January 2007 Update
In January, Zoe and Mommy traveled to Palm Desert, California to
spend 9 days with Granmommy, Grandaddy, Aunt Cathy, Uncle Rob,
Aunt Melinda, Jack, Nick, Sydney, and Charley. Rob stayed home
and began his second semester at FSU. Zoe had a blast playing
with her cousins! She and Sydney were quite a pair! They would
giggle and play for hours! They made crowns and purses with
their Aunt Cathy. And with all her cousins, Zoe played outside,
went swimming (and down the water slide for the very first
time), danced, colored, painted, and played with bubbles. It was
a blast! By the time her cousins left, Zoe had returned to
taking naps (a habit she gave up over a year ago). I think she
was exhausted from all the action!
It was wonderful to come home and see Daddy once again! We
missed him almost as much as he missed us! I just have to share
that Zoe found a rock in California that she wanted to give to
Daddy. She carried that sucker around for days and it was the
first thing she gave him when he got off the plane. Too sweet!
I woke up early one morning during our visit in the desert and
had a revelation. We’ve thought all along that we would name our
second daughter Alexis Marie. My Grandmother, my mother, and I
all share the middle name Marie so it was very special. But the
revelation that came to me was that her middle name was NOT
Marie. Rather, she should be named Alexis Catherine, after my
dear sister Cathy. As soon as it was late enough, I called Rob
and asked how he felt about this idea. He LOVED it and agreed
that it felt right. I was just thrilled with the realization of
our daughter’s name and was so excited as I shared the news with
my family! Cathy was truly touched and held me close after I
asked if she would be our daughter’s namesake. So we are
officially re-announcing our daughter’s name in 2007 … she will
be Alexis Catherine and we’ll keep her Chinese name as a second
middle name. Isn’t that simply a beautiful name for our
beautiful child?
On the adoption front … nothing … nada … February is STILL in
review (since the beginning of November) and it now almost feels
comical how long it is taking to move onto the next step. Our
only consolation is that this WILL happen. We just wish we knew
when! |
In a car Zoe made at Critter Class!
A favorite activity - washing money.
All dressed up for a tea party. |
