God is Bigger than Our Circumstances

Over the last few days, God has really been at work in our lives.  Many of you know our story, but if you don't go here for an amazing story of God's faithfulness.  Out of obedience to our Heavenly Father, we walked through an open door to potentially adopt a baby girl.  As it turns out, God had so much more for us than that.  I know that sounds strange, but truthfully, we have gained so much through this difficult situation and are at peace that God is in complete control of our lives, the life of the sweet baby girl and the life of the birth mom.  God is faithful all the time!

Help the Brown Family Bring Caroline Home

Aren't these hooded towels ADORABLE?!?  I know I am always in the market for a cute new towel for Adair's bath time and for the pool.  Purchase one for just $25 and help our friends Kelly, Scott, Carter and Grace bring home Caroline from China.  Click here to visit Kelly's blog, read their story and for all of the towel details. 

A Big Girl Room for our Big Girl

Now that Adair is officially sleeping in her big girl bed, we finally finished her new room.  It has been a work in progress for some time now and I am very happy with how it turned out.  I think one of my favorite features is the turquoise iron beds.  I also love the mixed fabrics by Amy Butler.  The antique bedside table and chest of drawers are pieces I bought for my first apartment.  The antique wardrobe is one my grandmother gave me years ago that was her mothers.  I am very thankful to have such a special piece and for Adair to get to use it.  I hope that this room will be a special place for Adair to grow up.

Tree Removal=Easy Entertainment

Today we had an estimated 100 year old tree removed from our front yard.  We hated to see it go, as it was older than our house and was home to red headed woodpecker and a raccoon, but it was hollow and seemed to be threatening our house with every big storm.  (In addition to that, it was a sweet gum tree and it's foliage, gum balls, seeds, pollen and birds who perched in it wreaked havoc on our porch and cars with each change in season.)  Needless to say, the process of removing this huge tree created a spectacle for our neighbors and great entertainment for Adair. 

Before

During

During

During

The holow log (notice Adair on the other end)

After

Big Girl Bed Battle Wound

(Note: This post may seem like too much information, but remember that it's ultimately a keepsake for our family, so I apologize in advance if this seems a little gross to be blogging about...I promise to spare you some of the details.)

After a few months back in her crib, Adair finally agreed to move to her big girl bed.  After some discussion, we decided to go for it without side rails.  She did great the first night and over the next week she only fell out a couple of times.  I really thought she was getting the hang of staying away from the edges...until this morning.

At 6 a.m. Hank and I woke up to Adair saying, "Mommy, there's something on my pillow." from the top of the stairs.  (This cheerful little voice usually greets us with, "Mommy, Daddy, the sun's up!", so this comment was certainly out of the ordinary.)  I jump out of bed and head upstairs.  When I get to her room Adair showed me her pillow and I thought "hum, that looks like blood".  Not having taken a very good look at Adair, I was puzzled...then I look at her face and her mouth is covered in dried blood.  Upon further investigation Hank and I discovered a huge gash in her cheek and more blood on the floor, her pajamas, lovies, sheets, etc..  Apparently, she fell out of the bed in the middle of the night and bit the inside of her cheek. 

Her little mouth is very swollen and bruised, but she isn't bothered by it one bit.  In fact, she must have been sleeping very hard, because she doesn't even remember it happening.  I, of course, feel like a terrible mommy for putting her in a situation where she was injured.  This afternoon we bought and installed two lovely mesh bed rails.  They do nothing for the aesthetics of her room, but will do wonders for our comfort level.  I am sure Adair will sleep more soundly, as will Hank and I, not having to worry about falling out of the bed.  Perhaps we will conquer the bed without rails in a couple of months, for now, we are surrendering to them and healing from our first (and hopefully only) battle wound!

Fancy Nancy Wannabe

Adair loves the book series about Fancy Nancy, so I am trying to teach her about playing dress up.   I am sure this is something I may soon regret when she is constantly changing her clothes, but today it was really fun.