In Just 4 Months Look How I've Changed

It has been four month since "Gotcha Day." To say that it has been a busy time would be an understatement.

In just four months Annelise has:

Gained more than 3 pounds, grown several inches, gotten a full head of hair, popped out several teeth, learned to sit, learned to crawl, learned to stand, taken her first steps, and said her first words (most notablely - mama, kittt, dada, and dog-dog.)


She has traveled around the world, has been on 4 airplanes, a tour bus, a Chinese cab ride, a Suburban, a Rodeo, and a hay ride.

She has celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, Western New Year, a Longhorn National Championship, her first birthday, Chinese New Year, and Valentine's Day.

She has visited both sets of grandparents, has started mother's day out, has enjoyed going to church, has been to lunch at big brother's school, has attended 2 birthday parties, and gone out to eat more times than I can count.

She has tried more different foods than her big brother, including a burrito and a chicken taquito.

She has embraced her Mommy, her Daddy, her big brother Ethan, her GranE and Pops, her Meemaw and Pawpaw, her Uncle Brett, her Aunt Kym, and several new friends.


She has learned to laugh and to dance and brightens any room with her infectious smile.

While Annelise has been so busy, she has brought more love to our family than was even imaginable on that day we got her four months ago in China. She has made me the mother of a daughter, her dad a protective father of his baby girl, and Ethan an awesome big brother. Happy 4 month Gotcha baby girl! We are so blessed to be your Forever Family :)