Category Archives: Day in the Life We are living life to the fullest…and then some here…so lemme catch up on the as of late… FIRST…our little man slept through the NIGHT for the FIRST time last night! So proud of him:) Makes me want to do a toe touch…but I could never do that…but look who can:) Every day he gets […] FIRST—for all of you participating in the “Pad Party” project—I’m still working on emailing the pattern to all of you. So far…we’ve had probably close to 80-100 ladies respond…I’ve lost count–and that’s a GREAT thing! Here’s the dealio. We are setting the final deadline for pads to be mailed in for October 1st. We have […] Can not wait for you to tell us about the Wiphan Project. =) I think Isaac is adorable; that adorable smirk and laugh, kissable face. How do you get anything done with this added cutie-pie in your mix?!! I can’t wait to hear about the new project! We are in!!!! So excited, i heard back from our pastor’s wife that the idea sounds great and she is going to talk to me about it tonight after church. The only problem I see us having is getting them to you before Oct 1st because we might not be able to schedule it at our church and get it done beforehand. Will there be any other opportunity between Oct and Dec to send them in? Thanks! OH GOSH, he is so adorable!!!!! He has come for far in such a short time. Good job momma!!! I pray he gets the all clear for tubes and I can’t wait to hear about the project! Can’t wait to hear about the upcoming project… COUNT US IN!!!! bobi What an adorable video! I love seeing that little toothy smile! Wow, that looks SO uncomfortable =) Can’t wait for the WIPHAN project! love your heart andrea. I could just EAT HIM UP! 🙂 LOVE HIM!!! (and) count US in on project #2.. so excited to see what is in store. 🙂 Praising God for all the good He is doing through Wiphan, using wonderful people like *YOU*. Have a wonderfully BLESSED day, my friend. 🙂  As I near the end of what just might be the craziest week of my life (it was a crazy one!) I am reminded that I have SO many things to be thankful for! I am thankful… 1. Approximately 75 ladies are joining us to make a difference in Korah and Wiphan with Project 1: […] WOW! That is a busy weekend, and LOTS to be thankful for. I had a stressful week too….but just one big thing, not like you. Just blogged about it on mine…. Yes want to help! And praying for you VERY busy friend, we met at agci picnic, I’m mahlets mom, what a cool idea, try to take care of yourself along the way, you are a great mom, praying for the tubes wed i love this “thankful” post with the pics! so precious! So glad you brought to our attention the pad thing! I am so excited to share it with the ladies at our church and I hope they get on board with me! Andrea, I think I have the pattern, but can you send it to me again to make sure I have it right. We are putting together a sewing party with church gals, too. So excited to be involved!! Hello again, having a pad party, need all the how too’s  I wrote a post this afternoon–that I just couldn’t finish. I think I need to think on it more and I’ll share tomorrow. My heart is being burdened more and more…and I will have to share my thoughts as well as an amazing way you can join me in making a difference. I SO love […] My kiddos think cheeze-its and yogurt are a delicacy! I’m with you on the gross side, but they love it. 🙂 Cheez-its and yogurt? I’m not so sure about that one… Good luck at the doctor’s visits and physical therapy- Isaac is a miracle! Can’t wait to read your post tomorrow… your blog is always so inspiring! LOL! Frank is to much! Dang girl you are busy! You inspire me! Grosser than Cheez-its and yogurt is chocolate chip cookies in ketchup. Nas.Ty!! Oh…feeling the ear infections, fluid and congestion with you! Living the dr appt’s with ya too! Abby is up every 2 hours and I am now hoping that since our dr. found her ear drum (after removing globs of wax) to discover the infection, we will get some sleep soon when her antibiotic kicks in. Will go to ENT but doc. said tubes-90%. I was thinking of you in the night and praying for your sleep or lack of…strength for the season. It is glorious tho, isn’t it! LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. that I finally got to adopt after all these years!!!! So–we are home. And happy to be home! The appointment to the urologist was NOT fun–and I’ll spare the details other than I have never heard my sweet baby cry like that–and as I leaned over the table with my cheek to his, I couldn’t tell the difference between his tears and mine. Another adoption […] Thank you, Lord, for answering prayers. As I am hours behind you, I sat this morning and prayed for the miracle of His touch on Isaac and chills are all over me now as I read the answer to prayer. Loving God deeper and deeper each time I read your posts of encouragement and wisdom and sharing of His hand in your life. LOVE IT! Sweet night to the Young Family. Praise the Lord! I am so happy for another miracle for sweet Isaac. I pray that the Young family will sleep peacefully tonight and if you don’t that God will continue to give you the strength you need. PRAISE THE LORD for his little kidneys being clear! Praying that you see more and more miracles as time goes on! I love being able to read your story and try to prepare myself for when my two are home…I mean prepare as well as you can, meaning not at all but you know God is good and we will make it by His grace 🙂 Our God is an awesome God and you are an AMAZING Momma!!!! Miracle baby indeed! Thank you for the daily inspiration and for keeping it real, even down to the shower details 🙂 Praying for you all, and for ITY’s ears to heal! What you said about praying protection over our time with God really spoke to me. I can’t tell you how many times this week (and in the past 2 months) that quiet voice has pointed me to the Bible…and I have failed to open it. My church’s ladies’ Bible study starts in 2 weeks and I am really looking forward to the accountability again. BTW, I am so glad your little one is doing so well! I’m so glad to hear Isaac is healthy! When I read posts like this, it makes me okay with the long wait ahead for us. We’ve been told the Ethiopia timeline will be at least 6 months longer than it previously has been with AGCI. I have total peace about this. It gives us time to prepare our hearts and our kids for baby. I know it’s going to take a lot of energy and faith to get through the stage you’re in! Sending prayers your way~ Checked your blog hoping for an update – Praising God with you for your miracle today! So happy to hear ITY’s kidneys are PERFECT! What a relief for all