Weight Watchers Weigh In Night

Tonight was weigh in and I lost another 5 pounds! yea!!!! Thats 16 pounds in four weeks so an average of 4 pounds a week. I think thats super and hope it keeps up for awhile. Every pound off is a healthier me for the future.

Nothing new on the adoption progress. Still pulling our hair out waiting on that Log In Date!

John-Cole started weight lifting today and I'm so proud of him. He has lost almost 15 pounds over the last year with basketball and football. He also let it slip that they may choose him as quarterback for Jr. High football next year. Thats a scary thought but exciting for him.

I suppose thats it for now. Just wanted to update on the weight loss so I can keep track.

Love you Princess!!!!

Hi!

Hi!!

Nothing much new lately. Just wanted to say Happy New Year to my baby girl. Its the year of the doggie! I wonder if you were born this year or last. I really think it was last year, maybe December of 2005 but that may just be because December is a special month with daddy's birthday being December 14th.

The CCAA rumors are flying as usual. Now they say 10-14 months but that isn't a fact its just rumors. All CCAA is saying is that they are through reviewing applications through June and through matching through May 13th. I still hope and pray that after Chinese New Year things will speed up some. I just want to get my baby girl home.

John-Cole's team beat Humphreys and did an awesome job in the tourney. They came in 2nd which is fab!!!!

I've been having a few back problems lately. Don't know what it has to do with but I'm hoping it will go away soon!

I'm going to weigh in tomorrow again and I'm hoping I've lost. I have tried to do really well. I have to get this weight off. Just losing this little bit makes me feel so much better!

I love you Ariel! Love you so much!! Just know when we can we WILL be there! Wish it was today! Wish you were home with your family!!

Had another Ladybug Sighting

Had another ladybut sighting last night. I went into the bathroom to get ready for bed and there she was on the counter behind the tub. I of course called John in there and told him to save her. He opened the window and she flew off. I hope she is a sign that our Log In Date will be here soon!

We had our first game in the district tourney tonight and our boys beat Ruleville and our girls beat Ruleville too. So we move on. Our boys will play Humphreys and I'm honestly not sure who our girls will play. I think Deer Creek. I think our girls have a good chance to take this all the way! That would be awesome. Our boys play Humphreys Thursday night and they haven't beat them. Its possible and would be awesome so I can hope but say its not likely. But I will keep the faith for them.

John-Cole and April are liking each other again. I just hope they go very very slow. I love both of those kids so much and they are such super best friends! I just don't want them to ruin that and at this age the ""relationship"" think can be so stressful.

I've been flip-flopping on calling my baby girl Ariel and Jadeyn lately. I really think its going to take looking at that picture for the first time to know "who" she is. I already know shes my daughter sent to us from God, I just don't know what we are going to call her. One day its definately Ariel and the next day its Jadeyn. There are alot of Jadeyns' though, both boys and girls coming along and I don't want her to be One of Three in her class as she grows up. Kind of like it is with Madison and Abbie and Olivia. There are soooo many Maddie's out there. Ariel isn't very common so I may stick with that unless she is 100 percent Jadeyn when I see her.

There really isn't any new news on the referral front. I believe its still the 9-10 month waiting period which still puts us in a August-October referrel date. CCAA did update their websight to say that applications have been matched up until May 15th. So that will have them traveling in February. So thats a 9 month wait until travel time. That would be super. Of course with Chinese New Year coming up things may slow down. Hopefully they will pick back up mid-February though. I'm so ready to go and get my baby girl!

Oh, I didn't get to weigh in tonight because of the ballgame at Deer Creek. John-Cole wanted to stay and watch Humphreys and CDA so we didn't get home in time. I'm kind of glad because its ""that time"" and I know I have water retention. If I had gained because of fluid I would feel horrible. I haven't been off program at all but by next week ""that time"" will be over and hopefully at weigh in the weight will be truer than it would have been tonight. I'm still doing really well following the diet. Its really the easiest thing I've ever done. The water is getting easier and easier to drink except that it leaves a bad taste in my mouth which I can't stand. As for food its pretty easy to stay on. With the Weight Watcher Smart Ones and sandwiches and all the WW sweets you can just about have something for ever craving possible. I am thinking of getting some vitamins.....just a multi-vitamin and then maybe some fiber pills. I could live on veggies and I know I'm not getting enough protein in. At least I can feel my pants getting bigger. Hopefully I'll have at least 40 more pounds off by the time we travel. I'll feel so much better about myself and be so much more comfortable.

