What a Great 4th Of July!!!!! When I went to China ( without my family ) I was very blessed to have travel with 28 Wonderful families....But I could have never done the trip without one family...They traveled with their adorable son Zach and was to receive their Beautiful daughter Bella who was also from Nanning.... Not once during my trip did I ever feel alone....They are the warmest, caring , loving people that you would ever meet and I am so fortunate to have them in my Life...Any way since then Dante has met them a few time "( Reunions, we have gone to visit them and they have come to our home ) What can I say we adopted them as our extended family....Well this 4th of July they came to visit us for 2 days and we had such a great time BBQING , hanging out in the pool....the kids just get along so well ...and Bob and Dante are so much alike....and Tina well I just Love her!!!!! She is an amazing women.....We even like them after Bostion kicked our butts : )
I just want to say to you Tina and Bob that we Love you and thank you for all you have done and been for us....When I was in China I would call Dante and tell him so much about how wonderful my travel group was , and how Tina and Bob always was there to lend me a helping hand.. and now he sees first hand what I was talking about.....You truly are our Jia'2 Aunt and Uncle ....we hope that we will always be forever in eachothers lives......Thank you for making our 4th of July a Great one!!!!
Carmen, Dante, Michael , Steven and Jianna
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Time with DAD
What can I say, How do I put into words what my heart is feeling....Complete, Content, Loved, wanted....So many years have gone by, time we will never get back....but thats ok, because we found eachother and I will never loose him again. The day he was to pick me up from my Hotel, we walked past eachother a few times...than I looked and said " DADDY" he than turned around came my way and with tears in his eyes he held me....my dad , crying for me...weeping like a child in my arms ....my thoughts " he loves me " and thats all I needed...all tha I had rehearsed in my mind , all that I was going to say ....went away...for that was no longer important...this was a new start...and I had to let go Of the past , my anger...if I were to begin a future that was positive with this man.... On the way to his house , as he was driving he spoke of how he did not feel as he was deserving of this opportunity, but very greatful for it...tears would come down his face ....and I just found myself feeling sorry for this man, and for his suffering....I realized, that we both suffered....we both hurt and we both cried for not having eachother in our lives...I wiped his cheek with my hands and was so thankful to have these moments with him...for the first time in my life I had my Dad and it felt good.....His wife is such a beautiful women, she gave us our time , she knew what this time meant to both of us, and for that I am greatful.....
He would make me breakfast in bed.... We played Dominos and although he would never admit to it I beat him bad : ) I went to his church with him and was so proud of him as he spoke ....one point my dad told his members that he would speak in english for a few moments because he wanted me to truly understand what he was saying,,,, and with his Ricky Ricardo voice : ) he begged for my forgiveness and told me he loved me....as he spoke , tears flowed down my face and he cried as well...our eyes were locked on eachother and at that moment , all was forgiven......
What I have learned, Life is to short ....I did not want to get a phone call one day from someone saying that my Dad was no longer with us....I did not want to live my life with regrets....I have my Dad now....and life is good.....life is very good.....
Yo te amore me papa....I love YOU Dad
Carmen
He would make me breakfast in bed.... We played Dominos and although he would never admit to it I beat him bad : ) I went to his church with him and was so proud of him as he spoke ....one point my dad told his members that he would speak in english for a few moments because he wanted me to truly understand what he was saying,,,, and with his Ricky Ricardo voice : ) he begged for my forgiveness and told me he loved me....as he spoke , tears flowed down my face and he cried as well...our eyes were locked on eachother and at that moment , all was forgiven......
What I have learned, Life is to short ....I did not want to get a phone call one day from someone saying that my Dad was no longer with us....I did not want to live my life with regrets....I have my Dad now....and life is good.....life is very good.....
