It's been awhile, but I have been trying to enjoy every second with our sweet Zola. I also try to enjoy my time with Kyle in the evenings, so I've let this slide a bit.
Just wanted to let you all know she is doing just wonderfully. She is still a great eater, a great sleeper, and just a great girl. She has Kyle and I laughing every day at her fun personality, and she has us amazed at what and how well she is doing.
The main event since the last post was her first birthday!! It was such an exciting time for our family, to celebrate this little girl we had waited for over 2 years to bring home. We were so blessed on Sunday by all the love and support by family and friends. She had a party of course, and she did so well. I really need to upload some pictures, because she really got into her cake ;)
The night before her birthday, I asked Kyle if I could put her to bed. I usually let Kyle do it because he is gone during the day, but I was a little emotional that evening. As I was just looking into her eyes, I started to cry. The past 2 months went so quickly and I felt like I missed so much! You always hear the 1st year goes by so quickly, but we only had 2 months of it. Then I reminded myself, Megan, you got all of her firsts so far! We were able to see her first rolling over, her sitting up, her first army crawl, her first real crawl, her first pulling herself up, and the list goes on.
After my sentimental moment with her, it was time for our prayers. I always try to mention Zola's birth father and mother, but that night it was a big focus. I prayed especially for her birth father, as he was not only mourning the loss of his daughter, but his wife. I can't imagine the pain he was probably dealing with this past week. He is a brave and courageous man, and we are so thankful for the decision he made and that Zola gets to be part of our family. I truly hope and pray he is proud of his decision and has a sense of peace that she is being taken care of.
To say we are blessed by Zola is a true understatement. I am so thankful God put it in our hearts to adopt long before we were even married. I am thankful we couldn't have biological kiddos, and I am ever so grateful that God brought us our sweet and loveable Zola.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that most people reading this aren't adopted, but if you are a Christian, you are. I challenge you to remind yourself to be thankful and proud that Jesus paid the ultimate price for us to be adopted. He was brave and courageous and now we get to be part of God's forever family.
Just wanted to let you all know she is doing just wonderfully. She is still a great eater, a great sleeper, and just a great girl. She has Kyle and I laughing every day at her fun personality, and she has us amazed at what and how well she is doing.
The main event since the last post was her first birthday!! It was such an exciting time for our family, to celebrate this little girl we had waited for over 2 years to bring home. We were so blessed on Sunday by all the love and support by family and friends. She had a party of course, and she did so well. I really need to upload some pictures, because she really got into her cake ;)
The night before her birthday, I asked Kyle if I could put her to bed. I usually let Kyle do it because he is gone during the day, but I was a little emotional that evening. As I was just looking into her eyes, I started to cry. The past 2 months went so quickly and I felt like I missed so much! You always hear the 1st year goes by so quickly, but we only had 2 months of it. Then I reminded myself, Megan, you got all of her firsts so far! We were able to see her first rolling over, her sitting up, her first army crawl, her first real crawl, her first pulling herself up, and the list goes on.
After my sentimental moment with her, it was time for our prayers. I always try to mention Zola's birth father and mother, but that night it was a big focus. I prayed especially for her birth father, as he was not only mourning the loss of his daughter, but his wife. I can't imagine the pain he was probably dealing with this past week. He is a brave and courageous man, and we are so thankful for the decision he made and that Zola gets to be part of our family. I truly hope and pray he is proud of his decision and has a sense of peace that she is being taken care of.
To say we are blessed by Zola is a true understatement. I am so thankful God put it in our hearts to adopt long before we were even married. I am thankful we couldn't have biological kiddos, and I am ever so grateful that God brought us our sweet and loveable Zola.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that most people reading this aren't adopted, but if you are a Christian, you are. I challenge you to remind yourself to be thankful and proud that Jesus paid the ultimate price for us to be adopted. He was brave and courageous and now we get to be part of God's forever family.
Megan, I'm so so happy for you guys! I'm so glad God has given you Zola and filled your heart with joy and love for her and over her.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lexi!! God has filled a place in our hearts with so much joy, we didn't even know it was possible!
DeleteWhat a great post. I got emotional reading about Zola's father. What a great man. I also loved the part about us all being adopted by our heavenly father! I'm happy I found your blog, Megan.
ReplyDelete:)Laura
Thanks for your sweet words Laura!! :)
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