10 months 5 days how they differ

10 months 5 days. WOW. That is such a neat thing to me. Today is 10 months and 5 days that Noah has been in my arms. Now, you may wonder why I chose to celebrate 10 months and 5 days specifically, well, that is EXACTLY how long it was from seeing the FIRST Picture our our Noah to the day they placed him in my arms! I waited for him specifically for 10 months and 5 days. Now we had waited for our first child together longer than that but upon knowing about Noah that was the wait. Our few month wait turned out to be much longer than we first knew. But it is hard to believe that he has now been with us as long as we held those pictures to our hearts! The 2 10 month and 5 day time periods differ from each other in so many ways. Then I clung to every picture, every email with even a fragment of news about him. Every word from someone who had picked up their child at St. Lucy's and seen him. I read and read adoption blogs of friends who found their baby after me and picked that baby up, I read of others who waited a long while and went. I read and read. ANYTHING to be involved in adoption. I found an amazing community of friends! I am so blessed that in that 10 month and 5 day journey I got so much more than just preparation for my panda boy I got a whole community of friends and a heart for orphans. It is such a strange way to cling to pictures of a child a world away and be so in love with your son but NOT be able to touch him, smell him, hear him, cuddle him, not know if he is warm enough, full enough, well enough. On and on your mind goes as you look at the pictures. You wait months and finally they send a picture that shows FEET! You are so excited to see his feet even in socks! It is amazing how good that can feel when you did not see it before and if you are totally blessed you get a video of him moving! Even a 10 second video is like better than the best selling movie :) It is so hard but you know that everything you do gets you closer and so you hold on and go. It felt like that 10 months and 5 days was years at the time. THIS 10 months and 5 days has flown by in ways, in others it feels he has always been here. Now I still treasure photos but to snap a moment in time because he is growing so fast and in two days he will be bigger, doing different things but I GET to be there for every bit of it! I just sit and watch him sleep so many times! I cant even put into words the joy he has brought to my life! :) Bobby and I both feel so incredibly blessed that God gave us this amazing creature to love! Has the last 10 months and 5 days been easy? not always, has it been easier than the first? in some ways yes, in some ways no. Sometimes it is hard when he throws a fit and is so upset and I just can't figure out what he needs. But at least I am here now and can touch him, hug him, comfort him. I thought since we lived on pictures for 10 months and 5 days I would share some pictures from today and from the reunion this weekend :) These are in an odd order here but I just dont have the energy today to fight with them to get them the order I want. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoyed spending the time with him.

Today we had an ice cream social at the park with the playgroup! THIS is Noah's FIRST ice cream cone ever! :)

playing on the floor with his elmo phone! lol hard and cold or not he prefers the floor everwhere! lol He would do this in walmart if I let him :) heehee

Runnin with Sam at the park

he loved runnin all over the park, we never made it to the playground. Just the open grass area was a blast today :)

such a sweet smile :)

look how far away he got from me with daddy! and this was taken with the full zoom on the lens so he was much farther away than it appears.

more of first ice cream cone :)

and more

Isnt he cute :)

I know it is not the whole Noah but it was so cute!

I LOVE this shot!!!!!!!!!!

more cuteness

can you tell I was loving looking at my son today! LOTS of pictures were taken!

he looks so big :)

I LOVE this shot of Bobby! It was soo good to see him smile! His mom and I were always partners for the skip-bo tournament at the family reunion and have won the trophy all but one year since we married! She loved the reunion and the tournament. Bobby became my partner for this year and we were determined to win the tournament in mom's honor this year! Well, WE DID! And you can see his reaction to coming into the cabin with trophies! heehee

Just a cute shot of Noah from the weekend :)

another shot of Bobby with our trophy's!

THIS was a miracle. After I got Noah to sleep he was moved and then put in my mom's arms! He usually will not sleep unless in my arms or right close by me. Mama was so excited to hold him at first. By the time this picture was taken she was tired :) lol

Here he is as my arm was falling off trying to play skip bo and hold him to go to sleep for his nap! lol!

