqVC1Mue16yfBYwcN-c9Vcm2KSGQQD9GxfujSp0XL7CxKg22ucyUjoPrkAnA4q7HCxtbLaoef2MiVTg0JcnvPG83Z99q4Gi_jX7BS9VrGaUY-aYKL0K0r0e_0/s1600-h/IMG_4193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCZX-RWWmbfEK08hk44gqVC1Mue16yfBYwcN-c9Vcm2KSGQQD9GxfujSp0XL7CxKg22ucyUjoPrkAnA4q7HCxtbLaoef2MiVTg0JcnvPG83Z99q4Gi_jX7BS9VrGaUY-aYKL0K0r0e_0/s320/IMG_4193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349981732319550210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She smiles often!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5AAEjuIeTaDj8c-0IvYsL4mm_kF36e-pFl6o6P6LUpi5zuQHct7AwVO5tysG1JqglArOrjHloqIHYHIaBsOCr1xLGap3Y78vllSA4pcVmlmVng1WtZQa4CIodU2gN6w_HhQH1AmY2xY/s1600-h/IMG_4194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5AAEjuIeTaDj8c-0IvYsL4mm_kF36e-pFl6o6P6LUpi5zuQHct7AwVO5tysG1JqglArOrjHloqIHYHIaBsOCr1xLGap3Y78vllSA4pcVmlmVng1WtZQa4CIodU2gN6w_HhQH1AmY2xY/s320/IMG_4194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349981727716556514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Such a cutie (sorry the last 2 are sideways.. oops!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNlc_9p0yvnO1EkvGP_xShhcOHikCd3Qc6xCmH4sL_t7rZcdLGkKd4bC4J4OJop4GzTn7YOQktPQQuRCFoMlcr4aS21mQ980IPltNkEzY7gECa2mu9X6zJHNcoarABcOHSOSkVcBg3XQ/s1600-h/IMG_4195.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNlc_9p0yvnO1EkvGP_xShhcOHikCd3Qc6xCmH4sL_t7rZcdLGkKd4bC4J4OJop4GzTn7YOQktPQQuRCFoMlcr4aS21mQ980IPltNkEzY7gECa2mu9X6zJHNcoarABcOHSOSkVcBg3XQ/s320/IMG_4195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349981716429834338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She learned how to pull the toy quickly to get the music on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEES-JIYWlrxXNq7Xr-OYca95-eM6KWf8jcuzUrXm1QkBBGmcO35C8nPQBumMRt3rXaDt-Es7dPpWv59eEP6nE_GWAstYKd-UJmjmR3-vWrVhHXjRjIbmX8TeTimESDu-e-7Eb4HwFE2A/s1600-h/IMG_4197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEES-JIYWlrxXNq7Xr-OYca95-eM6KWf8jcuzUrXm1QkBBGmcO35C8nPQBumMRt3rXaDt-Es7dPpWv59eEP6nE_GWAstYKd-UJmjmR3-vWrVhHXjRjIbmX8TeTimESDu-e-7Eb4HwFE2A/s320/IMG_4197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349981711792921682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Resting on her leaf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhc6QTYK8v_2GqpT2kkBqFDsXFRT7YfIcVrYECAFeoUwAConeiMW83c5XjfB-XQS4jTEuJtU3zR1hyphenhyphenR0M5255HaGSfSeoDevGajfczn7Bntv8QGhA7VUae5gMzN97zJRIsTYX-8FiiE0/s1600-h/IMG_4203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhc6QTYK8v_2GqpT2kkBqFDsXFRT7YfIcVrYECAFeoUwAConeiMW83c5XjfB-XQS4jTEuJtU3zR1hyphenhyphenR0M5255HaGSfSeoDevGajfczn7Bntv8QGhA7VUae5gMzN97zJRIsTYX-8FiiE0/s320/IMG_4203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349979533449962258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All lotioned up and shining - with a bow, of course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE9GEk49Er0w9labgZwULLlumd_-Xjz1rz1c8SKKmKpadTb3vSH3OBGHfaBARQsFMAFpAgMkWLS3p50gEpY_C-Zso3mmuMCnqDLl02JzzUH3sJREhrsARkYH9VC7civdd-Vt-SHidsBU/s1600-h/IMG_4207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE9GEk49Er0w9labgZwULLlumd_-Xjz1rz1c8SKKmKpadTb3vSH3OBGHfaBARQsFMAFpAgMkWLS3p50gEpY_C-Zso3mmuMCnqDLl02JzzUH3sJREhrsARkYH9VC7civdd-Vt-SHidsBU/s320/IMG_4207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349979530257687314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Sisters!