Holiday and New Year update!

So much has happened in the last couple months! The holidays have kept us very busy. It is amazing how different this year was from last year. Last year we spent days dreaming about what life would be like with a child and this year we actually got to experience it!

Our special Christmas:

Christmas Eve was special this year! At 4:30 pm on Christmas Eve we became a forever family of three! It didn't feel real and on Christmas EVE?? What an amazing Christmas gift. We were over the moon this Christmas.

On top of our family Christmases, we got to add another little family Christmas with Kaetheo's birth family, and it was pretty amazing! We had them over to our house, exchanged presents, they got to hold and play with Kaetheo while we all caught up since we hadn't seen each other for a couple weeks! Kaetheo even got to meet his birth great-grandma! Although we have only known them for a couple months, our hearts just have this amazing love for them.

We read on a blog post recently about the term "WHY ME?" and it hit home. The excerpt below was particularly meaningful to us.

5.) It will be worth it.

When we were diagnosed with unexplained infertility, I always asked myself, "WHY ME?"

When the going got tough with the adoption process, I often times asked myself, "WHY ME?"

It's easy to be angry when you wonder WHY the adoption process is so hard. Why it's such a
roller coaster. Why there's so much red tape.

But when you hold that sweet baby in your arms, it will be worth it.

These days I find myself looking in the mirror while holding Olivia [she loves to see herself], and I ask myself the same question: "WHY ME?" except in a completely different context.

Why did God choose me to be Olivia's mom?

Why did her birth momma feel I was deserving to be this precious girl's forever mom?

What did I do to deserve such a perfect, AMAZING gift?

It is such an honor to be an adoptive parent.

There aren't adequate words to describe how awesome it feels to be CHOSEN.

Click here to read the entire blog post. 

This is exactly how we feel and have felt. She explains that through infertility and the adoption process couples often ask them selves "Why us?" Of all people "Why us?" Then she goes on to explain how after you're chosen, and have your child in your arms, the question meaning changes completely. Very often we can't fathom to understand "Why us". I, too, have looked in the mirror holding Kaetheo thinking out of all people in this world what did I do to deserve his birth family to chose us. I can't say it better then she did without plagiarizing so just read it! ^^:)  

Grandparents with all the grand babies

Admiring his presents

Kaetheo and Great-grandpa 

Christmas -Jordan's side 

Kaetheo and his cousin Thorin. Matching Pjs<3

Kaetheo update:

Bouncer at Nema's (Grandma's) house

He has grown SOO much. He is already in 9 month clothing. He rolled over for the first time right before he turned 3 months old, but isn't super consistent with it yet. 

He loves his jumparoo bouncer. He had so much fun in it we caught him almost falling asleep in it last night.

He generally sleeps from about 7:30 pm to 7:00 am, which gives mommy and daddy a lot of catch up time on cleaning the house (and of course sleeping). We have been working on his leg strength and we are starting to think he will walk before he crawls!  

He loves grabbing his feet! His personality is getting bigger and bigger each day. If we pretend to look away from him he will make a loud yell and when we look back he belly laughs. He sure knows how to get our attention <3 


Our must haves this month were his play mat, bouncer, and rattle OBall!

His laugh is precious. We got it on video just last night<3.

In November Kaetheo got to meet his great great Grandmother. (Jordan's great-grandma). We were fortunate enough to take a special five-generation picture that not many have the opportunity to take. Unfortunately, a couple months later Grandma Miller passed away. We feel lucky that he had the chance to meet her even if it was just once. Grandma Miller was a tremendous woman and she will be missed very much by her family.

5 Generations <3 

4 month pictures!! He loves standing<33

Kaetheo was baptized 1 day short of his 4 month birthday! It was a very special day for all of us<3 Both sides of our families came to celebrate his special day with us!

Until next time!! 

Xo