We were in tears as Noah won a trophy for being the YOUNGEST child present at the reunion. We never dreamed our children would ever be the youngest because with adoption they dont come home as young and Noah is 2 his first reunion. Most years there are brand new babies under a year and this year for some reason none of those with new babies were in attendance so Noah won! Grandma would have been so excited! :)

Noah love Aunt Lisa's Chicken Spagetti so much he had some in his hair too! lol he ate it quicker than I could get it on his plate! heehee

Here he is getting his trophy! He was not quite sure what it was or what to think! NOW he likes it! Specially now that momma and daddy have one too :)

playing on Jei Jei's bed :)


Noah goin to wake Jei Jei up in the morning :)

lol :) he thinks she is funny :) Noah thinks if he is up everyone should be :) I wake up to him pounding upon me most mornings :) and saying HEY HEY HEY lol

so cute :)

This was taken by my family when I fell asleep putting Noah down! :)

This is the Cherry Chocolate Cake Celeste made for the dessert competition :)

We were in the cabin practicing skip bo the night before the tournament and so Noah had his boomo cards to play while we played :)

Here is Noah when we stopped for lunch on the way to the reunion :) He wanted a cookie for dessert and they were HUGE!

SEEE! Almost as big as his head! :)

Celeste has a thing about me taking her picture! ugggh!

This was Noah when we first got in the truck to go to the reunion! :) heehee He was so excited! He didn't know what a trip meant but we were excited so he was too! :)

How soon things change! Poor guy, he wanted out and he wanted mommy and screamed for 50 miles no matter what we did unless we took him out, which meant we couldn't drive. I worry when we go to taiwan because since he is 2 I think he has to stay in a seat of his own on the plane too. that is hours and hours!

I had to put something up for Jeremiah. I don't have new pictures yet though I keep praying the July updates will come soon! Seems forever since I got a new picture of him :( But the video we got when our agency traveled was wonderful and I watch it over and over and over again! :) Sometimes I get overwhelmed with how much money we have to raise and how quickly and how the economy is bad and and and BUT I just think about that sweet froggie boy waiting in Taiwan for us and think of the days when my two sons will be laying in bed between Bobby and I playing on a rare lazy morning with each other and us and I know that it all that matters. I get good news like the local Shriner's with a cerebral Palsy clinic is staying open and will have an appointment for Jeremiah as soon as we arrive home and I get excited and know at least I am working towards preparing for him to come home!

We are suppose to be packing and getting ready but check out what happend when Bobby turned on music for us to listen to while we work!!!

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Hope you enjoyed! :) We have Family Reunion this weekend. Prayerfully will get alot of pictures!!!!

My Boy's :)

Bobby was working this evening so my mom offered to take Noah, Celeste and I out to eat. Noah had too good a time! He had peanut butter and jelly sandwhich on toast and fries and gravy. Well, he decided he needed to dip the SANDWICH in gravy! LOLOL


Is that not the cutest face on the planet! :) Covered in gravy! heehee


dippin away :)

another cute shot :)

see him with sandwhich in gravy?

LOL I love it :) He had folks all over restraunt chuckling at him and he was eating it up and flirting :) heehee see him looking off at his fans! :)

he is so stinking cute :)

yummmmmmm

This morning we attended the funeral of one of Bobby's good friends mother. It was kinda rough a week and a day after Bobby's own mom's funeral so I took him out for Pizza after at a local Cici's Pizza Place. I got some cute pictures of our sweet Noah!

don't you love the cheese on his face? :) heehee They had macaroni and Cheese Pizza :) lol perfect for Noah!!!

pointing at the camera! so cute :)

this is his face when I said "Cheese"

so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is that not so cute! they have a hard cubs with lids :) so cool. HE DRANK FROM THE STRAW!!!!

Not sure if I posted this one yet or not. Noah at Sunday school Father's Day!


This was at the doctor's office one day. I may have already posted it but it is sooo cute! :)

I sent off a care package to the agency for Jeremiah today! I was so thrilled that they said I could! It may be the only one I get to send and so I have been really thinking about what to send. Here it all is :)

Here is Jeremiah's Blanket! I PRAY I get it back with him when I pick him up. My hope is that it will become familiar to him and become a source of security when we bring him home :) Something familiar to bring back that he had there :)

I found this adorable FROG outfit for our froggie boy at Carters! :) SOOO adorable :)

love the frog on the tushie :)


I noticed that they usually have a bib on Jeremiah in his pictures so I thought this was a good bib for him :)

This little frog toy jingles :) I thought maybe they would shake it for him. The feet are also chew toys. I am not sure if he is able to hold it to his mouth and chew or not.

