Archive for October, 2006
Little Miss Lydia
Hi friends and family! Last night we got to call Lydia. This time we heard more than breathing on her end of the phone. To our excitement, she said, “mama, papa, Abby, and apple”. She was too cute. She even sent us a long-distance kiss before hanging up the phone. We are so thrilled that [...]
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October 30th
Hi everyone – we hope that you all had a safe weekend – for those not in Northeast Ohio, we had lots and lots of wind and rain here! Abby is back on her feet from Strep Throat, so we’re thankful for that.
We are heading to an Open House this Wednesday Evening to meet [...]
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Earlier this week, we shared that we had the chance to call over and talk to Lydia, who we sure was enamored with our foreign voices. On that call, we found out that she had recently had Chicken Pox, but was getting over them.
In the midst of sickness here – Tami’s Mom, and Abby now [...]
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Travel Plans
Well….we’re still waiting on Travel Approval to get to China, which will entail a call any day to let us know that we will be heading over 2-3 weeks after that call.
Uncle Zhou, the man from our agency who will make it all happen, called this morning to fill us in a little more on [...]
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A phone call and a baby shower!!
Hi Friends!
We were able to call China on Monday night (9:30 p.m. our time / 9:30 a.m. Tues. morning China time). Alexa and Abby were so excited to talk to Lydia that they had to flip a coin to see who could talk first. Alexa won the toss and was first to [...]
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To Lydia from Alexa and Abby
(Abby, Puggy & Alexa)
Dear Lydia,
I can’t wait to see you when you get home. I am excited for you to meet our family and dogs, Daisy and Frankie. I love you Lydia. You are so cute. I’ll see you when you get home.
LOVE,
ABBY
(Abby + Frank)
Dear Lydia Mei,
Hi, it’s your sister Alexa. Everybody in the family [...]
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New Day Creations News
Well folks, the Roberts household has been a flurry of excitement. We have learned much more about Lydia’s current home, and we’ve made contact with someone who sees her on a daily basis! That’s right, we received an e-mail from a contact within the orphanage, and we now have even more questions to ask [...]
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A “Stay at Home Mom”???!!!!
Well, Andy pretty much summed up most of the excitement of the day, but I have something to add about the last couple of days too…..
Yesterday was my first official day off of work. The girls think it’s just great that they have a “stay at home” mom. In fact, the day [...]
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News from China
Hi everyone – we heard from “Uncle Zhou”, who is still in China, earlier today. Here’s the scoop…
Lydia (aka ‘Melody’) is at the New Day Creations Foster Home in Beijing, and has been since her latest surgery in April. Surprise! She’s not in 200+ miles away in [...]
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Waiting On a Jet Plane…
Actually, we’re waiting on our travel approval, but then comes the jet plane. On top of our approval to head to China, we’re also anxiously awaiting word on Lydia’s height and weight. We’re expecting that this little peanut will be smaller than the any member of the Roberts/Gilson/Kline gene pool going back generations.
We’re [...]
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