HAS IT REALLLY BEEN THAT LONG???

HELLO EVERYONE!!! I AM SO SORRY THAT IT HAS BEEN FOREVER SINCE MY LAST POST. WE HAVE BEEN SOOOOO BUSY BUT THAT IS NO EXCUSE. MAYA IS DOING GREAT. WE DID TITERS TO SEE IF HER VACCINES FROM GUATEMALA WERE ANY GOOD. GUESS WHAT??? NONE OF THEM WERE GOOD. SO WE HAVE STARTED REDOING THEM. SHE GOT 4 SHOTS LAST WEEK. SHE WAS SO SICK. WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY 2 MONTHS FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS SO THAT WE CAN GET HER CAUGHT UP. THEN WE BOTH HAD A LITTLE POO POO FLU. SHE NOW WEIGHS 23.4 POUNDS AND IS 31 INCHES LONG. SHE IS STILL WEARING 12 MONTHS BUT I THINK WE WILL SOON BE IN 18 MONTHS. SO LOOK OUT AVA, HERE COMES MORE CLOTHES.



I FINALLY LEFT HER FOR A DAY WITH MY PARENTS. ALL THE WAY IN ANOTHER STATE. ONLY BECAUSE I WAS WORKING. WE HAVE NOT REALLY DONE ANYTHING FUN. JUST HANGING OUT AND PLAYING. WE LOVE TO PLAY!!! SHE IS REALLY GETTING INTO THE DOLL AND MOMMY THING. IT IS SO CUTE!!!



MAYA IS A GREAT EATER. HER FAVORITE FOODS ARE TOMATOES, BLUEBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, AND NOODLES. SHE IS NOT REALLY EATING MUCH MEAT YET. SHE STILL HAS THE PEANUT AND MILK ALLERGY. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT SHE MAY OUTGROW THEM BUT NO LUCK YET. WE DID HAVE A SCARE LAST SUNDAY IN CHURCH. SHE WAS IN THE NURSERY, THERE WAS A NEW GIRL WORKING THAT DIDN'T REALIZE MAYA HAD ALLERGIES. YEP, SHE GAVE HER A PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE. THE NURSERY WORKER CAME RUNNING IN CHRUCH TO GET ME. SHE SAID "IT IS MAYA, WE NEED YOU QUICK"!!! MY HEART STOPPED BUT MY FEET STARTED. WHEN I GOT TO HER, SHE WAS CRYING. I DUG THE COOKIE OUT AND GAVE HER BENADRYL. SHE WAS FINE. AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER, I JUST HELD HER AND CRIED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS BUT THANK GOD IT WASN'T.

WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE POTTY THING. NO PEE-PEE YET. SHE JUST SITS THERE. IT IS CUTE!!! SHE WANTS TO BE COMPLETLY NAKED WHEN SHE SITS. SHE WILL SIT THERE AND READ, PLAY WITH HER BABY AND SCREAM PEEEEEEEE!!! BUT NOTHING. I REALIZE THAT SHE IS STILL YOUNG AND MAY NOT BE READY SO I AM NOT REALLY PUSHING IT YET.

I GUESS THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO TO JACKSON, MS TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH DEBORAH. WE HOPE TO VISIT THE ZOO TOMORROW. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DOWNLOAD A FEW OF THE 2000 PICS THAT I HAVE TO SHARE. HOWEVER, CRAZY BLOGGER WILL NOT WORK. I PROMISE TO TRY LATER.

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED!!!

I AM SUPPOSE TO NAME 7 WEIRD THINGS ABOUT MYSELF. SO..... HERE WE GO!!

1. I HAVE TO POP ALL MY FINGERS AND TOES BEFORE I CAN GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. I AM PAYING FOR THIS NOW. 30 YEARS OF POPPING IS REALLY MESSING MY JOINTS UP.

2. I LOVE NEEDLES. NO, I AM NOT A DRUG HEAD, JUST A NURSE. DRAWING BLOOD AND GIVING SHOTS ARE MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT NURSING.