To my baby girl, as always mama and daddy love you so much. We can't wait to see you. Tonight at the ballgame we were talking about how this time next year you would be toddeling around and how John-Cole would be right there with you. He can't wait to meet you and neither can your granny! Honestly the entire town can't wait to meet you!!!! We talk about you constantly and think about you all the time. God wrap your arms around our baby girl, keep her safe and sound and whisper to her how much she is loved. Tell her we will be there as soon as they will let us.

Love you my precious angel!!

Its been a few days!

Its been a few days since I've written. Really nothing new on the adoption front. I keep hoping that we will hear of our LID but not yet. We were supposed to get our shots last week but mama and I both got the worst cold ever and they wouldn't give them to us with fever. We have Matt this weekend so John-Cole has had a good time. They are at Kat's b'day party right now. I hope they have a good time. Humm basketball is the same. They beat Benton again which was awesome. Our tourney starts Tuesday at Deer Creek. It would be awesome if they would do good.

We bought Ariel loads of little outfits from Pennys today. So cute!!

To my baby girl. I love you! I miss you everyday and hope and pray we can get you as soon as possible! God has already blessed us with the birth of you in our heart and I can't wait to hold you in my arms!!

Ladybug Sighting!

Its so funny when you see a ladybug on a really important day! We got our brown envelope from Guangzhou today and then tonight while I was working in Ariel's scrapbook I found a ladybug. Of course I took her outside and set her free. Ladybugs mean luck so I'm hoping this means our luck with Ariel's referrel will pick up. I'm praying for an August Referrel!

John went to pick John-Cole up from his basketball game. It was in Mark's the furthest away I think, maybe Tallulah is farther but its far enough. Of course they all lost with the exception of the Jr. High Girls who almost always win. Thats okay though they are having fun.

In closing I love you my baby girl where ever you are. I miss you everyday that you aren't here with us. God love our baby girl and keep her safe.

Got our Big Brown Envelope from Guangzhou!

Well I never thought it would get here this soon but we got our Big Brown Envelope from the Guangzhou Consulate today! It was so awesome to see all of that writing in both English and Chinese. It was information and forms that need to be filled out for Ariel's Visa once we are in China so we have quite awhile before we need to fill anything out on it, but just having it makes it all that much more real. John had chill bumps!

We also had our taxes done today. We are well on our way to the money needed for travel. We will use a little of it to go towards shots and then pay Bethany for the authentication of the documents. After that its all in the bank to get what little interest in can before travel time.

Still don't know a LID. Waiting patiently but would love to know. All in God's time though.

I think I'm going to work on Ariel's scrapbook with her wishes tonight. I keep joining so many swaps on OHGWQ group that I'll have so many wishes that she will have five or six books. We joke on the board that we need to join swappers annonomous!

Love you baby girl! Going to work on your wish book.

Hi baby girl!

Hi baby girl. Its been a few days since I posted. I've been down a little reading about delays in referral time. I know that I just have to trust in God to bring us together in his time but I miss you so much. I feel like you should be here with me right now. As I sit here typing on the computer and watching TV I feel like I should be taking care of you. You need your mommy and I need my baby girl. I know God has a purpose for both of us and I know His timing is perfect and we will be together at the perfect time. I'm just human and impatient.

We played Deer Creek last night and lost by one point. It was a really good game. I swear our boys don't know how to play a game without having people sitting on the edge of their seats. One point!!!!

I did weigh in for the first time last night and I'm down 5 pounds. I've got a long way to go but its a start. I can feel my jeans being loser which is wonderful! I also feel so much better drinking water instead of Diet Coke all the time. Don't get me wrong, I still love my Diet Coke but limiting them is really helping.

I wish I would hear from Kevie about our LID. I'm sure we are logged in by now but a date would be wonderful! I'm still hoping for an August referral and a late September travel date.

We should get our money back from our taxes sometimes next week. I have to send a check to Bethany for authentication, I also need to send the signed form that we read the travel information to Bethany. I need to send in the Tempo travel form and make appointments for our shots.

Here is something I don't want to forget as well. I would like to ask Tempo if there is a possible way to stay a few extra days in Hong Kong and go to Hong Kong Disney. I know it all depends on the age of Ariel but its a once in a lifetime opportunity. I wish we had the chance to go to Hong Kong first like we do Beijing. I think we leave from Hong Kong on the way back to the U.S.A. so I don't know how that works but I plan to ask.

I love you, mommy's baby girl. You daddy, granny and big brother love you too! We can't wait to hold you in our arms!! Never forget that and let God and your nannies take care of you until we can come get you.

Just wanted to say Goodnight

Night baby girl.