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAfJu0TKYTMs4NaR9iLDZFXZX9ZHHD9KcFLqOrycDVFWGbSpi7x80tWWU60vIRnGIm4zE_TfNUqah6JFllskiGnz8IWyf08mwtirnrkytzEfQXs0s5tg3q1jjf18mpRz8ulLYBUbakvo/s1600-h/IMG_4211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAfJu0TKYTMs4NaR9iLDZFXZX9ZHHD9KcFLqOrycDVFWGbSpi7x80tWWU60vIRnGIm4zE_TfNUqah6JFllskiGnz8IWyf08mwtirnrkytzEfQXs0s5tg3q1jjf18mpRz8ulLYBUbakvo/s320/IMG_4211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349979522264268402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy and his girls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7MLFpkTArPWlN93kzGmGC3wHSxf9a57p9Qq0kgyHVca4hgN6tZ-rcPMZv0aLB6mCxiUCMN0YkzMhaw-sXy0XonuzFXEI7f4p7DAkMR0YNIfpjQ85n708tkbbcjOikWb0tspUe2cH-6o/s1600-h/IMG_4214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7MLFpkTArPWlN93kzGmGC3wHSxf9a57p9Qq0kgyHVca4hgN6tZ-rcPMZv0aLB6mCxiUCMN0YkzMhaw-sXy0XonuzFXEI7f4p7DAkMR0YNIfpjQ85n708tkbbcjOikWb0tspUe2cH-6o/s320/IMG_4214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349979516427959970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She is growing closer and closer to Billy as I am having to attend to Gracie so much. Daddy is FUN!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9BrNWmU8ZDJ2juT8nLZ4SK8pL3enGxKlde0nFy4gyxsZZhC1IYaHzg2dNuiI1BAnlA1gfINP2MwVKMR4ht6ztp3hKlaj9kCpUxiELlGmUQ87S8ZTxp0kjItTeKA_QSAyluWTTMEnT9U/s1600-h/IMG_4219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9BrNWmU8ZDJ2juT8nLZ4SK8pL3enGxKlde0nFy4gyxsZZhC1IYaHzg2dNuiI1BAnlA1gfINP2MwVKMR4ht6ztp3hKlaj9kCpUxiELlGmUQ87S8ZTxp0kjItTeKA_QSAyluWTTMEnT9U/s320/IMG_4219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349979511063195682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The morning of Father's Day... I just love that top on her!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs24ohvUzs519ggleyctrJhcKRf7ObrxRvHkfW6UpcOBNPc72ag-xXS2ptVOIgfPCuyYA4w5Q2d2OSfr7Pzc3uSamvdViwjZvJveHGGXuGfyl8i0WTxMYPiRrLWc_roCnI99AYWlZ_lEg/s1600-h/IMG_4223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs24ohvUzs519ggleyctrJhcKRf7ObrxRvHkfW6UpcOBNPc72ag-xXS2ptVOIgfPCuyYA4w5Q2d2OSfr7Pzc3uSamvdViwjZvJveHGGXuGfyl8i0WTxMYPiRrLWc_roCnI99AYWlZ_lEg/s320/IMG_4223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349977163230583522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Family Photo at Houlihann's where we had lunch... yum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPVfX8XLB0pWhUd_or0yf_BEcIuWl2raIWV9hZ23A9pfjXW8yhk3CJMPBh5gmbqo_L0ybtCmJjF1X2QrNAKIMEzEEubgUXlJzge2TYu-rQr1BwtYqi4KWvAdBX7W7qNUGoWaiIeaDePY/s1600-h/IMG_4226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPVfX8XLB0pWhUd_or0yf_BEcIuWl2raIWV9hZ23A9pfjXW8yhk3CJMPBh5gmbqo_L0ybtCmJjF1X2QrNAKIMEzEEubgUXlJzge2TYu-rQr1BwtYqi4KWvAdBX7W7qNUGoWaiIeaDePY/s320/IMG_4226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349977160950969410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they all so cute together!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPxsxs-3b4rVzlercAH2ccr6dbBy8TQGgU3-pamM-uvGHfUtHhVhvo67eoc-tOOmBC7pqqQo0n3ECF1aMKVvZ78GA6jBcr7LBlnjvb5YQkZ-GX_c4W4ixcKvsavGGICHhjs_E2ctn5Vc/s1600-h/IMG_4228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPxsxs-3b4rVzlercAH2ccr6dbBy8TQGgU3-pamM-uvGHfUtHhVhvo67eoc-tOOmBC7pqqQo0n3ECF1aMKVvZ78GA6jBcr7LBlnjvb5YQkZ-GX_c4W4ixcKvsavGGICHhjs_E2ctn5Vc/s320/IMG_4228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349977152477678674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Father's Day evening at the pool... just relaxing as a family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM30s554veTpUxNMxEd1DUxJYUHT5hi1oPv3NzDp1jsIkL6XLD798aT8sSPr9K5WMYqaK5oXjam6NUKUe0CkRmlPEU2x1QauEy3tDkzVvOvibd7vKQbnWHgdSWDNAZqseOE3jVPWmi7s/s1600-h/IMG_4231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM30s554veTpUxNMxEd1DUxJYUHT5hi1oPv3NzDp1jsIkL6XLD798aT8sSPr9K5WMYqaK5oXjam6NUKUe0CkRmlPEU2x1QauEy3tDkzVvOvibd7vKQbnWHgdSWDNAZqseOE3jVPWmi7s/s320/IMG_4231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349977147165946242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite photos of Gracie so far. Her face is starting to clear up from all the chicken pox. Isn't this swimsuit the cutest! (Thank you Elissa!