Yo te amore me papa....I love YOU Dad
Carmen
Saturday, May 10, 2008
MY WISH FOR THIS MOTHERS DAY
My Wish For This Mothers Day
What can I wish for mothers day that I don't already have, I have a Husband who Loves me, 3 Healthy Children who Love me and who I would do anything for....But yet what I wish for myself is not for the obvious, I wish to have a relationship with my dad....I have not seen him in almost 12 years...those of you who know me very well know why...I can't remember ever waking up with him in our home, or having him come to anything that what important to me when I was a child...For so many years I held on to this wasted anger and hatred for this man who maybe at the time just did not know how to be a dad... Yes he walked down with me on my wedding day, but how sad I felt that th is man walking beside me felt like a stranger...this man who is giving me away was never there for me in the first place, but yet I held on to him for I would have taken anything he would have given me.As I grew up and had my first child who is now almost 16 I remember calling my father and telling him I was to be a mom....His reaction very surprising he bagan to cry...why was he crying...later I would find out it was because at that very moment he realized that his little girl was not so little anymore...he came to the realization that the job he should have done was no longer needed or so he thought. The day would come and my Angel was born and guess who would appear my dad...I thought to myself perhap he realizes that he is still needed , perhaps its not to late....after a while of visiting me he again left my life...I later found out that I was to be a mom again I called him but t his time not much of a reaction, oh well I thought, what am I to do... 10 years later He found out that I could not carry anymore children and that I was to go to China to receive our Beautiful Daughter and again he cried , My father is a MINISTER and he prayed that everything would go well and that I would make it home safe with my daughter...While in China the phone rang and yes it was my dad ...Now my father never calls me , so for him to call me while I was in China was HUGE!!!! I said to myself and to my husband if he continues to reach out to me for 1 year , I will go and visit him . During this past year he called me for Mothers Day, for th e first time in 41 years he called me for my Birthday and Christmas...he calls me every other week and we are growing as father and daughter....So With all of that being said, this Friday I leave to Florida to spend a week with my Dad...I never spent a week with him not even as alittle girl....But what I found in my older years , is that life is just toooo short to try to correct the past...the past is just that the past...but what I can try to do with the help of my dad is to make a better future...and to show my children by example of the importance forgivness is.....When my Dad left me, he left me with a very angry, bitter, abusive women ...who YEAP, I don't talk to ..you see unlike my dad, My mom will never admit to her wrong doings...so I can't try with someone who does not even care to....I want to take this time to speak with him and let him know what I had to deal with as a child because of his absence....and to also show him that I am ok...and That I want to forgive him and move on....
What I want for Mothers Day you ask??? I want MY DAD , Like every little girl that has grown up I will forever need him in my life...So although I am very nervous about this Friday , I know that I can do this , with an open heart and an open Mind you , me and everyone can do anything.....Here goes....wish me luck!!! And to all of You BEAUTIFUL MOMS IN THE WORLD, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY...
And to my Sweet daughter, I know there will come a day when you yourself will have to deal with some issues of your own with regards to you Bio parents, I can only hope that I can help you along the way by leading by example...... I LOVE YOU JIANNA, MICHAEL AND MY STEVEN....
