Introducing our Daughter!!!

Of course, I have more to share, but I'll start with the basics.


Amora Leona was born on 4/23 at 2:59am, weighing 6lbs 9oz and was 20" long. 

More coming soon...... 

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Just one more week...

It's crazy to say "just one more week" in reference to meeting my daughter for the first time. Granted, at this point we still remain cautiously excited and optimistic. Everything with the adoption has gone so smooth, it's hard to see a bump in the road, but we do know it's possible. 


I have talked with our birth mother weekly {sometimes more than once a week} and we text regularly. Since she lives 3 hours away we will meet her for the first time when she is in labor. 


We are waiting on the call and we will jump in the car and head that way. To think that it could be any day is so crazy. 


We are ready, the car seat is ready to be put in the car and the diaper bag is packed. The suit case isn't loaded just yet, but it's in the corner of the room and waiting for us.  Perhaps I'll see what I can do this weekend. 


We were given tons of clothes, formula and diapers. The only things that I have purchased as of today have been the following {among a few other small items}. 


Muslin Blankets from aden+anias. We chose the pack with Pink Elephants... of course. Everything that sweet Kyah chooses must have an elephant. That boy and his love for elephants. 

And then I snagged this Limited Edition Wrap made by LovelyDuds for baby girl. It's made of organic bamboo cotton. Me and sweet thing will get to snuggle from the very beginning. Not to mention... stylishly snuggle. 

We were gifted the most adorable Big Brother and Little Sister outfits, along with personalized burp cloths from Emily over at Emily's Expressions! They are to die for and I can't wait to share them with you! 

We have the worlds greatest friends that are loving on us and supporting us throughout this journey. We are just about able to fund our entire adoption on the proceeds made from Dub Lane Designs. If you have not already purchased a wristlet, feel free to do so now. 100% of the funds are being applied to our adoption and towards travel costs. 


We are feeling so very blessed and are anxiously awaiting the day that we can share more details and photos with you. 

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Blue Bonnets - Texas Royalty

You know how we are. Blue Bonnets are in the Texan blood. We are drawn to them like a humming bird to sugar water. {they are drawn to that right}. 


Kyah and I ventured out to take photos in the Blue Bonnets as we have done in the years past. Last year was a bust. We only had a small little patch to sit in. We made it look huge, but in all honesty it was about the size of my foot.  It was terrible. 


This year I scored! I found this amazing field that was FULL of them. Simply gorgeous. I'll most certainly go back next year and take our daughter. {saying daughter is fun}. 


Here are a few of my favorites from the day. 

 Are these flowers not to just die for?

 Little man thinks he's being so cool. 

Oh wait... he IS being so cool!

 I just had to throw this one in. Something got in his mouth. This was his best attempt at spitting it out. 

 Reaching for the sun. You can do that when you wear awesome sun glasses you know. 

 Goodness gracious. Seeing this picture just reminds me that he's getting to be such a big boy. Where oh where has the time gone?

 Chillin in the bonnets. 

 After flower pictures we went to the park to play. Rather than play on the playground he wanted to sit by the water and watch the ducks. He's definitely our son. Loves nature and loves quiet. 

And because we could never have enough pictures together. 

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It's a GIRL!

We have enjoyed keeping our little secret since last Monday {3/26}, but wanted to share the good news! Through word of mouth we have been matched with a wonderful birth mom who has chosen us to be the parents of a precious baby girl. We are expecting our new bundle to arrive in only 3 weeks! Please continue to pray with us for the health of our daughter and for the peace and comfort of her birth mother. We are cautiously elated and can not wait to share our journey with all of you that have loved and supported us along the way. All praise be to God!!!!


Of course, you can expect to see updates these next few weeks. We will be busy getting the house "extra" ready, traveling and then decorating a nursery. 


We have everything we need for the nursery {minus a few small touches} and will wait until baby girl is home with us before we put it all together.  And well, having family visit and helping decorate will be much more fun anyways. 


Today I'm taking Kyah out to the field of blue bonnets to take pics. Expect those soon!

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