Thursday, August 20, 2009

One Year Ago Today

One year ago today, a simple phone call changed the course of our family forever.

One year ago today, a kind voice spoke the words we had longed to hear for so long, "there is a baby boy waiting for you in Taiwan."

One year ago today, will be forever etched in our minds & hearts as an ordinary day that became extraordinary.

One year ago today, Lauren and I hopped up & down anxiously waiting for Scott to rush home so that we could all view his precious face for the first time together.

One year ago today, my breath caught in my throat when I gazed upon his angel face for the first time & I knew that..... yes, little one, its been you all along.

One year ago today I instantly became the blessed Mama of 2.

One year ago today, our beautiful Little Miss became a proud Big Sis.

One year ago today, & with instant clarity I understood that yes, miracles can happen twice.

One year ago today I thanked God for 2 courageous, strong & selfless women halfway around the world who chose life. I'm thankful for them each & every day.


& all along a dream of him, a whispering of his name, had grown in our hearts & minds........

One year ago today that prayer was answered.




Our precious beautiful boy at referral; these photos were taken when he was 15 days old & are our earliest keepsakes of him.
And though it would be just shy of 5 1/2 long months before we finally held him in our arms, he was worth every moment(both the joyful and agonized) along the way.

Our beautiful baby boy at 12 months...............




Our baby boy(today) at 13 months is more than we ever could have imagined or had the right to hope for. Exuberant, funny, smart, sweet, spicy, adorable and oh so loving............one year ago today we knew to count our lucky stars and we haven't stopped since!

17 comments:

Kelli said...

Oh my gosh, he has such a peanut! How precious and he is still as precious and handsome! Happy referral-versary!

Kelli said...

uh- that should have been was a peanut. oops!

momwithfaithandhope said...

What an amazing post. Such precious photos of your second blessing as an infant. And the expression on his face in his current photos is absolutely contagious! He has so much life in him, he's so apparently full of joy, and you're so sweet to recognize the woman who gave birth to him, for you are the lucky one to enjoy all that he is today and all that he will become. But honestly, he's lucky to have you too!

Katie said...

What a blessing and what a day! His new photo is so cute and just makes me smile!

w8tn4 said...

What an awesome story! It makes me happy just reading it!
Jami

Journey to our baby said...

I have tears in my eyes, you can always describe moments so well. Such a cutie and I love his wild hair. Congrats on this special day one year ago :)

Dunns said...

Love that hair!! Thank you for sharing your referral anniversary, I just love to see all the changes!

Debbie

Staci said...

Happy referral anniversary of your beautiful baby boy! He is so unbelievably adorable, you must kiss those cheeks a million times a day :)
Hugs :)

Terry said...

You have had an incredible year!
You grew from one to two, twice blessed! Your Little Miss became a big sister and your right hand helper! Congrats on your wonderful year of blessings and miracles.

He is so happy! I love the overalls! Little boys always look sooo cute in them! And his cute smile, and his kissable cheeks and his HAIR! What a handsome little boy!

Wishing you another year of happiness and FUN with your two blessings!!

Christina said...

Lisa,
Tyler is such a handsome little man! Congratulations on the one year referral-anniversary! Such a blessing!
Hugs,
Christina in Germany

Tracy Ann said...

I love the hair! He is too cute!

Tracy JOH

ps -- thanks for all of your nice comments:)

QingLu Mama said...

Happy referral day, my friend!

Wow, I loved reading this post and seeing the pictures of then...and now.

You have such a gift with words and truly speak from the heart about how blessed you are to have these miracles in your lives. I have chills just reliving that magical day with you.

I know it's been an amazing year for you, Scott and Lauren, and I am so glad I was able to watch from the sidelines.
And I LOVE the 1-year pictures of Tyler. He is so so so so adorable! His smile is totally infectious and I can't help but grin from ear to ear looking at him!

Anonymous said...

Yay! Beautiful post and these pictures are so cute!!!

Heather - The Wanna-be Super Mom said...

Happy Birthday Tyler!!! What a sweet little man!

Ching said...

Lisa,

Happy one year anniversary of Tyler's referral!! The photos at 13 months old are too too cute and his referral photos are so precious! I love his hair and beautiful smile! I'm so glad that we were able to meet and hope to see you and your family again soon!

Ching

Blessed Family said...

LOVE these pictures... he is just so cute! Thanks for commenting on my blog!

Michele M said...

Awesome post ....love the portraits. Happy anniversary...what a blessing.