Daddys not so little girl
Carmen
What can I wish for mothers day that I don't already have, I have a Husband who Loves me, 3 Healthy Children who Love me and who I would do anything for....But yet what I wish for myself is not for the obvious, I wish to have a relationship with my dad....I have not seen him in almost 12 years...those of you who know me very well know why...I can't remember ever waking up with him in our home, or having him come to anything that what important to me when I was a child...For so many years I held on to this wasted anger and hatred for this man who maybe at the time just did not know how to be a dad... Yes he walked down with me on my wedding day, but how sad I felt that th is man walking beside me felt like a stranger...this man who is giving me away was never there for me in the first place, but yet I held on to him for I would have taken anything he would have given me.As I grew up and had my first child who is now almost 16 I remember calling my father and telling him I was to be a mom....His reaction very surprising he bagan to cry...why was he crying...later I would find out it was because at that very moment he realized that his little girl was not so little anymore...he came to the realization that the job he should have done was no longer needed or so he thought. The day would come and my Angel was born and guess who would appear my dad...I thought to myself perhap he realizes that he is still needed , perhaps its not to late....after a while of visiting me he again left my life...I later found out that I was to be a mom again I called him but t his time not much of a reaction, oh well I thought, what am I to do... 10 years later He found out that I could not carry anymore children and that I was to go to China to receive our Beautiful Daughter and again he cried , My father is a MINISTER and he prayed that everything would go well and that I would make it home safe with my daughter...While in China the phone rang and yes it was my dad ...Now my father never calls me , so for him to call me while I was in China was HUGE!!!! I said to myself and to my husband if he continues to reach out to me for 1 year , I will go and visit him . During this past year he called me for Mothers Day, for th e first time in 41 years he called me for my Birthday and Christmas...he calls me every other week and we are growing as father and daughter....So With all of that being said, this Friday I leave to Florida to spend a week with my Dad...I never spent a week with him not even as alittle girl....But what I found in my older years , is that life is just toooo short to try to correct the past...the past is just that the past...but what I can try to do with the help of my dad is to make a better future...and to show my children by example of the importance forgivness is.....When my Dad left me, he left me with a very angry, bitter, abusive women ...who YEAP, I don't talk to ..you see unlike my dad, My mom will never admit to her wrong doings...so I can't try with someone who does not even care to....I want to take this time to speak with him and let him know what I had to deal with as a child because of his absence....and to also show him that I am ok...and That I want to forgive him and move on....
What I want for Mothers Day you ask??? I want MY DAD , Like every little girl that has grown up I will forever need him in my life...So although I am very nervous about this Friday , I know that I can do this , with an open heart and an open Mind you , me and everyone can do anything.....Here goes....wish me luck!!! And to all of You BEAUTIFUL MOMS IN THE WORLD, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY...
And to my Sweet daughter, I know there will come a day when you yourself will have to deal with some issues of your own with regards to you Bio parents, I can only hope that I can help you along the way by leading by example...... I LOVE YOU JIANNA, MICHAEL AND MY STEVEN....
Daddys not so little girl
Carmen
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
We are Back : (
Hi Everyone!!!!!
Well we got back last night , and what can I say our trip was amazing, romantic everything that we could have asked for!
On our 25th anniversary Dante and I started off the day getting a massage together...the spa was beautiful!!! we then went to lunch had a great day at the beach, had wonderful conversation, without any INTERUPTIONS from our little ones : ) Later that day as we were going to our room, I noticed rose petals in front of our door..when I entered the room I could not believe what my Husband has pulled off....There were rose petals everywhere on the bed on the floor , there was a bubble bath .....surrounded by candels and petals in the tub....the most beautiful flower arrangement in the room that he had ordered the day before......who knew my husband had it in him...... later that night we ate dinner in our room and just enjoyed eachothers company , thats private : O
Being together with someone for 25 years is something that we are both very proud of....sure we have our problems, who does not.....however, what I know is that n o matter how bad times can get or what obstacles we have faced, Dante is the man for me......No marriage is perfect...although many of you think ours is....it takes hard work, commitment and Love and that is something that I am proud to say we both have for eachother....sometimes we forget the thing that brought us together, or the quality in that person that made you fall in love with them ....sometimes, you just need to reconnect and find in that person the thing that attracted you to them in the first place... Sometimes, you have to stop being Mommy and daddy, and just be Carmen and Dante,,,,, And what I found is that Dante and I love eachother as much today as we did 25 years ago.....and that is something that I am proud of....although, sometimes I do want to kill him : )
Carmen
Well we got back last night , and what can I say our trip was amazing, romantic everything that we could have asked for!
