~Our Christmas Miracle~

I know it appears as if though I have neglected this blog and that is because I partially have.  Things have been very busy with getting caught up with our two offices, which still isn't totally done.  Not to mention, doing this with our new little wild child, haha.  Being that we refuse to leave her with a babysitter at this time, partly because we are overly protective ;) and partly because its just to soon...she is going everywhere we go :) and that includes to the office with me.  Lets throw Christmas and New Years in there and I just simply haven't had the time to put into the blog that I hoped.  Hopefully that will change soon.  I am going to do my very best to at least post once a week :)

In brief, Gabby is doing wonderfully!!!  She eats and drinks very well and is now at a healthy weight.  She has a normal pink color thanks to better nutrition and he hair is growing extremely fast.  She now persitently says "ma ma," da da," "byebye," "ball," and "bite bite" and she has said a few things here and there as far as repeating words but she is not consistent with them.  When we first met her she was sitting up and crawling.  We taught her to pull up on things while in Ukraine but she didn't do it that often.  Now she pulls up on nearly everything all the time.  Not only does the pull up on everything but she walks along side the edges of the couch and tables while holding on.  She has just started standing with her legs and bending over to try to push herself up with her hands against the floor.  Another huge plus is that she sleeps on our schedule with minimal to no interuptions during the night!   One of the cutest things she does is her little "rockin dance."  Anytime she hears music of any kind she automatically starts rocking from side to side and tapping her fingers and hands against her lap. She also trys to sing along with the music but mostly it is something like "la la la la la da da da da" haha.  She insists on calling out to "da da" every other minute and has started crying when he goes to work :(  As soon as he comes home her whole face lights up!  She does not like it when one of us has to be gone...she prefers us to both be around.  I could go on and on about everything I love about our little one but I'm sure everyone is tired of reading at this point.   I plan to do smaller, more frequent posts from here on out. 

As for the new year, we are excited to see what this year will bring.  I definitely know that throughout the adoption process and definitely while in Ukraine, my whole definition on what is important and what is not changed.  I am no longer the same person I was before this adoption.  I've already learned so much from the orphans of Ukraine and especially our baby girl.  I am so incredibly thankful and blessed to have Gabby and to have went through this process! She is our entire world! 

Picture time!

My baby looking out her window at the snow

 Playing under her bed :)

 Trying to stand on her own

 Having a blast

 Josiah, her little cousin, was trying to hug her haha

 My little family at Chuck E Cheese

 What an angel !

 We couldn't love her more !

 Isn't this precious.

Gabby with her cousin Jamie and little Jaylin

:)

Gabby and my best friend Robin

Jason (aka daddy) and Gabby in the snow

My baby loves traveling :)

Me and my baby

and again....

Gabby playing her bed

Isnt this cute

What a cutie pa tootie...

Gabby & Brooklyn (Robin's little girl)

She loves playing with silly things...

 Snow day

 My little sweetie

One of my favorite pics!

Gabby, Jaylin, Savanna, and Josiah...cousins

Isn't this such a sweet picture :)

My baby was shocked that she finally gets to open her gifts haha

Now excited

Just lovely

Who knows what this is all about lol

Sweet face

Daddy & gabby :)

My love

Daddy & Gabby playing on her bed

Papaw (gabby's greatgrandpa), Gabby, and Jason.

My baby opening her gifts 

 My mom and Gabby

Jason's mom & Gabby

Our little family...I didn't look all that wonderful because I stayed up all night cooking haha

Jason, Gabby, and her cousin Frogger

Papaw and gabby

My aunt Sonya an Gabby

 My mom and Gabby

Shereka and Gabby

 Gabby and Lashay

 gabby, Lashay, and Brooklyn

Me and little princess

 gabby and auntie tasha

Gabby and papaw

Hope you enjoyed :)