3. I AM OBSESSED WITH HAIR BOWS!!!! MAYA HAS 300!!!! SHE MUST HAVE ONE TO MATCH EVERY OUTFIT. I NEVER DREAMED THAT I WOULD BE LIKE THAT ABOUT BOWS.

4. I HATE TO EVEN SEE A FINGERNAIL FILE. IT GIVES ME CHILLS ALL OVER. SO.. NO FINGERNAILS FOR ME.

5. THE TOILET PAPER MUST GO OVER, NEVER UNDER!!!

6. I AM VERY "OCD" ABOUT MY PAPERWORK AT WORK. EVERYTHING MUST BE IN ORDER!!!

7. I ALWAYS GET READY IN THE SAME ORDER. THAT HAS CHANGED SOME SINCE MAYA CAME HOME BUT NOT MUCH.

I AM TAGGING APRIL (AVA'S MOM), SISSY (MY AUNT)!!! I AM SO FAR BEHIND THAT EVERYONE ELSE I ALREADY BEEN TAGGED.

MAYA IS DOING GREAT NOW. SHE IS TOTALLY BACK TO HER OLD SELF!!! I AM SO GLAD!!! WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE OUR READOPTION AND NAME CHANGE THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. I WILL BE GLAD TO GET THAT OVER WITH. WE HAVE DONE OUR FINAL POST PLACEMENT STUDY. SO, WE ARE ALMOST DONE WITH THE PAPERWORK!!! YIPPPPPPEEEEE!!!! HER LATEST STATS ARE WEIGHT 22.4, HEIGHT 29 INCHES. HER DOCTOR CALLS HER LITTLE BIT. HE SAYS THAT SHE WILL BE VERY TINY. SHE IS JUST NOW WEARING 12 MONTH CLOTHES. I BOUGHT HER AN 18 MONTH ONESIE THE OTHER DAY AND IT FELL OFF HER. SHE IS NOW STAYING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL 3 DAYS A WEEK WHILE I WORK. SHE LOVES IT!!! IT THINK SHE GETS ALL THE ATTENTION. MY GIRL LOVES THE ATTENTION. THE LADY SHE STAYS WITH HAS 7 KIDS, 5 ARE ADOPTED!!! I THOUGHT THAT WAS NEAT. I HATED TO LEAVE HER!!! I WAS MUCH WORSE OFF THAN HER. THE FIRST DAY WAS SO LONG. SHE NOW HAS 8 TEETH ALMOST. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WILL EVER HAVE A FULL MOUTH. SHE IS SAYING ABOUT 50 WORDS NOW AND ABOUT 50 THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. SHE IS PUTTING A COUPLE OF WORDS TOGETHER. SHE IS JUST SO MUCH FUN. I LOVE HER MORE EVERYDAY!!! I NEVER DREAMED THAT I COULD LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH.

WHERE DO I START????

THIS IS HOW I FOUND HER IN THE MORNING.
TRYING OUT CURLERS.
MY POOR MAYA.
HER HORRIBLE RASH FOR A VIRUS.

WHERE DO I START???? SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. ME AND MAYA GOT SETTLED IN MISSISSIPPI, I STARTED A NEW JOB THIS PAST MONDAY, AND MAYA HAS BEEN REALLY SICK. SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR LAST THURSDAY AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL PNEUMONIA. HER DOCTOR SAID THAT WE CAUGHT IT EARLY AND COULD TREAT IT AT HOME. WELL, SHE JUST GOT WORSE. SO, SATURDAY MORNING I HAD TO RUSH HER TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. SHE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MICROPLASMIC PNEUMONIA AND DEHYDRATION. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. SHE WAS LIFELESS. I MEAN LIKE A DISH RAG. WE ARE NOW HOME DOING MUCH BETTER. SHE IS STILL ON MEDS AND BREATHING TREATMENTS. THANKS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS.

LE

I AM ORANGE!!!