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWU-F0wdimLwhQk1uSw0ZjJsrORs5he1KypGYsnv7SAj1iP3Lqc9aVNqhyphenhyphen3hjktqR_DZJ9_f1QYtAO9IWQRNwhXetksx0dh8LW7scpKudfj9O9tWNB_aHrbQ0Y4X90k7nhva6OKXaVeg/s1600-h/IMG_4232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWU-F0wdimLwhQk1uSw0ZjJsrORs5he1KypGYsnv7SAj1iP3Lqc9aVNqhyphenhyphen3hjktqR_DZJ9_f1QYtAO9IWQRNwhXetksx0dh8LW7scpKudfj9O9tWNB_aHrbQ0Y4X90k7nhva6OKXaVeg/s320/IMG_4232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349977141385613538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As soon as I put the hat on she cried her eyes out.... I don't blame her!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggikHmVUYCkpt4jhoovU8rVUB6Dnnew7HdIVQY665ZLjm0y7IcHSaZgXB71fi50Vr7Ni_s4_xX1lxUJmjCg_lkYtJRvy4xfEKs1pT_nPgZ0cS3mFlWv-iofN8gU2wGixxZ_AHmzx_VcGg/s1600-h/IMG_4236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggikHmVUYCkpt4jhoovU8rVUB6Dnnew7HdIVQY665ZLjm0y7IcHSaZgXB71fi50Vr7Ni_s4_xX1lxUJmjCg_lkYtJRvy4xfEKs1pT_nPgZ0cS3mFlWv-iofN8gU2wGixxZ_AHmzx_VcGg/s320/IMG_4236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349975197332489778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty Libby in the pool.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5URy9FrAyZ4KjKzkjMW0Vj93_3_vbiszmj9tj7VONgVuaGICODJalreZO4l8ENFeFjKK_-g-aQnxI3n0sF-hjUb-Z4VLx2qO51ZY1PJY3cRNiYLI8AckIz0XaUMHvRXv2RsF-yo74a8/s1600-h/IMG_4238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5URy9FrAyZ4KjKzkjMW0Vj93_3_vbiszmj9tj7VONgVuaGICODJalreZO4l8ENFeFjKK_-g-aQnxI3n0sF-hjUb-Z4VLx2qO51ZY1PJY3cRNiYLI8AckIz0XaUMHvRXv2RsF-yo74a8/s320/IMG_4238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349975190086858754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Floating with Gracie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXJox2OSDqv5BEHQQ99LwFrR6OECVZUTSPWKNsmT__xSEaiQ3LHeOYL883gH4hGIYUwnbVQh7gkUJsERg10-PnM_4h0vWUPFrqsfmeGHpAeiF72J8quQUxWSbbcVJ21F1sPvq5Exy5Oo/s1600-h/IMG_4241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXJox2OSDqv5BEHQQ99LwFrR6OECVZUTSPWKNsmT__xSEaiQ3LHeOYL883gH4hGIYUwnbVQh7gkUJsERg10-PnM_4h0vWUPFrqsfmeGHpAeiF72J8quQUxWSbbcVJ21F1sPvq5Exy5Oo/s320/IMG_4241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349975185948320658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my girls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0g800pxWAF_JXEHPaMKzDGDrbxgPThwSHeijWwKlUsV9LtBAmSISf_UtP0FKolOEmz7P5JDVQjkvLXiDFoxFb7uIFEyk59Vw73stT1hmoBbo5tRWJzAJMq0CR6p_vA3OvzuPw2GJmos/s1600-h/IMG_4245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0g800pxWAF_JXEHPaMKzDGDrbxgPThwSHeijWwKlUsV9LtBAmSISf_UtP0FKolOEmz7P5JDVQjkvLXiDFoxFb7uIFEyk59Vw73stT1hmoBbo5tRWJzAJMq0CR6p_vA3OvzuPw2GJmos/s320/IMG_4245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349975181268879554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sun Bathing Beauty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSDyCi5mVX4arR9fpNEAJ31OFeVPrdVOW-aTjzsln0HpLRmvoWlfRruB6PGLAsyMuD4N0g2MmBcohgt0cln-prNUB5HYKCriMrszFp6AAujlTg-qqE-wnF5rhYL2hz7YwSHLvFvR86XI/s1600-h/IMG_4248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSDyCi5mVX4arR9fpNEAJ31OFeVPrdVOW-aTjzsln0HpLRmvoWlfRruB6PGLAsyMuD4N0g2MmBcohgt0cln-prNUB5HYKCriMrszFp6AAujlTg-qqE-wnF5rhYL2hz7YwSHLvFvR86XI/s320/IMG_4248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349975173985085938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So kissable!</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-77238850794060478882009-06-14T08:12:00.002-05:002009-06-14T08:21:28.245-05:00We're Home!!!We are home. We walked in our house sometime after 10pm last night. Our last flight was delayed, hence the late arrival home. We had a wonderful group of friends meet us at the airport upon our arrival with balloons and signs and flashing photography. We know and we feel that we are loved and we know that Gracie Lu sense's that too. She just smiled at everyone last night.<div><br /></div><div>We had a rough night due to jet lag. Gracie didn't sleep much at all since our night here is her day back in ET. Libby slept from midnight to 5:20 AM. But we will push through the jet lag in time. Gracie's chicken pox are - for the most part - looking better. Now she just has a cold with green mucus so she sounded like a snoring puppy when she did sleep last night. Hopefully we can get her in to see the doctor early this coming week.