Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Our New Normal

Funny - Steve and I NEVER thought we'd be the parents of FOUR kiddos! But of course now that we are, we wouldn't have it any other way. We love all our kids so much and can't imagine life without any of them. They are all truly a blessing from God.


So...our new "normal". Here we are a year later and we are still trying to figure that out lol. Every day is a new adventure! Mercy has come such a long way from the child we were bonding with in Uganda. She is definitely our most "challenging" and "spirited" one but she can also be so sweet and full of joy. She has grown so much in a year! When we met her a year ago, she was wearing size 2T clothes & size 7 shoes. She is now moving into size 5-6 clothes & is has a 10 1/2 size shoe. She was also about 28 pounds and now she's 37! We've never had a child grow so fast so this is new territory for us!

Mercy enjoys her preschool class with other three and four year olds and attends twice a week. She is also taking ballet and tap and absolutely loves practicing at home with big sis, Kenzie. Her "thing" to do with Abby is "makeup and lotion". And her best little buddy is her brother, Asher. They are practically inseparable and we are so very thankful for their relationship. Of course, they argue like typical siblings but most of the time they really get along great.

One of my favorite things about having Mercy with us is experiencing all her "firsts" with her. Her "first" birthday party, "first" snow, "first" Christmas gathering with family, her "first" dance recital, etc. It's so fun to experience everything through her eyes. Looking forward to experiencing many more new things in the years to come.

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"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

Finalizing Mercy's Adoption

Thank you, Jesus - we are finally "officially" Mercy's forever family. We finalized her adoption on Friday, October 14, 2016. Here's a few pics from our day at court...