GETTING MACK OFF THE BOTTLE....

so lionel was watching mackenzie tonight while anthony and i went to dinner....well last night i threw out the nipples for the bottles but for whatever reason, i kept the bottles in the cabinet. so we get home and lionel explains that she didnt want the sippy cup so he made a nipple for her with the top of her juice hahaha its tooooo cute! gotta love him!

EMILY OFFICIALLY ADOPTED YESTERDAY

natalie called yesterday....last night and said that the adoption was finalized yesterday. i am very emotional right now so thats all im going to post for today.
-tina

IN MILWAUKEE ???

if you live in milwaukee area, i am selling my fish tank and the stand and everything that goes with it....check out the ad on craigs list at this link http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/pet/1335317321.html

tina

I GOT FLOWERS YESTERDAY

well we had a big fight and then the next morning i got flowers....was so nice especially since its been 4 years and i have never gotten flowers before...haha arent they pretty?

NATALIE EMAILED YESTERDAY !!!!

Hi Christina. Sorry for the delay in contacting you...it's a VERY busy summer. We had Emily's birthday pictures taken and are in the process of printing your pictures of Emily throughout the year. I will e-mail you when I am ready to mail these out to you....I'm hoping by the end of the month. I am working part time (love it) to have some time to myself. Emily attends a playgroup three times each week for three hours while I work. She is doing awesome! I'll write more about Emily in my yearly letter to you.

We are adopting Emily this month and will call you once the adoption goes through to put your mind at ease. Don't worry...we WANT to adopt her and are VERY excited to do so. We are having an adoption party for her...she picked out her own decordations (sesame street), cake, etc. We rented a giant inflatable princess castle bouncy for her and her friends. She saw it and started to laugh, screech and jump up and down.

She does not understand that she is being adopted. We are still seeing Dr. Begotkia at Children's Hospital. She is VERY pleased with her progress. Dr. Begotkia felt it would be several years before Emily understood what adoption is and why children are adopted. I do not plan on telling Emily about adoption...I would like to leave it to Dr. Begotkia. She is the expert and I will follow her lead.

One more story before I go...Andrew and Emily were walking in a mall and Emily saw a woman that resembled you. Emily went up to the woman and said, "hi". She grabbed her hand and proceeded to walk down the mall with her for about three minutes. My husband was on the other side of the woman talking to her during this time. Emily let go of her hand, said "bye". She walked over to Andrew and said, "let's go" and walked away. Why am I telling you this??? I wanted to reaffirm that she does remember you (right now) and she took it upon herself to say hi and visit for a moment. Will she remember you in the future...I have no idea. Does she know that you are her biological mom...you're guess is as good as mine. I thought it was a very positive thing that she initiated a friendly few moments with someone who she thought was you.

We pray for you and your family everyday and hope that you find peace and love with the LORD.

Natalie



THAT IS THE EMAIL NATALIE SENT, IT WARMS MY HEART TO HEAR HER WORDS ON OUR BABY EMILYS 6TH BIRTHDAY...WE ARENT GOING TO TENNESSEE AFTER ALL....WILL BLOG MORE ANOTHER DAY! LATER ALL.

UPDATE....KINDA

going offline until the 16th...will be in tennessee from the 13th to the 16th late night....anthony has a meeting on the 17th at work at 9am so we will be back then... going to shut the computer down and unplug it...cause the electric bill is outrageous...and the electric company said that if its plugged in then it still is draining power...sooo...going to unplug it until back from tennessee...later all!!!


christina

p.s. stilllll waiting for natalie to call or send pics and letter about emily...emilys bday is this friday so watching the mail :(

OZAUKEE COUNTY FAIR TODAY !!!

we went to the ozaukee county fair today...heres a couple pics of mackenzie and us....