On our 25th anniversary Dante and I started off the day getting a massage together...the spa was beautiful!!! we then went to lunch had a great day at the beach, had wonderful conversation, without any INTERUPTIONS from our little ones : ) Later that day as we were going to our room, I noticed rose petals in front of our door..when I entered the room I could not believe what my Husband has pulled off....There were rose petals everywhere on the bed on the floor , there was a bubble bath .....surrounded by candels and petals in the tub....the most beautiful flower arrangement in the room that he had ordered the day before......who knew my husband had it in him...... later that night we ate dinner in our room and just enjoyed eachothers company , thats private : O
Being together with someone for 25 years is something that we are both very proud of....sure we have our problems, who does not.....however, what I know is that n o matter how bad times can get or what obstacles we have faced, Dante is the man for me......No marriage is perfect...although many of you think ours is....it takes hard work, commitment and Love and that is something that I am proud to say we both have for eachother....sometimes we forget the thing that brought us together, or the quality in that person that made you fall in love with them ....sometimes, you just need to reconnect and find in that person the thing that attracted you to them in the first place... Sometimes, you have to stop being Mommy and daddy, and just be Carmen and Dante,,,,, And what I found is that Dante and I love eachother as much today as we did 25 years ago.....and that is something that I am proud of....although, sometimes I do want to kill him : )
Carmen
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
GOING AWAY TOMORROW!!!!!!
I am soooooooo Happy !!!!! tomorrow We are going away!!!!! No kids : ) / : (
Happy to get a break, but very sad to leave the 3 of them...I have never left Jianna for one day let alone 5....
I know she will be fine, I am just concerned about me : ) My amazing Aunt Mary will be here from New Mexico
to Hang with the kiddies....shes wonderful...I use to like when she watched me as a child....so I know that
they are gonna be in GREAT hands....
As far as my LACK of bloggong goes, I have been horrible to say the least. Have been very busy with soccer, baseball, mikes theater, and his other many , many projects and lets not forget Princess Jia who is never more than 3 steps behind me,
she is growing up so fast! Shes an amazing little girl, she cracks me up....funnier than me! She is talking alot...
grew 4 inches since she has been home.....and has gained 15 pounds doubled her weight in a year! She Loves music any
kind and dances to everything. Still eating us out of house and home : ) and we are loving every minute of having her in our lives.... Refuses to potty train!!!! help!!!! she will sit on that potty until the cows come home with nothing....but
as soon as you take her off....BAM she does her thing : ) Love her sooooo much!!!!!!
Anyway I will post again once I return.....
Love ya all
Carmen and The rest of the gang
Happy to get a break, but very sad to leave the 3 of them...I have never left Jianna for one day let alone 5....
I know she will be fine, I am just concerned about me : ) My amazing Aunt Mary will be here from New Mexico
to Hang with the kiddies....shes wonderful...I use to like when she watched me as a child....so I know that
they are gonna be in GREAT hands....
As far as my LACK of bloggong goes, I have been horrible to say the least. Have been very busy with soccer, baseball, mikes theater, and his other many , many projects and lets not forget Princess Jia who is never more than 3 steps behind me,
she is growing up so fast! Shes an amazing little girl, she cracks me up....funnier than me! She is talking alot...
grew 4 inches since she has been home.....and has gained 15 pounds doubled her weight in a year! She Loves music any
kind and dances to everything. Still eating us out of house and home : ) and we are loving every minute of having her in our lives.... Refuses to potty train!!!! help!!!! she will sit on that potty until the cows come home with nothing....but
as soon as you take her off....BAM she does her thing : ) Love her sooooo much!!!!!!
Anyway I will post again once I return.....
Love ya all
Carmen and The rest of the gang
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Dantes HUGE Surprise!!!!
This April 27 it will be 25 years that Dante and I are together......My amazing Husband has planned a Romantic vacation for just the "2" of us!!!!!!!!!!! He is flying my Aunt in from New Mexico to watch our 3 children for "5" day so that he and I can go to the " DOMINICAN REPUBLIC" We a re staying in Punta cana at the Excellence resort and Spa!!!!!! He booked the ocean view Suite, we are going to have couple spa treatments, and horseback ride on the beach! the resort is only for ADULTS : )
Now don't get me wrong LOVE my kids....however, 5 days alone with my amazing husband sounds GREAT!!!!!