Just wanted to say that we did our income taxes yesterday and if I did them right we are well on our way to having the $$$$ for travel. I really hope I did everything right.

Tomorrow we will go and find out and I'll update. I love you baby girl! Bought you the cutest little coat today. It's leopard fur and a size 24 months so it should fit you for quite a while.

Love you my princess Ariel! I'm still trying to get your daddy to learn how to spell your name. Its funny, he writes Areil Jadyen........instead of Ariel-Jadeyn! He'll learn though.

In Wal-Mart today there was a Chinese family who had the cutest little girl with them. I wanted to just follow them around to look at the gorgeous little girl!!!! Can't wait to see you and hold you in my arms!

Ms. Mary had pictures of Natalie today. She is so gorgeous and she looks so so happy! This time next year you will be too!!!!

Again God just hold our baby girl tightly in your arms and whisper in her ear that her mommy and daddy will be there to get her as soon as possible! Tell her how much we all love her and can't wait to give her kisses and snuggles and hugs!!!!!

Started Weight Watchers Today

We won't go into how awfully FAT I am but I did take the first step and joined Weight Watchers last night. I don't ever think I will forget the number on that scale. It was sad and scary. So I started today. Eating all of the points is pretty hard to do and I'm starting to think that maybe thats why I'm so big. I don't eat enough of foods that are good for me to keep my metabolism running right. I will eat sweets or bread or something fattening but when I eat healthy, veggies, fruit etc. I can eat alot of it and it doesn't hurt me. So I have 8-12 months I'll say before travel. I hope to get at least the first 50 pounds off and hopefully more than that!! I remember when I was on Diet Center a few years ago I felt sooo much better even being a bit littler. Its so worth it not only for John, John-Cole and my health but for Ariel. There is no way I'll be able to chase her around at this size.

Tomorrow is my birthday....uggh I feel so old! I can't believe I'll be 34! It seems like yesterday I was a teenager and now I have a teenager!!

Oh I have a funny story that I'm keeping to myself for now but one day John will read it and hopefully laugh. I mentioned that John got a new laptop right at Christmas Time. Well hes been all over me to take care of it or hes taking it to work and not bringing it home. So I've done really good at keeping it clean and not downloading *MUCH*. Well John-Cole called today to come and pick him up from school. So I sat the laptop on the floor and left it open. Well when we got home Isis was laying in the middle of the keyboard asleep! I guess it was warm! John would have killed me and ISIS!!!! So .... then I start it up and it won't work. Scared me to death! I can't get on the internet at all!!!! I called John and acted dumb. I have no idea why its doing this. So after Straight X we came home and it took him about 10 minutes to figure out that if you mash the function key together with another key it turns the internet connection off. Well Isis probably had every key mashed as he was ASLEEP on the keyboard! So its fixed, John doesn't know, I took the blame and Isis is INNOCENT I TELL YOU! I do love my cat!!!!

Hummm no new news on the adoption. Alot of LIDates seemed to come today but I haven't heard from Kevie and it would be beyond awesome to be LID this soon after we were DTC. So I'll just say I love you baby girl!!!! God keep our baby girl safe in your arms and let her know we will be there to get her as soon as they will let us!

Great Basketball Game!

We had a great basketball game tonight! Our boys played in Inverness and were losing for the entire game. I think they must like to play under pressure or something because they won the game by one point in the last second of the game. I think they are going to give their coach a heart attack if they don't quit playing last quarter, or heck last minute games!

I joined two Yahoo DTC groups, the December group and the January group. I was also made co-moderator of the December group which looks like its going to be pretty confusing at first but I'll learn. It looks like both groups are going to be busy with exchanges, secret pals and such for the months until we can go and get our daughters.

I finally finished reading all of the preliminary travel information from Bethany and some of it is pretty funny. For example it says that you have to have new money with no bends but even then China may request another bill. I have to go right now and fill out the preliminary travel info so mama can mail it all out tomorrow.

I also need to talk to mama and John about the Hep. A and B shots and I need to call the health dept. tomorrow and see if we can get them here in Greenville or if we have to go to Greenwood. We need to start this as soon as possible since you have to wait one month between the first two shots and then six months for the last one. That will be cutting it pretty close!

I got up and spoke about Ariel in church last night. I was proud of myself I only cried a little bit. Without God in our life there is no way we would be where we are now. I give God all the praise for taking us where we are in our journey for our China Princess!!

Love you Ariel-Jadeyn!!

Happy 2006 !!!!

HAPPY 2006 !!!!
This is the year we come and get our baby girl!
Love you!!