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PRAYER REQUEST

I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL BLOG PAL THAT REALLY NEEDS OUR PRAYERS RIGHT NOW. SHE FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT HER SWEET LITTLE ANGEL IS IN THE ARMS OF GOD. MY HEART IS BREAKING FOR THIS FAMILY. NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. THEIR BLOG IS THE FIRST ONE ON MY BLOG FRIENDS.

ALSO, MAYA HAS BEEN UP ALL NIGHT COUGHING REALLY BAD. SHE IS NOT RUNNING FEVER. SHE HAS NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. I THINK HER THROAT IS SORE BECAUSE SHE WILL NOT EAT AND SHE CRIES EVERY TIME SHE COUGHS. I JUST HELD HER ALL NIGHT. SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!!!

YIPPPPPPEEEEE!!!!!!

SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN POSTING VERY OFTEN. WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY GETTING SETTLED INTO OUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER. WE FINALLY HAVE THE INTERNET HOOKED UP (WELL WE HAVE THE STUFF TO HOOK IT UP). SO, YOU WILL BE GETTING TONS OF PICTURES THIS WEEK. DON'T SAY THAT I DIDN'T WARN YOU!!! I FINALLY GOT THE PERFECT JOB. I WILL BE WORKING 3 DAYS A WEEK 7 AM TO 7 PM. I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. WELL, THEN CAME CHILDCARE. I SEARCHED FOR DAYS WITH NO LUCK. I WAS SO DISTRESSED. THEN LAST SUNDAY WHEN I PICKED MAYA UP FROM THE CHURCH NURSERY I JUST ASK IF THEY KNEW ANYONE AND THIS VERY NICE LADY SAID " I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP HER"!!! WE STARTED TALKING AND I FOUND OUT THAT SHE HAD 7 KIDS AND 5 ARE ADOPTED. ISN'T THAT AMAZING??? I AM SO THANKFUL THAT I FOUND HER!!! I START MY NEW JOB ON THE 21ST. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE LEFT MAYA FOR THIS LENGTH OF TIME. SHE WILL PROBABLY HANDLE IT BETTER THAN ME. WE ARE LOVING BEING BACK AT HOME. WE ARE ONLY 1 HOUR FROM FAMILY, SO WE CAN JUST JUMP IN THE CAR AND GO AT ANYTIME. MAYA IS STILL ADJUSTING VERY WELL. SHE IS NOW IN A TWIN BED WITH TODDLER RAILS!!! SHE IS STILL SLEEPING ALL NIGHT. WE HAVE BOTH BEEN A BIT SICK WITH A COLD THE PAST COPLE OF DAYS. THANK GOD WE ARE DOING MUCH BETTER NOW. I PROMISE TO POST PICTURES LATER THIS WEEK.

WE ARE STILL HERE!!!

WE ARE STILL HERE AND DOING GREAT. SORRY NO PICTURES TODAY, BLOGGER IS NOT COOPERATING. I DO HAVE TONS TO POST. MAYBE LATER. WE HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY GETTING OUR HOUSE IN ORDER SINCE THE MOVE BACK TO MISSISSIPPI. THINGS ARE FINALLY FALLING IN PLACE. WE HAVE OUR 3RD AND FINALY POST PLACEMENT STUDY ON THURSDAY. I WILL BE SO GLAD WHEN THAT IS OVER. I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A JOB THAT FITS OUR SCHEDULE. THE ONE I THOUGHT I HAD FELL THROUGH. I HAVE APPLICATIONS IN EVERY WHERE. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER THAT SOMETHING COMES UP SOON. I HOPE TO GET INTERNET AT MY HOUSE THIS WEEK SO THEN I WILL BE BACK TO BLOGGING FULL TIME. MAYA FINALLY HAS 6 TEETH. SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR LAST THURSDAY HER WEIGHT IS 22.4, HEIGHT IS 29.5. DR. REID STATED THAT SHE WAS IN PERFECT HEALTH!!!