Just another summer night at the Fischer house.....
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
My baby is 3!!!!!
On June 11, Matthew celebrated his 3rd birthday. I can't believe it has already been 3 years. From the moment this child was born, he has been easy. It was the easiest birth ever- no stress before surgery, during, or after. In the hospital I couldn't believe how laid back and calm he was- he never cried! (keep in mind what we went through the first time around with you-know-who!) He has been the happiest, sweetest little boy that you could ever imagine. He melts my heart he is so darn sweet. Everyone that meets Matthew (or may-may as we all know him...) falls in love with him. He has such a gentle, good-natured personality. I could go on forever about how sweet and loving this little guy is. He has been very easy to raise (so far, anyways!) Here is my list of top things I LOVE about May-May. These are in no special order.
1. He still loves his blue blankets, he calls them "blankeys". He will not go to sleep without them. If he gets really upset or hurt, he will immediately ask for them. I love that he is so rough and tough when he plays, but at the end of the day... he can't sleep without his beloved blue blankeys.
2. He tells me everyday that I am his best friend. Sometimes he will just walk up to me, hug my leg and say "ah, I love you mommy" or "we're best friends." I love it.
3. He always tells me "you're cute". I say this to him all the time, so I guess he feels like he should say it to me, too :)
4. When Andrew is mean to him or hurts his feelings, he will cross his arms over his chest and say "I don't want to be your friend anymore" (in his poutiest voice) or he will say "I am so mad at you, Andrew!"
5. He calls his fingernails "toenails." I finally had to correct this one, but I waited a long time. I just thought it was so darn cute when he came up to me, held out his finger and said "will you cut my toenail for me." Occasionally, he will still call them toenails and it makes me smile every time!
6. The kid loves to eat. His favorite foods are balogna, yogurt, applesauce, grapes, white cookies (as he calls sugar cookies), and chips. He does NOT like chocolate! He will walk in the kitchen, open the pantry or fridge and say "I un-gee" which is "I'm Hungry". I hear it about 50 times a day because the kid is never full!
7. Water is his favorite drink and he will drink out of any cup he finds laying around the house.
8. When he thinks something is really cool, he says "That's awesome!" But he can't make the "th" sound or the "s" sound so it sounds like "dats aw-wom"
9. When I tell him I love him, he says "do you know what I love???? YOU!" It melts my heart every time.
10. Matthew loves kids- the more the merrier when it comes to Matthew.
11. He loves for his mommy to hold him. When I pick him up, he plays with my hair. (although this is getting less and less, sniff, sniff)
12. Matthew calls his butt a booty 100% of the time.
13. He destroys/dumps out everything he plays with. I can't say I really love this, but it is definitely a Matthew trait!
14. He copies everything Andrew does, good and bad. Most of the time, he has no idea why he is saying or doing it which makes it even funnier.
15. He is stubborn! If I tell him to do something and he doesn't listen, I normally take something away. I might say "clean up your toys, or you will sit in time out." And his response would be "I want to sit in time out." Or, we take books away before bed if they are really rotten (I know this sounds evil, but it is the only thing that works because they love it so much...). So, I might say "stop it right now or you will lose books." To which Matthew would respond "I don't want books." He does it with everything.... if I say the book is too long to read he will say "I like too long things." You get the picture.
16. He does not like to see me cry or act upset at all.
17. He has the most gentle heart and the sweetest personality.
18. He loves cars, all types of cars, and has one in his hands at any given point during the day. You ask him what he wants for Christmas or birthdays and he would say "Cars". He loves to play with them, and he loves to watch them when we drive. He is a vehicle-loving kind of guy!
Matthew in my belly just minutes before delivering him via c-section. I was huge!
Just out of my belly- weighing in at 10 lbs 1 oz at 38 weeks. Holy Cow!
On his first birthday...
On his second birthday...
and on his third birthday.
We love you Matthew!!!!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Hard to wait....
when you know this little girl is waiting for you.....
more pictures at her blog: www.tutusforemmagrace.blogspot.com
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Matthew's 3rd Birthday Party
Matthew had a great birthday party this year! We decided to do it at Pump It Up- we all had a blast. The kids ran around like crazy (it was very hard to get pictures!) and the best part for me was that they did all the set up and clean up- served the cake and everything! Talk about easy :)
My sweet little boy is now 3. I will do a post about his birthday shortly. For now, here are pictures from his party!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tutu Blog
Now that we have decided to retire the hair bow and tutu fundraiser, I am turning the blog into a journal for Emma. I will still post some things on the family blog, but for the most part, anything that has to do with our adoption will probably be posted on her blog. If you want to follow along with our journey the blog site is: www.tutusforemmagrace.blogspot.com.
Monday, June 7, 2010
We have PRE-APPROVAL!!!!!!
I am so relieved! Today, we got a notice from Betty that the CCAA granted our pre-approval. It was literally an answered prayer!
Last week, Betty called me (I always get nervous with a phone call, that means it is more important...) that the CCAA would not grant pre-approval without an updated home study. The last time our HS was done, I was pregnant with Timothy. The CCAA wanted to see that Timothy was indeed born and in our family and that all was well AND that we could handle another little critter around the house when Emma Grace got here. I was stressing out. We had a hard time getting in touch with our social worker, then they switched the social worker on us... then we had to set up an interview, they had to type the report, get it approved, send it to FTIA, translate it, send it to China.... as you can see, it was not a one day process. Rick and I were so worried that it would not be "speedy" enough for the CCAA. So, I did what any worried mother would do- I prayed all weekend. Every chance I got, I prayed that this process would speed up and that everything would be OK. Then, Monday morning I get the most wonderful email from Betty saying that they granted our pre-approval anyway ..... confirmation that God really does hear our prayers and that he is working hard to get this little girl home, for good.
Next step.... we wait for our Letter of Acceptance from the CCAA. They say this can take 3-4 months. Why don't we all pray that this comes quickly as well....
Friday, June 4, 2010
A fellow blogger....
The following link is to a family blog of a beautiful family from our adoption agency. They have 3 sons, 2 of which are adopted from China. Their first adopted son lived at the Shepherd's Field Children's Village. His mom has been giving me words of advice and encouragement that our Emma is in a wonderful place. Their church is doing a fundraiser for the children's village, you can see what she had to say at the following link:
Here is a post she did about her son and Tim Baker (founder of the Philip Hayden Foundation). He came to their church as a guest speaker.
And one more post:
It is fun for me to read blogs from families that have been touched by the work of the Philip Hayden Foundation. It really is an amazing place where children are being loved and nurtured until they find forever families. We are lucky and blessed to have our Emma in a place like this until we can get to her!
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