It's Wednesday October 31st -- Halloween .... Also the day before our China travel... Russ is out running last minute errands and picking up a few things!! I am feeling so anxious today for them to make their long journey to China!! I know my Mom and Russ are so ready to just get on the plane now ..... Seems like an eternity that we have waited to FINALLY meet our precious LYDIA!!

I usually am a pretty private person but today my emotions are running wild and I am going to ask that when you are reading this blog that you please take a moment and say a pray for my husband (Russ ) and my mom (Rosanne) that God be with them every step of this 16 day journey!! I pray that they will get to see some great things and meet some great people, shop, eat, maybe relax a little and most of all meet our beautiful baby girl!!!!! I just get so emotional when I say this because for most of you .....you know Russ and I story for those of you that don't ... We had our miracle little biological daughter Addison. The doctors told us we would probably never able to have children because of my endometriosis ......Well we showed them heeheehee!!! This time I feel little different because I don't have a huge belly right now, I don't have to go through labor this time ....and I am not going to be there when we finally get our second daughter!!,...... I know that Russ and my Mom will do an awesome job at all this but it is so hard not being able to be there But I feel as a mother I needed to be able to stay home and be with our Addison!!

We will hopefully be able to talk to them daily if possible and we will be just praying for them and for this time to pass by quickly! We will be anxiously be waiting for them to return so we can meet her too and FINALLY all be together as a FAMILY of 4 !!

I just want to say a special thank you to my MOM for being there with my husband .... I will be forever grateful to you Mom for doing this journey for me!! I LOVE YOU  .... you have know idea how much this means to me that you were willing and wanted to join him for this very special time in our lives!! Truly MOM you are an amazing and wonderful woman ,friend, and I am so proud to be your daughter... Love you so much!!!

And to my loving husband Russ, you are the most kind and loving and compassionate man I know .... You are going to be sooooo missed by Addison and I .... I cannot express how much you really mean to us ... YOU ARE OUR ROCK!!!!  You always remain calm and somehow your able to keep me under control...heehee... We love you to the moon and back!! When the stars shine at night in China always know the we are shining there with you ......love you !!

Sorry this was kind of personal but I just always want to remember the feelings of these days!!

17 more days till LYDIA IS HOME!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!