The Andrews Family

 

Now that our adoption journey is over I will be starting a new blog site for the Inside  scoop to the Andrews family. I hope you will all continue to follow our journey to making our Family story.

 

Much love and Blessings to you all.

Happy Labor Day everyone. WE are just lounging around the house while the girls play. Michael come home for a few days and William is not feeling good....so it is relax day. I hope everyone else out there is well.

 

I take Gabby to the heart DR on Tuesday and then both Gabby and Lily next week to the eye DR.

 

Rita 

Well my dear husband has been in Chicago all week and Im so ready for him to come home tomorrow! I miss him hearly when he is out. The girls do too! My son will be coming home on Sunday for the Labor day weekend, so this will be nice.

 

I am so hoping that Lily and her temper tantrums STOP really soon. I am emotionally worn out! I called the other day to check on some blood work from Bella and I told the DR I needed to come in and get me some Drugs......I am just beat! I know this is the testing of her and we need to stay strong and let her know this is the rules, but oh boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!They didnt tell me she would scream at the top of her lungs for 45 min because she wasnt getting her way. I can and WONT let her just get her way to shut her up.....and I think this is what has happened for the first 4 years of her life. I know the orphanage trys their very best to help everyone and give them what they  need but this temper is for the birds!!!!! Many of times I have said i would take 30 DS children over this one strong willed one!!!! Pray for me PLEASE! I know she was meant for our family so i must continue to hold strong in my faith and continue through this hard walk we are on.

 

 

I will update pictures soon I hope!

Rita 

 

Here is the link to the news paper article in today's front page of our family. We are so trying to raise awareness for DS adoptions~

 

Have a blessed day.

 

Rita 

Well so sorry it has been awhile. Alot has been happening around the Andrews

 home. The girls started preschool last Wednesday and that was GREAT! On Thursday we  had our readoption court date and that was great. So the girls names are legally changed and we will be getting a AL Birth cert of foriegn birth. Then we went to the portriat studio and had all 4 of the smaller girls photos taken. They turned our PRICELESS. I will try to upload some in the morning. Then we went to eat and had Gabby fitted for her new glasses.........oh can you say too cute. She loves them. We were so busy that day and oh what a venture it was! We all survived.

 

The girls are really liking school so this is a good sign. WE are busy with DR appointments for Lily and Gabby getting them the full work up from head to toe. Both are totally gaining weight and getting a little chunky monkey for Lily.  Lily and I spent a few hours just the two of us on Saturday. We had to do some grocery shopping and we went to get her ears pierced. She was a trooper. She did cry but not for long. She now tells everyone she has big girl pretty earrings....it sounds so cute. She is coming along in her english but still will go off in spanish like we know what she's saying.... Gabby tries so hard. They both love saying their prayers at night and at dinner time. They do repeat what we say in english so it is all good.

 

I will upload some new pics hopefully in the AM.

 

Rita