This is a family picture of us to hopefully hang on his crib :)

Also sent this one to hand on the crib of bobby and I

I also sent this baby photo book. It has a place to put pictures and the baby can hold it and chew on it. :)

Here are the pictures that are in it :)


Bobby and I

Big sister Celeste. I do not like how they ended up doing. Can you see how it looks on there? weird.

Big brother Noah :)

Noah and Mommy


Nanny (my mom)

Grandma (Bobby's Mom) we already had this done when she passed away even though we had not sent it yet and I just could not take her picture out :(

and this is the back cover! :)

Well, Noah is needing my attention and so I best close for now. I hope yall enjoyed the pictures. PLEASE keep my froggie boy Jeremiah in your prayers and for us to raise funds quickly, quickly! If you have any fundraiser ideas please let us know!

Jeremiah sweetie, we love you more than you can possibly know. We can't wait for you to get the things we are sending to you honey. Mommy loves you so much sweetie and I can't wait to rock you while you hold that blanket :) Mommy kissed that blanket before it left to go to you and Pastor and all of us prayed over all your things. We can't wait to see you sweetie. Hold on and catch our kisses in the wind!

Highs and Lows

We have had some lows and some highs in the past few weeks. We have spent alot of time in hospitals with different ones and then the loss of Bobby's Mother and now just heard today of the loss of Bobby's close friends mother. Bobby and Robert have known each other for years and years. There is sadness and grief to deal with but we know where she is and she is out of pain and hospitals finally so we are trying to find joy in it for her! Noah has been a huge source of Joy for us all as he was for his grandma even when she was in bad pain she always had a smile for her little grandson! :) They played together in the hospital just hours before her death. And oh how she loved our sweet Jeremiah still waiting in Taiwan for us. We received video of him today and she would have LOVED to see that video! She prayed for him daily and we so wish she could have seen his homecoming as she did Noah's! She was waiting for us as we came off the plane with Noah :) as was my mom and lots of other family and friends. We have a family reunion already scheduled this weekend and she was to go with us. This is the first year since 1957 she will not be at the reunion. It will be Noah's first one there. We were all so excited about that and she would have bragged on Noah and shown him off. We will go and do so in her honor :) Here are some pictures and video to share some the highs and lows lately with us.

Daddy and Noah watching the dogs before leaving for Grandma's funeral.

Noah's first suit with vest, tie and long pants. Grandma would have loved him in this suit!

Another shot of Noah in his suit and you can see his black dress shoes like Daddy's




Noah's first time in a Limo sitting between mama and daddy. This reminded me so of riding in cabs in Taiwan since there were no car seats allowed. Noah is much more active this time :)

Noah in all his cuteness with blankie :) He has multiple blankies with different colors and such but they all have to be the same kind and feel the same way and be made the same. There are only a couple brands that he will use. If I find them on sale I scoop another up :) one for car, one for diaper bag, one for Church bag, one for bed, etc. heehee Jeremiah has one that is going out in his car package that was in his easter basket :) I will post pics of that tomorow :)

playing with the blankie :) what a grin :)

awwww :) so cute :) how can one be sad when they look on that face?

Just one gorgemous boy!

so sweet :) fixin to give a kiss :)

he is under the footrest of my recliner teasing and playing peek a boo with the dogs :) so cute :)

check out the feet on the coffee table :) heehee he has himself propped up and then leaning against the couch tryin to be like daddy :)

Noah's FIRST Independence Day in America! :) Happy 4th of July baby boy! We spend the evening at Aunt Paula's house and swam in her above ground pool (noone thought to get pics) and then watched them do fireworks. Here he is watchin cousins swim :)

sittin in the yard :)

can't see his face but here is a close up of his oufit all american cutie

watchin the beginning of fireworks

another shot oh us watchin fireworks


We were so blessed by our agency today! They sent us a video of Jeremiah :) They made a trip to Taiwan a couple weeks ago and this was made. He had been asleep and they had to wake him up to get this video. He is so tired. You can just see he wants to climb up in the nanny's arms and go to sleep. I was so excited to see this but boy does it make me want to get the funds even faster! So what do you think of Noah's baby brother?

Jeremiah my sweet froggie boy. mama loves you more each passing day as we work hard to get you home! We miss you so much and were so excited today to see video of you!! I can't wait to hold you close and smell you sweet scent that is all your own :) hang on sweet boy we are coming. Jesus will make way! until then baby catch mama's kisses in the wind.