</div><div><br /></div><div>Billy and Winky, the beautiful Moses basket arrived and Gracie Lu is taking her nap in it right now. I will try to call you today sometime.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are going to take the next few days to figure out Gracie Lu's schedule and get over jet lag. We're going to relax and enjoy some private family time, just the four of us. I am already loving it!</div><div><br /></div><div>We pray all our traveling buddies made it home safely. We will try to be in touch with all of you soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>I plan to share some more about out trip to ET, but I want to take my time to think it all through and jet lag is muddling up my mind right now. There are many things we saw and experienced in ET that have stirred my heart in one way or another.</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to thank all of you for praying us through the last month or two of our lives and particularly the last 12 days. Without the grace of God and your prayers on our behalf we would not have survived with such peace and determination and hope. We would have buckled under all the pressure and been depressed or angry. But no - we are, even in the midst of trial and exhaustion - full of joy.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have such love for all of you. Gracie is beautiful. Libby is doing great so far and seems very happy to be home. We are incredibly blessed.</div><div><br /></div><div>This post is not the end of the story. It is only the beginning!</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings,</div><div>Cindy</div>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-1619342085017858752009-06-12T23:23:00.001-05:002009-06-12T23:23:59.336-05:00Headed to Houston!Computer is almost out of juice and plane is boarding. Just wanted you<br>to know that we made it to Dubai and stayed overnight. Now we are<br>getting on the long flight to Houston! We'll be home soooooooon!<p>Cindy<p>-- <br>Billy and Cindy Foote<br>Billy Foote Music, Inc.<br>3531 Hilldale Point<br>San Antonio, TX 78261<br>817.371.0689<br><a href="http://www.billyfoote.com">www.billyfoote.com</a><br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/billyfooteband">www.myspace.com/billyfooteband</a><br><a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com">www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.libbysong.com">www.libbysong.com</a>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-24619285070314005552009-06-12T23:22:00.003-05:002009-06-12T23:22:48.610-05:00Headed to Houston!Computer is almost out of juice and plane is boarding. Just wanted you<br>to know that we made it to Dubai and stayed overnight. Now we are<br>getting on the long flight to Houston! We'll be home soooooooon!<p>Cindy<p>-- <br>Billy and Cindy Foote<br>Billy Foote Music, Inc.<br>3531 Hilldale Point<br>San Antonio, TX 78261<br>817.371.0689<br><a href="http://www.billyfoote.com">www.billyfoote.com</a><br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/billyfooteband">www.myspace.com/billyfooteband</a><br><a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com">www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.libbysong.com">www.libbysong.com</a>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-5275668140950919272009-06-12T23:22:00.001-05:002009-06-12T23:22:47.233-05:00Headed to Houston!Computer is almost out of juice and plane is boarding. Just wanted you<br>to know that we made it to Dubai and stayed overnight. Now we are<br>getting on the long flight to Houston! We'll be home soooooooon!<p>Cindy<p>-- <br>Billy and Cindy Foote<br>Billy Foote Music, Inc.