The End of April...

Dear Family and Friends,

Here we are quickly ending the month of April. I can't believe Sophie has been home over 3 months now! It seems like she has always been here - though I know that we missed the first 13 1/2 months of her life together, God has graciously filled our days together with a multitude of memories for me!

Sunday was a special day for me. I dedicated Sophie to God during our church service at Grace. I have vowed before God and my church family that I will raise my daughter to know God's ways, and teach her about His precious gift of salvation. I want her to know Him and know of the great love He has for her. The hardest part for a mother is to promise to give her child to God's service, no matter where it may take her, when she grows up. I pray I will have the strength to give Sophie the wings to fly wherever God will send her.

She is still trying to walk on her own. She has taken a step or two by herself, but is still not willing to take it on fully! She will stand by herself if she gets distracted but for the most part she would rather plop to the floor and crawl at breakneck speed! I can hardly wait to see how fast she will be sprinting on two feet!

Chinamom got herself a haircut! Yes - my long hair is gone! It was much longer than I had thought it was - my good friend, Carol, cut about 14 inches off to donate to Locks of Love and I think may have trimmed another inch or two off to give me my new "Mom Do" as I like to call it! Got to love wash and wear hair!

I will post new pictures soon - getting a bit too late tonight to do much other than catch everyone up with at post.

Blessings,
Chinamom and Sophie