Home 2 months!!

Today is our 2 month anniversary since we returned home to Florida. Wow, time is passing so fast. Angel is doing so well. She is saying several words in English and always tries to repeat what we say. She is enjoying daycare for the most part, some days more excited about going than others. She enjoys going to Sunday School and getting together with friends to play. We still hit the pool as often as possible. She is just such a delight to us. We enjoy her so much.

Poem for Angel

I was looking back through emails and found this poem. Each time a waiting child is matched with their forever family, the wonderful folks at Children's House International (CHI) adoption agency write a poem for that child. Angel's "alias" name on the CHI list was Dawn. Here is her poem.

The Day Dawn is Breaking!

The nighttime was dark
Heavily curtained in blackish blue
But then Dawn appeared
And that darkness withdrew

She is the first light of morn
When horizons turn dappled reds
And shadows cast a dimmer hue
Over tassled hair in slumbering beds

"Awake, Arise, the world is NEW!"
Is the cry that breaks the silence
The solitary gray slips away
Replaced instead by color's triumph.

Reds, yellows, purples and pinks
The pallet of the days new glory
Warmth, joy, peace and love
Become the theme of hope's new story.

Dawn is coming, Dawn is coming!!
The shouts of welcome rise in chorus
We will wait in anxious vigilance
Until in person she radiates before us.

Today is 2 months since we met

I can't believe it has been two months since we met Angel. In some ways, it seems like yesterday and in other ways, it seems like she has been in our lives forever. She is still doing well, adjusting amazingly well for all she has been through. I have gone back to work and she is in daycare. She is doing pretty well, but has a hard time at naptime some days. I knew she would have some adjustment issues, but she is doing better than I expected. She still loves going to the pool and we try to go as much as possible. She has also gone to the beach a couple of times. She loves to dig in the sand. Last night I took Josh and a couple of his friends to the skating rink. She had a blast too, watching everyone skate and playing some games they had there. She is just easy-going and goes along with whatever is happening. For the 4th of July, we went to see some fireworks. We just parked and watched them, and Angel slept through the while event. She must have been REALLY tired from the pool that day.

Our visit to North Carolina!

Angel, big brother Josh, and I traveled to North Carolina to my Mom's house last weekend. My best friend since 3rd grade was in town with her family, so I wanted to take advantage of this time to see them. We also wanted to see other family members that live close by. We also celebrated my 29th (yea right) birthday while home. Angel did great on the 6 hour drive. She was the queen of the weekend, soaking up all of the attention.

We had a wonderful time.