Haylee

It is hard to believe that this little sweetie has been with our family now longer than she was in the orphanage. She is such a miracle! I can't imagine our life without her. She is definitely getting into those terrible twos but along with that is a very silly personality is developing. She is expressing herself in language and although she is hard to understand she keeps cracking me up. She is a clever girl! We've just changed speech therapy programs to get her 2x a week therapy to find out whether or not she will need another surgery to be able to make air pressure sounds. At times it is overwhelming but I do not doubt that she will "get it" eventually. She is so smart and funny and beautiful. She loves to dance and copy others and she is starting to sing. I feel blessed with all my children but there is just something extra poignant about adoption. Whenever I try to describe my emotions in this adventure I always come up short because there are no words to express my gratitude. God did not create the circumstances that led to Haylee being abandoned nor did he create the hole in my heart after Ava died. These things are just part of our mortal existence. Bad things happen to us all. But I do believe that He was responsible for mending both or our broken hearts. So as I contemplate Haylee joining our family the only word I can use is a deep, faith promoting Gratitude and even that seems inadequate.