of you… Looking forward to healing of his ears, too. Will continue to pray for your rest – “the sleep of a laborer is sweet” (Ecc. 5:12) and indeed you are constantly laboring out of love for your littlest guy! Hope you find moments of rest and peace in the midst of the busyness this weekend… Great news from the doctors visit! oh my! how amazinggg is our GOD!!! i thought of precious isaac temesgen today and prayed that the doctor would see nothing wrong with his kidneys! praise GOD!! Praise Jesus! I’m so happy for you ..your little man is a miracle for sure! Hang in there we are just in a season of life that your right we need Jesus more than ever to get into his word like crazy. Thanks for the reminder as I get distracted easily and need to pray for protection! Your a great mom I’m sure and you are doing the best you can.. hang in there btw, ear infections can be caused by a milk allergy. that’s what the chiro told me. so, if he’s lactose intolerant, he may really just be allergic altogether. my boy’s ear infections were really from teething (mom’s instinct). PRAISE GOD for the great health reports!!!! I remember when Sarah had to be in the hospital for a week…there was definitely bonding going on….not fun, but she at that point knew I was her mommy. So glad Frank is doing better with brother….sometimes that is a really hard transition too. Praying for est & peace for you household. well this just made me all teary. so thankful isaac has perfect kidneys and thankful to read about your life and heart. yayy, praise God…Karen is a smart friend to keep around…she always calls the correct things on my kiddos 🙂 kj I have really loved reading about this journey. It has touched my heart in so many ways. I am praying for your family and for strength for you. So happy and thankful that Issac had such wonderful news from the dr. Please email me if you Praising God for this great update!! 🙂 I have really loved reading about this journey. It has touched my heart in so many ways. I am praying for your family and for strength for you. So happy and thankful that Issac had such wonderful news from the dr. Please email me if you ever have any questions about low tone and therapy. We have done OT, PT and speech for this with my son. We have been discharged from therapy and are back in now. Be happy to support you in that way however I can. Yay!!!! So glad that sweet Isaac did so well today…and that everything is just “normal” baby problems! Praise God!! praising god for your miracle baby! ity seems to be covered in them! i must comment on these two quotes So happy about the the results. Such a blessing!! Praise God!!! We went through that same test with our daughter. I also had never heard her cry like that before. It is heartbreaking. The only thing was I was on the outside of the door becasue they only let my husband go in with her. Praise God for miracles becasue her kidneys were fine too. I am so glad to hear that Issac’s tests came back perfect. We will continue to pray for his ears. I just want you to know how much I love and appreciate your blog. We are waiting for our refferal from Ethiopia for our precious little one and blog is always an encouragement to me. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Praise the Lord! Praise God his kidneys are great! So thankful! p.s. you mentioned about not getting showers in or hair done and I wanted to tell you about the commercials i just saw from tresame (spelling?) shampoo who just came out with a line products for days when you cant or dont want to wash your hair, its like dry shampoo spray or foam and it gives you hair sleek shine like its clean and volume! Praise the Lord! SUCH GREAT NEWS about Isaac’s kidneys being clear! I so appreciate your honesty on this blog. I understand how you can be so tired, and like it that you don’t try to be”perfect” and act like all is smooth sailing, always. I am going to be a first time mama of one, or maybe two children, as we are adopting from Ethiopia. I cherish your story. And your honesty. You and your family are beautiful! :o) hallelujah! what an amazing God we serve! |
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It’s so good that he is getting PT so early. You’ll be amazed and grateful in very short order!!
andrea, i SERIOUSLY cannot get enough of his belly and butt, they are the biggest and cutest butt and belly on a baby i have seen! so adorable! yay for him bearing weight, praise the Lord! :0)
Love those pics…. 🙂
OK the article made me want to cry…..My baby is in 5th grade- NOT FAIR…yesterday she was a cutie pie 14 month old…time goes tooo quickly. Treasure it all!!!
we are praying for you all tomorrow – love you guys!
Yay! So happy for you guys! What a huge improvement for little Isaac T!!! 🙂
I’ve had 2 kids go under for ear tubes. I’m assuming people have told you what to expect, but since I didn’t see mention of it on your blog…just be prepared for some tears afterwards. Coming off the anethesia is tough at this age. They can be upset (seriously, brace yourself) for as long as an hour. Stay strong and hold him through it and he’ll be acting himself again by midday. The tubes will be awesome and he’ll be much happier. I don’t regret doing it with either of my kids, and my 3rd will get hers this Fall as soon as the infections start again. (Thanks, as always, for your blog – been a reader for a few months now – adopting from ET next year!)
Enjoyed your post and loved the article. I dread school only because the time it takes them away!!
Wow, that’s a lot for a day! =) Very fun and crazy…just the way we like it. Praying for ITY tomorrow getting tubes….recovery was not so fun for me, and I know surgery was always hard on my mom. Prayign for you too friend! Let us know how it goes. Thanks for posting that post from your friend…I often do wonder if its going to change when my Lil Man gets older, if he won’t be as fun….but it has shocked me so far that with every day I love him even more and I am so proud of him and really enjoying the moment. Glad to hear from “experienced moms” that it continues to be that way!
Tears streaming after that article! I feel like I was just in 1st grade- where did these kids who stole my heart come from? Praying for Isaac this morning and hopeful that he can call and hear Mag Pie after the procedure…
PRAYING for you all this morning!! I’m hoping IT gets a much deserved break from the ear troubles! We did tubes in December and they have been a huge blessing for our little guy Sam!! When you are having a long, hard day…just think…there are plenty of us reading the blog wishing and hoping for those days…we know they are coming and we can’t wait!!!