I am so Happy and proud of our being together for 25 years...I love this man so much!!!!!! he has given me everything.......I am truly a lucky girl! So Thank You Dante for planning such an amazing trip for the 2 of us!!!!!! I Love You with all that I am!
ONE LUCKY LADY
Carmen Pagano
Now don't get me wrong LOVE my kids....however, 5 days alone with my amazing husband sounds GREAT!!!!!
I am so Happy and proud of our being together for 25 years...I love this man so much!!!!!! he has given me everything.......I am truly a lucky girl! So Thank You Dante for planning such an amazing trip for the 2 of us!!!!!! I Love You with all that I am!
ONE LUCKY LADY
Carmen Pagano
Friday, February 22, 2008
Reflecting on my Daughter
As the months pass by, I am amazed at just how much JIanna has grown, and changed....She is so funny....loves to dance. she is so loving.....gives tons of hugs and kisses eveyday...even when we are shopping and leaving the store, she yells goodbye to everyone and throws kisses....to complete strangers, She Loves to sing with me....funny thing, is that I have the worst voice EVER, and yet she always is asking me to sing to her....and while I sing she sings with me......She loves to help...always saying " I HELP U" She is our house nurse, if anyone is hurt or sick, nurse Jia is there to care for you....She smiles and she just makes me smile too. She has brought so much to not only my life , but to all that meet her.... this weekend was her baptism, her Godfather Peter said a toast.....and It nearly brought tears to my eyes.....my brother in law is not one of many words, but when he talks he speaks the truth and speaks from the heart.....he said....That he is proud of us, and that Jianna has brought so much to ALL of our lives...and that we all have learned so much from her...He adores her so much.....I see how he looks at her and it just makes me want to melt. I agree with him, she has brought so much to our lives, and she has shown so many people in our lives that you don't have to give birth to a child, or share the same blood lines to Love a child ...I am so proud to say that not one person in my family or our friends have ever treated Jianna differently ...my Mother and Father in law adore this child...she has pushed her little way in all our hearts and she is our hero, our teacher, our brave little girl. Life is beautiful when you open your mind and your hearts....Love can been found all over the world....Our Jianna was so meant to be our daughter, when she looks up at her Italian grandparents and call them NONNA AND NONNO there faces just light up, when she sees pictures of her family around the house and she names them all and kisses their pictures, too cute....when she tries to eat nonnas pasta with a spoon and a fork like we all do....cracks me up. when we pull up in our drive way and she says " HOME MOMMY, HOME" I get teary...yes my love this is your home, we are your family and you will never be without ever again......Everything does happen for a reason....it truly does....I am so happy and will forever be thankful that my lifes journey brought me to My Angel....It was a heck of a ride....and had its ups and downs, but in the end....I would not have changed it for anything in the world.
Thank you Jjianna for enriching our lives
Thank you for being the wonderful Daughter, sister, granddaughter , Niece and friend that you are to all that know you.
WE ARE SO IN LOVE WITH YOU
MOMMY AND DADDY
Thank you Jjianna for enriching our lives
Thank you for being the wonderful Daughter, sister, granddaughter , Niece and friend that you are to all that know you.
WE ARE SO IN LOVE WITH YOU
MOMMY AND DADDY
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
I just wanted to wish my sweet children Michael, Steven and Jianna a Happy Valentines Day....I am truly a very fortunate women to have three Beautiful, Loving, caring, giving children. Everyday I get to see these 3 amazing individuals....they are everything I live for , they make my life so wonderful.....Michael is my rock, he is everything that I wish I could have been as a teenager, heis telented, funny, creative, he is someone I look up to ( being 6 feet tall, I have to look up to him ) He and I both have the same disabilities.....we are both dyslexic...and I must say that Mike has never once allowed his disability from getting great grades....he get A's and B's and just last week he was given a academic achievement award for MATH.....I idolize this young man.....he is and will always be my hero.
