Abby Gale Margaret

As last night's post states, we just needed to be patient... we received a call two years ago this afternoon saying a little girl had been born and she needed a safe place to go when leaving the hospital. Usually when I received these calls from Arrow, I would call Aaron and we would discuss the child, the situation, etc and then would call Arrow back and let them know our decision. When I received this call, I immediately said yes. Aleah asked ..are you sure, you ususally want to talk with Aaron first? I told her of our conversation the night before and she understood my immediate answer. We knew we would have months to wait before everything could be final but we felt pretty sure that she was the one we had been waiting for... and she is worth every minute of waiting and every tear that was shed through our other placements.

There is no forgetting when she arrived -- ears pinned to side of her head and a little mohawk -- no matter, we still thought she was pretty.

ABBY AT HER FIRST LIVESTOCK SHOW

POSING FOR FATHER'S DAY PICTURES

BLAINE AND ABBY IN ADOPTION DAY DRESSES

2 MONTHS OLD

Just Need To Be Patient....

Two years ago tonight, Aaron and I were sitting and discussing health insurance plans and infertility treatments. We were trying to decide if we wanted to switch the plan that we were on so that we could go further with infertility diagnosis and treatments. However, all plans would pay fees associated with determining what the issues might be; but none covered the treatments would might actually result in becoming pregnant. Those would be fees that we would cover ourselves. We had already been fostering and waiting to adopt for months and were becoming a little discouraged with the process.... As we talked that night, Aaron asked me...do you really want to go through all the procedures and more than likely drive to Austin multiple times per month for them? My response was not really.

As we talked more, I said.... We just need to be patient...God will bring our child to us when it's time.....

We didn't know it at the time but a baby girl had been born that day...and we would learn about her the next day... little miss Abby Gale had arrived....

Life of the Party

We went to an anniversary party on Saturday night and little Abby was the life of the party. She was on the dance floor nearly the whole time we were there. She would dance with anyone that would dance with her; on one song, she was in the middle of the circle dancing around with everyone in the circle... man, woman, young or old, she didn't have a care as long as they would dance with her. We finally had to drag her off the dance floor to leave at ten o'clock and we thought she would be asleep quickly once we got in the car; she stayed awake for the thirty minute ride home!

Abby's First Swim of the Summer

Abby in action

Little one at play... she has been practicing on the "jumpoline", getting into the Easter spirit with her bunny ears, and being the "little mama" that she is by taking care of her babes. One evening she played on the floor in the kitchen with the babies, stroller, and bowls feeding them for about thirty minutes (after feeding them would get them out of the stroller and hug them to her chest... it is so amazing to watch all the things they learn and pick up from your actions... some of her latest words:

one, two, three

good day

I wub you (I love you)

thank you

sister

ABBY GALE

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF ABBY GALE FROM CHRISTMAS TO SPRING BREAK.... here she is leading one of the show goats around the arena for a little walk; first experience of brushing our teeth (she is very independent and thinks she needs no help at all with this); trying to be all cute and innocent here (she had just sat down very quickly after walking along the fireplace and nearly falling off); she is trying to open one of her Christmas gifts all by herself; and then just a little peaceful snooze in the car after a hard day of play....