Happy New Years and thoughts of 2005!

Happy New Year Baby Girl !!!!

I guess I want to write a little about the year 2005.

2005 was the year you were born in our hearts. In January we began the year long process that would bring us to the point we are now. Physicals, background checks, social worker visits, question after question after question, F.B.I. fingerprints, police clearance, documentation, authentication, norarization, you name it. Your all worth it and more!!!!! From day one you were our baby girl. 2005 is the year that we fell in love with you. We have bought you so many material things but you have given us so much in our heart. We love you so much already and we are counting down the time until we can hold you in our arms. 2005 was the year of dreams being born. Our dream of a baby girl to laugh, and cry, and fight with her big brother. Someone to hug and cuddle on cold nights and to nurse through sickness. A little girl who will be her daddy's princess and her mommy's heart. A little girl who will be her granny's angel and her brother's love. A little girl who will be the entire world to all of us. 2005 has been a hard year. Its been a frustrating year jumping through hurdles and having all our i's dotted and t's crossed. The waiting has been horrific and there have been times when the thoughts of hijacking a plane to get you has crossed our minds. 2005 has also been a year of buying a baby crib, buying princess outfits, buying little baby dolls and scrapbooking, attempting 100 Good Wishes Quilts and hanging an extra stocking. 2005 was the year you were born in our heart and became a part of our souls. 2005 has been a wonderful year! We love you Ariel-Jadeyn Barbara Kirksey!

Now lets talk about 2006! 2006 will be the year we meet you. The year we hold you in our arms and give you eskimo kisses. 2006 will be the year of crawling and babbling, laughing and smiling, crying and tumbling. 2006 will be the first time we hear your voice, the first time we see your face. You of course will have no idea why these two people are crying their eyes out and you might cry too, but it will be because we have our dream. We finally have the missing link to our family. 2006 will be the year you realize that you have had us wrapped around your little finger since the day you were born. 2006 will be the first year you see your brother play basketball. 2006 will be the first year you get to tear into a birthday cake and get it all over your face. You'll get to play in the mud and play in the rain. You'll know that screaming one note will bring us running and you'll figure out how easy it is to get whatever you want. Yes, 2006 will be the year you realize that you were born a princess and will be treated that way. 2006 will be a year of seeing your first Christmas Lights and hearing your first fireworks. A year of hair bows and frilly dresses, of joy and excitement. Most importantly 2006 will be the first year you hear about God and you hear how he is the one who brought you to us. He is 100% responsible for bringing us our princess!

As I end this entry tonight and as we end 2005 and go into 2006 a new chapter of all of our lives is opening. The chapter with our baby girl, the chapter which makes us a family of 5. Which makes John and I parents of two children. Which gives us a son and a daughter! You are worth the world to us, and we love you more than you can imagine!

Goodnight Ariel-Jadeyn Barbara Kirksey wherever you are! God look down on our baby girl as the old year ends and the new year begins. Let her know that this is the year mommy and daddy will be there to get her. Let her know that she will NEVER have to be alone again. That she will have a forever family and will never want for anything ever again. We love you our little princess and can't wait to see your face!!!!

Happy New Years Everyone!