And then there is my Beautiful, cute as heck Steven...my miracle child....you see after I had mike, I had 2 miscarriages and my doctor thought that I would not have another bio child....boy was he wrong....Steven is my miracle...he's my warm, loving , strong willed little athlete....he's the kind of son that would make any man proud.....he loves just to sit with his dad and watch any kind of sports......he has the sweetest laugh.....and no matter how big he sometimes thinks he is, at the end of each day he wants his mommy and daddy to tuck him in. He is adorable, and he knows it : ) but most of all he's my little man and I just adore him.
And my Angel Jianna, oh what can I say about my sweet little girl....she lights up my world, she makes me want to be the best that I can be.....shes my sugar and spice and everything nice. Shes her daddys biggest fan....she has opened my heart to so many different things....she has gone through so much in her little life...she is strong, she is smart, she is affectionate , and she is so mushy even more than I am ....she may be little , but she leaves an impression on all who meet her. She has taught Dante, Me and the boys that if you open your heart and you open your mind, you can find love all aroud this beautiful world....she is my daughter , she is my dreams come true, she is my little girl.....and its always music to my ears when she looks up at me kisses my leg and says " Jia love you mommy" Or when the kid are in bed and you hear the boys say goodnight Jia and she says goodnight mike and steve " love you" Night dada Love you....what better way to end the day then hearing the voices of your children saying they love eachother....
And last but not least my Husband......What can I say about Dante....he's my rock, he's my love of my life....He has never , ever gone to sleep in 25 years without telling me he loves me.....he saved me from a horibble life and he has shown me the true meaning of what being a family is...He allows me to always just be me....and for some reason he still loves me : ) he never fails me....now sure we have our differences.....what marriage doesn't ....and yes we have had our share of problems, but, there has not been one day in the last 25 years that he has left me ... from 17 years of age to now we have always been together....he is such a commited humanbeing,,,,he is a wonderful dad, my best friend, my everything.....And He's kinda nice to look at : )
so with all of that being said, I guess everyday is valentines day for me ........
Happy Valentines day to my family and wonderful friends
And then there is my Beautiful, cute as heck Steven...my miracle child....you see after I had mike, I had 2 miscarriages and my doctor thought that I would not have another bio child....boy was he wrong....Steven is my miracle...he's my warm, loving , strong willed little athlete....he's the kind of son that would make any man proud.....he loves just to sit with his dad and watch any kind of sports......he has the sweetest laugh.....and no matter how big he sometimes thinks he is, at the end of each day he wants his mommy and daddy to tuck him in. He is adorable, and he knows it : ) but most of all he's my little man and I just adore him.
And my Angel Jianna, oh what can I say about my sweet little girl....she lights up my world, she makes me want to be the best that I can be.....shes my sugar and spice and everything nice. Shes her daddys biggest fan....she has opened my heart to so many different things....she has gone through so much in her little life...she is strong, she is smart, she is affectionate , and she is so mushy even more than I am ....she may be little , but she leaves an impression on all who meet her. She has taught Dante, Me and the boys that if you open your heart and you open your mind, you can find love all aroud this beautiful world....she is my daughter , she is my dreams come true, she is my little girl.....and its always music to my ears when she looks up at me kisses my leg and says " Jia love you mommy" Or when the kid are in bed and you hear the boys say goodnight Jia and she says goodnight mike and steve " love you" Night dada Love you....what better way to end the day then hearing the voices of your children saying they love eachother....
And last but not least my Husband......What can I say about Dante....he's my rock, he's my love of my life....He has never , ever gone to sleep in 25 years without telling me he loves me.....he saved me from a horibble life and he has shown me the true meaning of what being a family is...He allows me to always just be me....and for some reason he still loves me : ) he never fails me....now sure we have our differences.....what marriage doesn't ....and yes we have had our share of problems, but, there has not been one day in the last 25 years that he has left me ... from 17 years of age to now we have always been together....he is such a commited humanbeing,,,,he is a wonderful dad, my best friend, my everything.....And He's kinda nice to look at : )
so with all of that being said, I guess everyday is valentines day for me ........
