Lindsay is Emory's mother. Emory used to be apart of Evan's "groupa" before he was adopted. Lindsay is so amazing- her son is turning 4 and she has dedicated a blog post to Evan and helping us continue to raise funds for him!
Thank you Lindsay! I hope you all can check out her sweet, sweet post:
http://beautifulthings2011.blogspot.com/2012/02/emory-turns-four-paying-it-forward.html
If you feel so inclined, please consider donating to Evan's fund so we can come up with the much needed funds for this adoption. :-) Thank you very much! Let's bring this boy home!
PS. Our goal is to have our dossier done next week! **Crossing fingers!**
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Healthy and Yummy!
To my healthy readers:
I would love to hear about your healthy recipes and snack ideas that you use for your kiddos! I've got 2 delicious super-healthy recipes to share, I would love to get more ideas from everyone!
Protein Pancakes:
-1/2 cup oatmeal
-1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
-3 egg whites (1/2 cup)
-1 tsp. of vanilla
-1 tsp. of cinnamon or nutmeg or both!
Blend the above ingredients in a blender and make on a pan. I love to add blueberries or bananas to mine. It only needs just a drizzle of syrup, or you could just use some greek yogurt as well as a topping.
These pancakes have a great texture and flavor! So good, and so filling and no white flour!
"Tapioca" Applesauce:
-Equal parts natural/organic applesauce (no HFCS!) and cooked quinoa!
-I stir in some cinnamon as well.
My son loves this and it's amazing to know my son is getting so much protein and nutrients in a snack that normally wouldn't provide too much benefit.
Any ideas for pudding? My son loves pudding- but what can you do to make it an amazingly healthy snack instead of just an OK snack? If I come up with more great snack/healthy recipes I will surely post!
I would love to hear about your healthy recipes and snack ideas that you use for your kiddos! I've got 2 delicious super-healthy recipes to share, I would love to get more ideas from everyone!
Protein Pancakes:
-1/2 cup oatmeal
-1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
-3 egg whites (1/2 cup)
-1 tsp. of vanilla
-1 tsp. of cinnamon or nutmeg or both!
Blend the above ingredients in a blender and make on a pan. I love to add blueberries or bananas to mine. It only needs just a drizzle of syrup, or you could just use some greek yogurt as well as a topping.
These pancakes have a great texture and flavor! So good, and so filling and no white flour!
"Tapioca" Applesauce:
-Equal parts natural/organic applesauce (no HFCS!) and cooked quinoa!
-I stir in some cinnamon as well.
My son loves this and it's amazing to know my son is getting so much protein and nutrients in a snack that normally wouldn't provide too much benefit.
Any ideas for pudding? My son loves pudding- but what can you do to make it an amazingly healthy snack instead of just an OK snack? If I come up with more great snack/healthy recipes I will surely post!
Monday, February 13, 2012
25 Month Milestones
We had some snow this past month- I am posting my very favorite picture of my guys!
Here is what David has been up to:
-He can walk 30+ feet if I'm right in front of him walking backwards with my hands extended close out to him.
-David is very playful. Lots of smiles, lots of laughing and love. He is very social.
-David's favorite thing is spinning circular toys on our coffee table. He loves to watch toys spin!
-David now signs "drink" by putting his thumb in his mouth. I am constantly signing for everything we say and do, hopefully it is starting to click!
-David is starting to join in on the elevator song by patting his legs. He gets very excited when the elevator goes to the 5th floor!
-I'm trying to have David say "more" since he can sign that word so well. I'm practicing this with bubbles since it's such a fun thing to ask more of. Making him practice language with food can be bad since he'll get impatient and will get very frustrated... But I got him to vocally say a random sound for more, which is good since I want him to be verbal and not silent.
-We start our language class this week so we'll be doing lots of language therapy this next 2 months. I'm very excited to see if it helps!
USCIS approval in last week! Home verification form done!
We are waiting for our homestudy update to come in the mail so do my husband's work verification and then we can get our dossier apostilled and sent off to the Ukraine!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
A Quick Update on the Browns
David's slightly sick, with a runny nose and runny stool. He had 2 baths today, which isn't bad for being a little under the weather! I'm really excited that we are going to start a speech therapy program called the Hanen Project. It's weekly from 4-6pm. It starts on February 16th, which I'll miss due to work, but I will make all of the other weeks.
The timing for this program is really great because my last day at my job of over 7 and a half years is on the 17th. I took a voluntary lay off, which includes 10 weeks severance pay and thereafter, unemployment benefits. I'm excited that I can go forward with the adoption without having to worry about work for the time being. I can just focus on Evan and making sure he is healthy and adapting to our family and learning to love and trust us as we love on him!
The timing for this program is really great because my last day at my job of over 7 and a half years is on the 17th. I took a voluntary lay off, which includes 10 weeks severance pay and thereafter, unemployment benefits. I'm excited that I can go forward with the adoption without having to worry about work for the time being. I can just focus on Evan and making sure he is healthy and adapting to our family and learning to love and trust us as we love on him!
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