ALICE EDWINA SISEMORE

ALICE EDWINA SISEMORE

Alice Edwina Sisemore

HAUGHTON, LA - Funeral services for Alice Sisemore, 83, will be conducted at 2:30 pm Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at First Baptist of Haughton, with Pastors Spinney and Prothro officiating. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Park, with reception to follow at the church. Visitation will be held at Hill Crest Funeral Home Sunday, June 28, 2009 from 4 until 7 pm and again Monday, June 29 from 5 till 8pm.Mrs. Sisemore went home to be with the Lord June 26, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Arthur Sisemore, one brother, five sisters and one grandson Kevin Evans. Survivors include Children: Elizabeth Evans (Ronald), John Sisemore, Paul Sisemore (Marcia), Bobby Sisemore (Tami) and Wesley Sisemore (Michelle), Cathy Sisemore; Grandchildren: Katie Evans, Lori Evans, Amy Lowery (Paul), Joi White (Brian), Scott Sisemore (Shalene), Jamie Sisemore (Karen), Paula Valles, Stephen Sisemore (Cynthia), Celeste, Noah, Jeremiah Sisemore, Melissa, Logan, Gavin, Nathan Sisemore; Great-Grandchildren: Jessica, Jake, Cole, Dakota, Britton, Brennan, Drayden, Amri, Torie, Cody, Kirsten, Chris, Ashley, Jesse , Katie, Allyson, J.P., Catherine, Amilio, Sarabeth, Patricia, Hunter, Stephen Jr., Joshua, Timmy, Ravyn, Savanah, Jade; and one great, great-grandchild on the way: Emma Elizabeth.Alice was born and raised in Ashland, LA. She was a long time resident of Haughton. As a long time member of Hill Crest Baptist Church and First Baptist of Haughton, she worked in the nurseries for over 30 years. She was much beloved by her family and friends, and leaves behind a legacy of unconditional love.

Hill Crest Funeral Home318-949-9415

Here is the link to the Obituary and Guest Book at the Newspaper

hard times

Hi all,

Sorry I have been out of pocket soo much. Noah had his surgery and hospitilization and then Bobby's mom in and out of hospital and surgery again and then early friday morning we were all with her as she passed from earth into the waiting arms of Jesus her Lord and Savior. This was a very difficult time for Bobby and me as wife seeing my husband in such pain and feeling my own grief and pain and trying to be a good mama to a sick baby boy all at the same time. PLEASE keep Bobby and our family in your prayer. She had 5 children, 14 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandaughter on the way! She had a legacy of love and children. Please pray as we go through her visitation Sunday evening from 4 till 7 and monday from 5 till 8 and the funeral at her Church on Tuesday at 2:30. Hillcrest Funeral home here in Haughton has been amazing and kind to us. Hard hard times :(

Noah is doing so much better physically but on and off will have pain and alot of drooling so I know he is still recouping from the surgery. Lots of family will be coming in for my mom in laws funeral and folks will see Noah that never have! :) It will be fun for Bobby to show him off so to speak :) Noah has a little suit for the funeral. I can't believe we are at this point and Bobby's mom is gone. I am so sad Jeremiah will never know her and that Noah wont remember her on his own, though we plan to keep her memory alive for him and tell him all about her. I can't wait to tell him and Jeremiah about how she gave her bottles she saved coins in towards their adoptions and tried so hard to help us bring them home and prayed for them so hard before they were ever in our home.

Noah senses something is going on, I am sure of it. He of course can't understand but he knows. When we were at the hospital as her breathing was slowing down more and more Noah was pointing at her and looking confused. He is use to talking with her and handing her his toys or tryin to share his sippy cup. He loved her so much. Amazing how a sweet little boy can love so much already :) He is such a cuddle bunny :)

I will have some pictures of our family from the funeral. That is one thing my mom in law and I shared A LOVE FOR TAKING PICTURES :) Please be in prayer for the whole family. Alice Edwina Sisemore was loved by many and she touched many a life in her 83 years!

Mom you will be missed!

