Dreaming of Francesca & Janelle...

I wasn't planning on posting anything today, since I am trying to get everything ready for our (Francesca and me) trip to Virginia this coming weekend...hoping to leave within the next two hours...but for the first time last night, I dreamed about our two girls, Francesca and Janelle! When we were going through our adoption with Francesca, I would dream about her always, but would never see her face. Last night's dream was a little different, for I was able to see Francesca's face, but I couldn't see Janie's. We were first in the car, driving some where & singing to Dan Zanes, next we were walking holding hands through a park of some-sort, and finally we were all playing & running around on a beach. I woke up this morning (very early) and wanted so badly to go back to dreaming this wonderful dream, but it did not happen. So I did the next best thing...grabbed a cup of coffee and started watching (and shopping on QVC). Now I just got to get my butt in gear & start getting ready.

Update on Francesca

Today, Francesca went to the Pediatric Gastroenteroloist (I hope I am spelling that correct) after having a years worth of bowel problems, we finally found out what is making her not go to the bathroom and/or go 3-6xs a day. She was dx with functional constipation with a megacolon. What that means is that her lining at her bottom is really stretched. We were advised not only by this Doctor, but her pediatrician as well, not to start potting training her until we get the problem under control. They said that since the muscle is stretched, it is making her go every time she has something to release. They are not sure how this happen (since she has had bowel problems since our gotcha day in 11/05) and we don't know her family history, but we are really going to work with her doctors to get this taken care of so she can start living a normal life (at least a normal potty life).

She has been on medicine to help her form soft bowels & we must keep up with the medicine...and the soft bowels...so the muscle will again relax and go back into it normal shape.

She was so good today at the doctor's office. She only cried a little when we first walked into the exam room and while she had her rectal exam (but we can't blame her on that one). I can't tell you how relieved we are to finally know what is going on & how we need to get "it" back on track. I guess I better buy some stock in diapers because it is going to be at least another year before we can really start the training.

Francesca weight is 32.1 lbs and she is 37.2" tall...now that's one tall little girl!

Happy Birthday GG!!!!

Happy 88th Birthday GG!!! With all of love...Keith, Shelly, and Francesca!

GG and Francesca having some cake.


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I want all the chips to myself!


Well, we had a few other things happening this past week. Francesca finally got her first hair cut and sorry there are no photos. I know, bad mommy, but she was crying so hard and I was holding her on my lap while she got her cut. Grandma was there with us & we both forgot to get the camera out. Jamie at Dead Endz was so wonderful with Francesca and she even gave Francesca a "my first hair cut" certificate with some of her hair attached.

Francesca is also counting up to seven! Keith has been working with her all weekend & today, she made it all the way to seven! You go girl!

and...

Check out my little nephew! Isn't he adorable!

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Monkey See...Monkey Do!

Francesca loves to do what ever I am doing! So, when I don't need my sunglasses any more, I have a habit of putting them on top of my head. Well, as they say, "monkey see, monkey do"...as I was driving home tonight from Grandma's with my sunglasses on top of my head, I just happen to look into the rear view mirror and see my precious daughter with her sunglasses on top of her head too. I just had to post a few photos of how adorable she is! She is just too freakin cute!

And check out her new watch we purchased for her at Swatch in NYC this past weekend! She is always wanting to wear mine, so I found it only fitting for her to have one as well. She just loves it & won't go any where with out it...just like her mom! Of course, she can't tell time, but she does point to it & say, "tick-tock tick-tock"!

LID!!! We are paper-pregnant!

YEAH! We just received notice from our agency that we are officially LID as of today! To adopting parents-to-be....that means we are now officially paper pregnant! So the count down begins! Too bad it is now taking well over 16 months to receive a referral! (and rumors have it that it make get up to 3 years before we will hear anything, but we are trying so hard to stay positive that it will be much sooner than the 36 months that is being predicted). Now the official count down beings....

Ready for the races!

Our little Nascar fan!


Should we adjust the tire pressure?


As I mention before, we have tickets this year for two of the Nascar races. Francesca loves watching the races on TV & she loves her Nascar books, that we always have to read to her at nap time & bed time...so we thought this year we take her to see one..or two of them. Since my husband is a huge Tony Stewart fan (and a big fan of Home Depot), Francesca had no choice but to follow in her father foot steps (now we have to give the guy a break..this is daughter #3 for him and we are waiting on his #4). Last week, Keith purchased a full Tony Stewart outfit for her that includes a TS jacket and he ordered these #20 ear protection headset for her to wear at the races. As soon as they were delivered, she had to put them on & has been wearing them ever since! She REALLY thinks she is a Nascar driver! I'll have to try to get video of her driving her Nascar around the kitchen table. I just hopes she does enjoy the races as much as she enjoys them from the TV.

Rumor has it....

Rumor has it that it is taking about 14 days from being DTC to LID with our agency CCAI. Seeing how we were DTC on April 9th...I am thinking we should hear something by the 23rd or the 24th, which is this coming Monday or Tuesday. I know this is just speculation....but it would be so great to FINALLY have a LID for the official count down to being....