Finally - Pictures of Ian

Hi everyone!
I am sorry that I have been so slow in getting pictures of Ian to you. I am still trying to figure out how to add pictures to the blog - but I think I have figured it out! Next, we will work on video!
Ian is changing soooo much everyday that I wanted to get some pictures on here before he changes even more! I hope you enjoy them. They are from the day we got home until now. You might be able to see how much he has grown in just 1 month! ENJOY!

Ian's Nursery Pictures

I have finally gotten around to posting Ian's nursery pictures and I think I have figured out how to get the pictures to show on the post. His room is almost complete - we are waiting on some black and white photos of us with Ian to hang on the wall where his crib is. I hope you enjoy.


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Happy Birthday Ian!

Well, Ian turned 1 yesterday!!! It is so weird to be home with your child for less than 3 weeks and have his first birthday! We had a few friends over with their children yesterday afternoon for cake and ice cream to celebrate his birthday. He was teething badly - so he was not a very happy camper! I think he enjoyed seeing the other children running around however! While we were singing to him I started to get a little emotional!! It is all so surreal to me! I am sad for the amount of time I missed with him. he did NOt enjoy his cake. He stuck his hand in it and then started to fuss. At that point he rubbed his eyes and got icing in them. He really didn't like it then!! I had to give him a bath right away - I don't enjoy messes either!

Ian is adjusting pretty well. He is VERY attached to me. If I am out of his sight for even a second he starts to cry! I am having a very hard time getting anything done around the house because I am sitting with him all day. When he does nap - I am running around trying to get everything done. By the time he goes to bed, I am almost asleep myself! I am sure that his attachment to me is normal - seeing how it was just him and me in VN since my husband had to come to home before I got to bring him to the hotel for good. However, it is starting to wear me down! I am hoping that he begins to feel more secure in his new surroundings soon. Of course, by that time I will have to go back to work (only part-time though).

Ian went to the doctor last week for a check-up and his shots. The doctor is great!!! He told me that he has a good number of internationally adopted patients and that he has done much work abroad in different cultures. He was very thorough with Ian. He took about 6 viles of blood from him so that he could do the standard tests and see what his levels of protein, iron, etc. looked like. Everything came back great!!! He wants Ian to see a dietician and a developmentalist to make sure that he is on track. So, I guess I will be making those appts. soon! Everyone at the doctor's office made such a fuss over Ian! That made me feel so good!!

I will post Ian's birthaday pics as soon as I can!!

Sorry it has been so long!

Hello all!!!

I am sorry I have not written in so long! Once I got Ian, I was unable to check e-mail or update my blog!

We are finally home!!! We had our G&R Ceremony on Monday, December 18th and left for Hanoi on the 20th of December! We were able to get through very fast and left for home on December 23rd! After 30 hours of flying, we arrived home in Jacksonville, Fl on Christmas Eve at 1:00! Ian did great by the way - thanks to a little Benadryl!! I don't think I have ever been so happy to see the smiling face of my husband!!! Ian is totally in love with him - so the transition has been easier since he will go to him as well as me! By the way - my husband picked us up from the airport in my Christmas gift - a new van!!! Now I am really a mom!!!!

Both of our families came in town over Christmas and just left yesterday! You can imagine how crazy our house has been! Right now, Ian is taking his nap and I am trying to clean up the house. Ian has done well with the time change! I think his body is starting to get adjusted! We are taking Ian to the doctor on Friday. I can't wait to see what his measurements are! He has been eating so much food lately that I am sure he has gained weight!

After everything that we have been through, I have never been so happy to see my house, family, and friends again!!! There were times that I thought I would never be able to get back here!!! We took Ian to church on Sunday and most everyone started to cry! It is amazing to see how much he has touched peoples' lives because they have been praying for him and our situation for so long! It was a great homecoming!!!

I am not great at posting pics, but I am going to try to post a picture of Ian that we took the day he came home. I think we are going to use it for our announcement photo! I hope you enjoy it!

OK! I tried, but I can't figure out how to get a picture on here!! I did what the help section told me to do - it tells me it is uploading, but it won't show up after it does that! if you know how to post a picture that is saved on my harddrive - please tell me how!!


I have a slide show set up - but I don't know how to get it to show on the blog - so click on the link and it will take you to it!

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