Monday, October 15, 2007

The Beach!

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The only negative thing about our first beach family vacation was that it was too short!!!! We had a wonderful time, and we can't wait to do it again!!! What a joy to see both girls walking and playing on the beach. Ruby started walking just in time for this trip!! She was intrigued with the soft white sand, and the ocean. Ainsley took it all in, and had a great time! The joke of the weekend was trying to get a picture of Ruby actually looking at the camera. I literally took over 400 pictures, and I think she was looking at the camera or smiling in less than 10 pictures. I had complete strangers trying to get her to look at me. She was un-impressed with her paparazzi Mom. She earned her title of 'Her Rubiness' during her photo shoots. Oh well, I love a challenge!!!! Tomorrow I will post some sister pics. I got some sweet ones!
Lastly, Madison came home on Saturday!!!!! What a tiny miracle she is!!!
Blessings, Diana





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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Jeans and Hats for 'Her Rubiness!'

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One of the things I love about having little girls, is dressing them. Thankfully, Ainsley still lets me help her pick out what she is going to wear to school each day. In her words, she loves "fashion clothes!" So, I do my best to make sure she looks "fashionable" each day! Now helping with her hair is a different story. I am pretty sure a brush will be thrown at the mirror one of these days! What is it about Moms and daughters and hair?
I digress back to the title of this email. Miss Ruby went shopping for shoes with me today in her first pair of jeans. The sweater she is wearing is one of the first things I bought for her when we started the adoption process. That is when they told us to expect a 6-7 month wait for referral and a child around 15 months old.... It's still a little big, but so cute on her!
Well, winter is in the air here in Minnesota today. Ruby got bundled up in her first winter coat and a hat this morning. The hat actually stayed on for five minutes which I thought was pretty good.
We had success getting some Crocs for Ruby today. She is ready for the beach, and so am I!
Hopefully, I will have some fun photos to post of the girls when we return!
Have a great rest of the week everyone!
Blessings from the north! ~Di
Madison Update: She is doing GREAT!!! Moved to her own private room, taking a bottle, and all in all improving daily! I just dropped off a bassinet to Julie because there is a good chance she will be home before I get back from FL. It is simply amazing that this little girl was born two weeks ago today, and that she had major open heart surgery seven days ago!!! Praise God for answered prayers!
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Monday, October 8, 2007

5 months ago.....

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This little gem entered into our lives and stole our hearts 5 months ago today! She continues to bless our lives daily! Overall, we think she is doing great! We still have some rough nights, but they are less frequent now! She is walking most of the time now, and getting into everything!! She is sensitive, and she does not like the word "no!" The reality of not getting her way, causes "Her Rubiness' to shed some serious tears... Her vocabulary is limited but her ability to communicate by pointing or sign language is impressive. No doubt she will be talking up a storm soon. She loves her big sister and wants to be a part of whatever she is doing. Ruby is healthy, happy, and a lot of fun to be with. Her favorite things at the moment are my cell phone, her blanket, food, and her family. We try really hard to keep her on a consistent schedule daily which really seems to work well for Ruby. Majority of the day she is content and happy. We can't ask for more than that!


Our little girl from the south of China test drove her first pair of Uggs yesterday. Now I just have to get her used to the idea of hats and mittens. From what I can tell, she will not be one bit happy about that. It will be fun to see her reaction when she experiences her first Minnesota snowfall!


We leave Thursday for our first beach vacation with the girls. We are so excited to spend time together playing for a few days! Once Ruby gets over the fact that she can't eat the sand, I hope she loves the ocean!! Ainsley has been packed for one month for this trip!


So my early "Thankful Thursday" entry, is to give thanks to God for choosing Ruby Mei for our family!


Blessings, Diana
P.S: I get to meet Miss Madison today! I can't wait!
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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Shopping with the Big Sisters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Today was a glimpse into my future. I spent the afternoon with Ainsley and Katie, best friends and the big sisters! Katie is Madison's big sis and we were so excited to kidnap her for the day!
I took them to lunch, and then to the Mall of America to "Build a Bear Workshop" and then to Nordstroms so we could buy some shoes for Miss Ruby. Well, let's just say these two have learned a few things over the years from Julie and I. It was a riot watching them try on shoes, oogle over the things they loved, and chat like teenagers. An absolute riot really! I could see the look in the salesman's eyes sympathizing with my future American Express card balance!

I look forward to the Moms and the Big Sisters hitting Madison Avenue or Michigan Avenue for a girls weekend some day! All in all, we did little damage, but it was really a fun afternoon for all of us!

*On a seperate note, Madison continues to improve daily! It sounds like the doctors are very pleased with her progress. The ventilator came out succesfully yesterday! The specific prayer request is that she will be able to start eating on her own. This needs to happen for Madison to be moved out of ICU.

Bye for now!
Diana
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Thursday, October 4, 2007

Madison Update!

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Just a quick update that Madison is continuing to improve. She underwent surgery again yesterday afternoon so they could close up her chest. It was left open incase of swelling, or an immediate need to get back in quickly. Julie sounds upbeat and at peace which I am so grateful for. The specific prayer request now is for her to get off of the ventilator, and for absolutely no infection to come into her body. Julie is hopeful she will be moved out of intensive care soon! This has been an amazing first week of life for this very special little girl!

Thank you for praying!
-Di
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Answered Prayer!

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Baby Madison is out of surgery and doing as well as she can right now!!! She is off the lung machine and that precious tiny heart is beating on it's own!!!! The next few days/months will be critical for her. For now we can all rejoice in this great news!

Blessings,
Diana
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Monday, October 1, 2007

Madison's Surgery Update

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Thanks to all of you who have left your comments here regarding Madison. Her surgery has been moved up to 7:30am tomorrow morning. I am hoping to get an update from Julie's Mom when the surgery is complete. I will post here when I know more.

Thanks for your prayers for Madison and her family!

Blessings,
Diana
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