Happy Valentines day to my family and wonderful friends
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Thinking back
Feb 1 was our referral anniversary...this is when you are matched with your forever child and the adoption agency calls you with info such as her name, age, DOB, and province....I can't believe that its been a year since we first got the call about our Jianna. although Jia has been home with us for only 9 months, it feels as she has always been with us.....It amazes me how well she fits in with us ...How can I explain it......or even put into words what Jianna means to our family...This little person, this Angel.....she brings so much joy into all of our lives.....she completes us...and she was so meant to be our child. I look at her ...and I have to pinch myself...how can we be so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter.....Adoption has been a blessing for our family.....The boys just adore her....her dad is one of her biggest fans , ( besides me of course}
I will be forever greatful to her Bio mom and dad for giving our daughter a chance....and for loving her so much so, that they put her in a place where they knew she would be safe ...and for giving her a chance and for giving us a chance to be " HER FAMILY"
I could never imagine, how it must have felt, to have carried a child for 9 mo nths and then have to give her away....My only wish , is that Jia's Bio mom would some day know that we took very good care of her and that we Loved her enough for all of us her Bio parents and her adoptive Parents. Its hard not to be able to thank someone for giving you such a precious gift as your child...we thank people everyday for everything.....but yet, I will never have the opportunity to look in this womens eyes and say Thank You....thank you for loving Jia , thank you for giving her life, and thank you for so much for all that is you in her.....she is beautiful , she is funny, she loves music and loves to dance, she is caring, she is amazing....she is you and she is me.
2 women from different parts of the world, will forever be bonded by one amazing child......
Thank you
I will be forever greatful to her Bio mom and dad for giving our daughter a chance....and for loving her so much so, that they put her in a place where they knew she would be safe ...and for giving her a chance and for giving us a chance to be " HER FAMILY"
I could never imagine, how it must have felt, to have carried a child for 9 mo nths and then have to give her away....My only wish , is that Jia's Bio mom would some day know that we took very good care of her and that we Loved her enough for all of us her Bio parents and her adoptive Parents. Its hard not to be able to thank someone for giving you such a precious gift as your child...we thank people everyday for everything.....but yet, I will never have the opportunity to look in this womens eyes and say Thank You....thank you for loving Jia , thank you for giving her life, and thank you for so much for all that is you in her.....she is beautiful , she is funny, she loves music and loves to dance, she is caring, she is amazing....she is you and she is me.
2 women from different parts of the world, will forever be bonded by one amazing child......
Thank you
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Making Jia a few memory books, can you please contribut by leaving her a little message...
Hi Everyone
Well I am starting to make Jianna some memory books....and I just thought that it would be nice if you guys can leave her a message ....something that I could print and put in her books....Seeing that I did not get my Amazing daughter until she was almost 2 yrs old, I feel sad that I don't have baby pictures of her...just the few that I rec'd from the orphange...I don't have any memories to share with her from when she was 1 day to 21 months....so I just want to make wonderful memories with her and have them documented in her memory books....so please , It would be greatly appreciated if our wonderful friends and family can just take some time and drop a little note for her.....I know that when she gets old enough to read them....it will mean alot to her.......
Many Thanks
Jianna's mommy
Well I am starting to make Jianna some memory books....and I just thought that it would be nice if you guys can leave her a message ....something that I could print and put in her books....Seeing that I did not get my Amazing daughter until she was almost 2 yrs old, I feel sad that I don't have baby pictures of her...just the few that I rec'd from the orphange...I don't have any memories to share with her from when she was 1 day to 21 months....so I just want to make wonderful memories with her and have them documented in her memory books....so please , It would be greatly appreciated if our wonderful friends and family can just take some time and drop a little note for her.....I know that when she gets old enough to read them....it will mean alot to her.......
Many Thanks
Jianna's mommy
Thursday, January 3, 2008
HOW COULD ANYONE NOT LOVE THIS FACE : )
I was taking pix of Jia...for her Baptism Invites.....and she looked at me and said " mommy all done" The pix below is when she said that to me...sooo cute.....how did we ever get so lucky to have her in our lives....
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