<br>3531 Hilldale Point<br>San Antonio, TX 78261<br>817.371.0689<br><a href="http://www.billyfoote.com">www.billyfoote.com</a><br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/billyfooteband">www.myspace.com/billyfooteband</a><br><a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com">www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.libbysong.com">www.libbysong.com</a>Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-46191850400637576452009-06-11T11:57:00.001-05:002009-06-11T11:57:58.037-05:00Around the town in ET<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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We chose not to visit the orphanages that AW partners with. It was a hard decision to make as we would have loved to go, but we just needed a slow family day before tackling travel tomorrow. We walked down one of the main streets in town today and took a few pictures, but it is really hard to get pictures of the people because most ask for money and if you do that for one you end up with a lot more that want the same thing. We took pictures instead of a few markets and street scenes.<div> <br></div><div>Bonding with Gracie is going beautifully. She is so precious. I left her today to take a nap. When she woke up Billy was trying to console her. He changed her diaper, walked around the room with her, but she wouldn't stop crying. I woke up and when I held her she calmed down. I think she is really bonding with me since I have been doing all the feedings. Billy has been a HUGE help with Libby and so we've just been keeping that going knowing that when we get home he wants to do some bonding with Gracie too. We just need Libby to feel secure so Billy is giving her a lot of attention. </div> <div><br></div><div>One sad story (but we know it will be okay): When Libby wakes in the morning she is always so excited to see me. She runs to me and calls my "momma bear" and kisses me and hugs me. This morning I heard her wake so I picked up Gracie and ran into her room. Her face was full of excitement until she saw that I was holding Gracie and her face totally fell to sadness. She is doing GREAT with Gracie during the day - loving on her, telling her stories, entertaining her - but that was a moment when she just wanted momma. She never said anything about it - I just noticed it. so we've been working hard today to reassure her that she is loved.</div> <div><br></div><div>The pictures above include scenes from our walk around town and also some of the artwork and baskets we purchased at other markets.</div><div><br></div><div>Tonight - the packing begins!!!!! We are all very excited to get home and not so excited about how long it will take to get there. We have a few things to do tomorrow - including getting our visa/paperwork stuff (can't even remember which paperwork it is, but its important!). Then we have to be at the airport by 5:30PM and the traveling begins. Please pray for us - for strength, endurance and joy!</div> <div><br></div><div>We can't wait to see our friends at the airport when we arrive! I think I posted our itinerary in another post. I'll have to check on that. I don't know if I'll have another chance to post after tonight. Our layover in Dubai is only 9 hours and it is in the middle of the night so I probably won't be able to.</div> <div><br></div><div>We'll be home soon!!!</div><div>Cindy</div><div><br><div>-- <br>Billy and Cindy Foote<br>Billy Foote Music, Inc.<br>3531 Hilldale Point<br>San Antonio, TX 78261<br>817.371.0689<br><a href="http://www.billyfoote.com">www.billyfoote.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/billyfooteband">www.myspace.com/billyfooteband</a><br><a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com">www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.libbysong.com">www.libbysong.com</a><br><br> </div></div> Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-22563460445523074152009-06-10T10:49:00.001-05:002009-06-10T10:49:39.247-05:00Adoption Day!