Wednesday, January 6, 2010

A Baby Changes Everything!

I stole the title of this entry from a song by Faith Hill, I think it's Faith Hill, anyway, it's a Christmas song and if you haven't heard it---you should.  Obviously we are back from China.  China was beyond description.  Maisy is a miracle.  I love her so much that if I contemplate it for too long, it takes my breath away.  She has always been mine.  I truly believe that before time began, God gave us Maisy and he delivered her in His time.  We are blessed beyond measure.
We had some jet lag, but got over it in a couple of weeks.  Maisy is thriving and had a super 1st birthday and Christmas.  There were two baby showers---my first ever, given to me by my friends and colleagues at the Appeal Tribunal and then another thrown for our family by our church family.  We are richly blessed with friends.  Yaya and Pa and Aunt Laura met us at the airport along with Bobby and Abby.  I was sooooooooooo glad to see my family after being gone so long.  Maisy adores her Yaya and frequently picks up the tv remote, holds it like a phone, and says "Hi, Yaya".  It is seriously cute.  Aunt Laura was the first to get to hold Maisy after we got home and she has not let anyone forget it.  She has turned MeiMei into the best dressed baby in OKC!
Maisy has been to the doctor three times and it looks like it will take 2 or 3 surgeries to remove the nevus.  It is not cancerous and we are very optimistic!!  And I will leave you with this---to quote Cary Grant's character in Penny Serenade (one of my favorite movies of all time), to Irene Dunne's character as they gazed at their newly adopted daughter, "We got the best one."  Thank you, My Lord and My God for giving us Maisy.  I am so grateful.
Glory to God in the Highest,
Amy
In order to spend time with my family and not feel obligated to blog, and after much thought, I have decided that this will be my last entry.  I don't want to miss my baby growing up because I'm in here typing away....I had to prioritize and the blog just did not make the cut.  In 3.5 or 4 yrs. I'll start another blog as we endeavor to return to China for our second adoption and fourth child----tentatively-- Josephine Susanna "Josie Sue".
 

2 comments:

waiting4lexi@gmail.com said...

I am so happy to have stumbled across this log. Even though it is inactive i hope you still receive the comments! Its Mary, we met in China. I fell in love with Maisy from the moment she looked at me with those huge brown eyes! I so enjoyed meeting you and Ben and thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support you offered us during our stay in China. I am very happy to report that our Lexi is doing sensational and also so very happy to say that Hua (our original referral) whom we have been sponsoring, has now been matched with a family and they are informed of all her needs and she will be going home to them in the next 6 months or so. Praises to our God. Any way, stop by our blog some time sammonsfamily7.blogspot.com or email me at waiting4lexi@yahoo.com I would really love to hear from you and hear all about Maisy!! I think she and Lexi are the same age. AND.... I am thrilled to read you will be going back to China for another daughter!!! I really hope to do the same. But still praying God will speak the same way to Bryan and that he will obey :)
Hugs to all of you!
Mary Sammons

Fil said...

Mr & Mrs Root you are both truly amazing people!
I hope you still receive these messages.
I am desperately trying to get in touch with you as I have a daughter with the same nevus as Maisy's but my daughters also goes back into her scalp.
I would love to speak with you for some advice.
My email is fil154@hotmail.com.
Hope to hear from you.
Fil