Thursday, September 6, 2007

The first week of being at home!

It has officially been one week since we have been home, well in about 1 hour. Things are going pretty well, except that I am not sleeping very much. Anthony is being really good about helping, but he does have a job and school and I am just the mommy!!! Hard job, but I can take naps if I choose to. :)
Olivia is being very social. She will go to anyone as long as either Anthony or I are close by. She is eating VERY well and LOVES to eat! She is talking and crawling all over the place. She still loves to laugh and when a camera is pointed at her, she knows to look. Man, is she in the right family or what? I told you God knew what He was doing!! :)
All the in-laws left Monday and we had a really great time with them. I am so glad that they were able to be here. It made the arrival at home even more special. I am pretty sure they fell in love with Olivia just like we did, at first sight. My mom came in Sunday and will be here for 2 weeks to help and do some painting in the boys rooms and my dad arrived this morning. This is the first time he has seen her also. My brother and sister-in-law will be coming in the morning to see her so we are all excited about that. My family will be all together for the first time!! I loved the fact that all the Langley's were together and now the Meredith's are going to be too. This has been such a wonderful and blessed experience. I can't explain the joy I feel just looking at Olivia everyday. She is so perfect for us, it's just really amazing. Our God is sooo amazing and so awesome, and I thank Him everyday for the blessing of my 4 wonderful kids.
I told mom it's amazing that 2 people on the other side of the world that we have no ties to and don't know anything about could produce a child that fits just like I had her in our family. That is only a God thing...there's no other explaination about that. We are truly blessed.
All our friends and family have been stopping by and it's been such a joy! Thank you to all who have come by and we look forward to more coming. Please pray though that Olivia gets on our schedule and starts sleeping for 12-13 hours like she did in China...it would help soo much.
Again, thank you and I will post more pics later on.

First night in her crib!! She didn't stay there long, but she is so beautiful in it!!

We had visitors Friday night, and Mr. Gene came in a stuck a sucker in her mouth!!! Crazy man!! :) She loved it, but thankfully she dropped it pretty quickly after he gave it to her and oops, it had to be thrown away!! :) Thanks Gene!!! :)

Tonight,isn't she beautiful??

Her playing in her playpen...didn't last long!!

It's Ali...just kidding. Isn't she cute in her robe?? I love her "shoes!"

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So glad to see an update. I know we miss all of you so much. Betty and I have been getting back in our routene since we got home Monday night.
we would rather be with all of you guys and enjoying watching Olivia grow but life goes on and we all have our own obligations. 2 years 6 months and 24 more days and I will be free free free.
We are so blessed to be able to be a part in this amazing part of your lives. I would have never thought I could LOVE and feel as if Olivia was birthed by you into our family but she is right thers with all the other grandchildren.
She is such a joy to see and love. She has all of us wraped from the min. we saw her at the airport.I can only wonder how you feel.
God has a plan and only He knows what blessings we are to look fordward too.
The time with the boys while you were in China was such a joy for us, just wish I could have been there more. You have done a great job rearing them.
Praying for you all, and all our love from the Langley's in Knoxville Mom and Dad [Nana and Papaw]

Unknown said...

ALl of these are just wonderful. I love the one of her sleeping

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