<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWpFWs6RD_iRmDBJS3GjAzEDx_I7Zp-3WfVTiXR2D5717JJOp4cVyq3UbaGh_3HwfgDbvQRcJj6Aj_YjkziQ63rPfk8h-gSLFBC1bxuRIMsAxiujmMgXWhXkNzK6zMIWCLStPKMk7wtU/s1600-h/IMG_0167-786216.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWpFWs6RD_iRmDBJS3GjAzEDx_I7Zp-3WfVTiXR2D5717JJOp4cVyq3UbaGh_3HwfgDbvQRcJj6Aj_YjkziQ63rPfk8h-gSLFBC1bxuRIMsAxiujmMgXWhXkNzK6zMIWCLStPKMk7wtU/s320/IMG_0167-786216.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345726694094106994" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh75RpmIzX7rC2K9jVQl2qP-k7Vtg6JaKG2Qye-6oOgDs6PzokMVWVRXKdT_fbrH2bLG0GoKz3z0rAvyzqs51cx82jbA2ad6bmQqtJcq1WGSw6xOwRp8yAm4sKvTx1SUmL51epTwc-90/s1600-h/IMG_0164-786974.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh75RpmIzX7rC2K9jVQl2qP-k7Vtg6JaKG2Qye-6oOgDs6PzokMVWVRXKdT_fbrH2bLG0GoKz3z0rAvyzqs51cx82jbA2ad6bmQqtJcq1WGSw6xOwRp8yAm4sKvTx1SUmL51epTwc-90/s320/IMG_0164-786974.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345726690108834162" /></a></p><br clear="all">Gracie is ours! Fully, completely, sealed deal! Today was our embassy appointment, which was successful and which seals our adoption of Gracie 100% both in the eyes of the US and Ethiopia. It has been a done deal in our hearts and in God's plan for much longer than that, but now it is official. There is not much to tell about today other than that - which is wonderful enough!<div> <br></div><div>Libby was fabulous again today. Gracie is teaching us what she wants/likes through her expressions and occasional tears and we are still very tired. That about sums it up.... so.... all I have left for you tonight are photos - which actually are probably posting before this message (I don't know since I can't see the blog)...I digress....Billy is not in any of these photos because he did all the picture taking today. I'll try to get some of him tomorrow. </div> <div><br></div><div>Oh wait - one more thing - the Portilla family has court in the morning. It is their 2nd. court appointment to adopt a precious girl that I got to meet this week. Please pray that they pass so they can travel soon to get their girl!</div> <div><br></div><div>Tomorrow we have the option of going to visit the orphanages that AW partners with. Gracie was at one of those orphanages for about 1-2 weeks. But I think we may stay behind and do some walking and picture taking around the town. When we were in China we had much more time to do that so we had pictures of the people, markets, food, buildings, etc. This is a much shorter trip and if you want to take a picture of the people - they expect you to pay them which then causes a gathering of people wanting to make a buck and be a model for you - LOL! But we are going to try. One reason is that the poverty here is really unexplainable in words - even photos don't show the magnitude of it. But in our photos so far, you haven't really seen any of that. The lush garden you saw in one photo was a tiny little piece of land on the AW transition home property. No where else does it look like that.... people are begging, blind, starving, crippled, homeless, hopeless... you just have to see it with your own eyes to have any true perspective of the reality of poverty here. Maybe we will capture a thousand words in photos tomorrow. </div> <div><br></div><div>Ok -done for real now!</div><div>Love and Blessings,</div><div>Cindy Foote<br>-- <br>Billy and Cindy Foote<br>Billy Foote Music, Inc.<br>3531 Hilldale Point<br>San Antonio, TX 78261<br>817.371.0689<br> <a href="http://www.billyfoote.com">www.billyfoote.com</a><br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/billyfooteband">www.myspace.com/billyfooteband</a><br><a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com">www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.libbysong.com">www.libbysong.com</a><br><br> </div> Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367204905457730435.post-56825422498634631382009-06-09T15:17:00.001-05:002009-06-09T15:17:18.459-05:00More pictures to go with previous post...