Noah's surgery and hospital adventure

Noah had surgery monday morning about 7:30 am central time. He had to have his tonsils and adnoids removed as they were huge and causing alot of problems. The ent also decided to check on Noah's tubes and see how they were doing. Turns out the left tube was clogged with the same gunk that caused the original problems and they had to clean it out really good. He says Noah will have to have them cleaned in office every 2 months his wax issue is so bad. They came and got me as soon as he was in recovery so that he would see me first thing when he woke up. Funny, last time I begged for that and the nurses and all that day said it was NOT possible or allowed, this time I did not ask, and this group of nurses came and got me on their own cuz they knew he had only been home for 9 months! Go figure. Anyway I got to be holding him the first time he opened his eyes and was singin and rockin and talking to him before he even did. That was wonderful. They and I tried to get him to take bottle or cup but he wouldnt. They said he woudl when he gets home and they were away and all. We were home by 9 am. Well, not too long after Noah starting throwing up. They had said that might happen and not to worry unless it was alot. Well, it kept up but then stopped and he slept a lot. by 2pm he had not had a wet diaper all day and would not drink or eat a thing. I called the ent at that point and they said he had fluids during surgery and would be ok as long as he could drink by night. They called in phengran suppositories to stop the vomitting. So the day went on. He would either sleep, cry or throw up all day. Well, by evening he woke and wanted a drink and to eat a bit. So I was hopeful that the naseau from the anesthesia was gone, no such luck. He began to violently throw up, almost like convulse looking. It really began to scare me. I called ent line and got a message if emergency call your primary doctor. I called pediatrician and got the nurse on call and she said go to ER. So we did. they decided to try an iv with fluids , the meds he had thrown up all day and some more nauseau medicine. He had thrown up all the antibiotics adn pain meds and such. They thought they could get it in him for a couple hours and go home. They had FIVE failed attempts at putting iv in him before finaly the 6th time worked. POOR GUY! He was SOOO good. He barely cried at all, just a bit on and off but not like you would think. Evenutally when he still couldnt drink they just admitted him to hopsital and sent us up to peds. Things slowly began to improve. He has had alot of fluid adn antibiotics and such. Last night after a final iv dose of antibiotics they let us bring him home. We left about 9 pm. He was holding fluid and food down fine yesterday afternoon and evening. Well, this morning he woke up, ate breakfast and threw up! UGGH. I called pediatrician and he wanted to see him so off we go to docs. They gave him a shot for naseau and some more meds to bring home and said to keep him calm and quiet and go very slow on liquids and then add food again. Watch for signs of dehydration again and go from there. He has done better since we have been back though is drooling alot which is not normal for him. Anyway, please keep him in prayer as he continues to heal and all. Below are some pics for yall :)

This is in the admitting waiting room :) He was mr. personality at 6 am

Here are our matching bracelets! :)

Noah and "melmo! :) heehee

I thought this of him with hand on hip was adorable :)

gettin our gown on! :) He is already been given some meds!

Now the "funny drunk" time begins! :) He would just laugh for no reason! :) heehee I just held and held him before I had to let him go in to surgery.

This is later that night back at hospital in ER. He so does not feel good :(

FINALLY got the iv on 6th attempt. He was poked in both hands, both feet, both inner elbows. This was the last place they wanted to put it cuz the one in surgery that morning had been there and they did not was to do it on such a sore spot.

This is Noah when feelin better the next day sittin on cough playin with gift that one of his therapist brought when she came to see him :) See how they have the foot wrapped? to keep iv goin they had to bend foot down and put it on a board. He could not get up and stand or walk at all. HE was not thrilled about that when he felt better.

the lighting is bad but its Noah and Daddy!

This is a picture takin of Noah and I in a bouncy at Jumpin for Jeremiah! I have a bunch to share later when I post about the event. Did not have time before Noah's surgery and so will catch up later with a post about it and Father's Day and all. I will say the turnout was very low but Jumpin Jupiter was beyond wonderful and gave ALL they made that night. $140! I have a check to send direct to our agency! EVERY penny helps so we are thrilled!

We felt like we had Jeremiah with us in spirit because as we went to Noah's room at his surgery THIS frog was on the door! :) Also when he was admitted to peds there were frogs on wall outside his room up there! So frogie boy was with us in our hearts and little reminders!

Jeremiah sweetie pie. Mama aches to hold you in my arms and just stroke your skin and work your muscles and just let you know how much we love you. Your big brother keeps pointing at your picture and kissing you :) He loves you already just like we all do. Hang on sweet boy. SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY we will get the money and we will come and get you home! Catch my kisses in the wind sweet baby boy!