Getting Ready to Celebrate our Anniversary

On March 16, 2008 we met Josie for the first time. She walked into our Nanchang hotel room, a frightened little toddler with bright red cheeks and pale blue lips. Her little world had suddenly changed dramatically and her poor little heart was desperately in need of medical attention.



Not a day goes by that we are not thankful for the precious gift we were given a year ago in Nanchang, China. We are thankful for the caregivers at JiAn/Jizhou SWI who took care of her for the first twenty-one months of her life.



Josie has grown so much over this last year. She went from 9 month clothes to 2T clothes and a whopping gain of nearly 10 pounds in only 12 months. She is constantly talking, is now able to recognize letters from the alphabet, loves counting objects and is eager to try all kinds of foods.





Her big sister Emma is always happy to teach her little sister new things and Josie is happy to please. We are especially blessed by her loving nature. She constantly is hugging, kissing or snuggling with us.



In the past twelve months, we’ve been through all kinds of medical procedures, night terrors and bonding/attachment issues. It hasn’t always been easy, but we are a stronger family because of our adoption experience.





We're celebrating our “Josie Gotcha” day, over the weekend with a special mystery trip. Instead of calling it our Gotcha day, we are celebrating our "One year anniversary of becoming a family of four". Pictures will be posted on the blog from the hotel. Be sure to check back!!