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzufyEDiMTjCEfJWgO_SvuYDKINoIOWQ_UtlrMKbSp54kvKU-t57_3Rq8fKMgO2pbtoi-64IzlIdCkg1xxcfMIYNUjdh84IlMFnrlujQ161Dk1FNbeIxPBAviuDkSMX_H_DnpmM49WC2w/s1600-h/IMG_0141-738460.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzufyEDiMTjCEfJWgO_SvuYDKINoIOWQ_UtlrMKbSp54kvKU-t57_3Rq8fKMgO2pbtoi-64IzlIdCkg1xxcfMIYNUjdh84IlMFnrlujQ161Dk1FNbeIxPBAviuDkSMX_H_DnpmM49WC2w/s320/IMG_0141-738460.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345424548625156642" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTU0hUKLUGGE_gtYPRI6KyrWR9CMHy-xylWcWEriG8ITrV8difKb8gfZzlqrXSsXjkZ2tRXZGNl9-56J_DdIGktdBWudL1XZnCZutimRO0leFb-UuRoFEu5tjScEzBDux8QH-0WwxT9g/s1600-h/IMG_0139-738950.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTU0hUKLUGGE_gtYPRI6KyrWR9CMHy-xylWcWEriG8ITrV8difKb8gfZzlqrXSsXjkZ2tRXZGNl9-56J_DdIGktdBWudL1XZnCZutimRO0leFb-UuRoFEu5tjScEzBDux8QH-0WwxT9g/s320/IMG_0139-738950.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345424547904283458" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5OHNMH5feJFLbegJNewdDJyN30tqkuwAlIgWBSqrXkfV1lQEfR8zgyU6ma8f2VnUM2tzmtLJBBO9l2fRVAo6Tb9c9kVxfL09Yjsnsx7fMLque8PEXXevFjO7MY06eJCWXpN6xu7mHvk/s1600-h/IMG_0142-739609.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5OHNMH5feJFLbegJNewdDJyN30tqkuwAlIgWBSqrXkfV1lQEfR8zgyU6ma8f2VnUM2tzmtLJBBO9l2fRVAo6Tb9c9kVxfL09Yjsnsx7fMLque8PEXXevFjO7MY06eJCWXpN6xu7mHvk/s320/IMG_0142-739609.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345424552808396642" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCxNSN5UKhvhTTYMI9EYbYK2puUZqEWRhoEjk8SRdW5v3LsIzrc99rlX_PlfI7HgH8_krr9ddfU8CoUmkHon8_oZCz9nlPYUldJ8BNqo-uI538-uKSoMhOUcSHZxzby3bGH8Gf95fAhU/s1600-h/IMG_0143-740167.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCxNSN5UKhvhTTYMI9EYbYK2puUZqEWRhoEjk8SRdW5v3LsIzrc99rlX_PlfI7HgH8_krr9ddfU8CoUmkHon8_oZCz9nlPYUldJ8BNqo-uI538-uKSoMhOUcSHZxzby3bGH8Gf95fAhU/s320/IMG_0143-740167.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345424559905309426" /></a></p>Ok - so in the last post the picture I couldn't remember is the one of Libby sitting on the bus with the beggars standing outside her bus window. She was so precious to them...<div><br></div><div>Now, about these photos... most of them are of Gracie's first bath - in the sink!</div> <div>And the one of the crib - well, that was Gracie's crib. I love that she was by the window with light!</div><div><br></div><div>Lastly - I forgot to mention in my last post a note to the families we delivered care packages and took pictures for.... I am going to try and post some news about each of your little ones on the YG. For those that I have an email address for I hope to send you some pictures tonight. Jackson, Barlety and Pritchett families - i need your email address and you can email them to me at: <a href="mailto:info@billyfoote.com">info@billyfoote.com</a>. I will send you some pictures soon! They will be low quality while I am in ET, but I can get the better ones to you later. Also we have video of each of your kids!!!! But I will have to wait until I'm home to send that to you.</div> <div><br></div><div>Blessings,</div><div>Cindy</div><div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Billy and Cindy Foote<br>Billy Foote Music, Inc.<br>3531 Hilldale Point<br>San Antonio, TX 78261<br>817.371.0689<br><a href="http://www.billyfoote.com">www.billyfoote.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/billyfooteband">www.myspace.com/billyfooteband</a><br><a href="http://www.followthefeet.blogspot.com">www.followthefeet.blogspot.com</a><br><a href="http://www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com">www.adoptingaria.blogspot.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.libbysong.com">www.libbysong.com</a><br><br> </div> Cindy Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952576070081989596noreply@blogger.com3