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with grace and gratitude: April 2011
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Monday, April 11, 2011. 1st Vacation- New Orleans and FL. We spent a lovely 6 days in New Orleans and Destin, Florida! NiNi and I went with my parents, and it was a great 1st flying vacation with my girl. :-). Mom and Dad got to try muffalettas, beignets, pralines, and lots of seafood :-) We listened to all kinds of music, and the people watching was so much fun, not to mention the crazy shops! 4 of the 6 families from our China travel group came, and it was great to get our kiddos together again! I know...
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with grace and gratitude: One year since Gotcha Day!
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011. One year since Gotcha Day! This was the start of our incredible first year together! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 3/12: Train to Guangzhou. 3/9: Adoption Day- "Forever Family" Day. 3/7: fly to Zhengzhou, Henan Province. 3/4: land in Beijing (layover in Tokyo! 3/3: Fly from San Francisco International at 12:30 pm. From Jan 15th, my favorite. 39, single, nurse, with 4 cats. Waiting for baby girl from China. View my complete profile. 03/03/2010: Leave for China!
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with grace and gratitude: 1st Vacation- New Orleans and FL
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Monday, April 11, 2011. 1st Vacation- New Orleans and FL. We spent a lovely 6 days in New Orleans and Destin, Florida! NiNi and I went with my parents, and it was a great 1st flying vacation with my girl. :-). Mom and Dad got to try muffalettas, beignets, pralines, and lots of seafood :-) We listened to all kinds of music, and the people watching was so much fun, not to mention the crazy shops! 4 of the 6 families from our China travel group came, and it was great to get our kiddos together again! I know...
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with grace and gratitude: September 2010
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010. 6 months on USA soil! Today marks 2 anniversaries: 6 months ago today, we landed at SFO after a very LONG flight. My precious daughter has now been a citizen for 6 months! And I finally got her name changed on her SS card! 5 months ago today, we came home from Stanford Hospital; my sweet girl has been HOME for 5 months! She has settled in nicely.she rules the roost, actually- just ask the cats! Heehee They aren't thrilled with the rearranging of positions. She was animated in...
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with grace and gratitude: January 2012
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Sunday, January 1, 2012. Happy New Year to one and all! I have been a terrible blogger this past year.so my personal goal for this year is to blog well for 2012, and catch up the blog on 2011's events. So much happened last year, and I really want to document it for Miss NiNi. NiNi is now 2 1/2, and continues to be the joy of my life. :-) She is growing and becoming her own little person more and more all the time.not really a baby anymore, sniff sniff! Best wishes to everyone for the coming year! 02/01/...
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with grace and gratitude: June 2011
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Sunday, June 19, 2011. CCAI reunion in Denver! Miss NiNi is becoming quite the traveler! We flew to Denver for our adoption agency's annual reunion, and had a blast! We stayed with one of the families from our travel group, they were so welcoming and kind. Their little girl, Hutton, is 3 1/2 months older than NiNi, and they played nicely together. Parker, CO, is gorgeous! The reunion was incredible. NiNi was thrilled to be surrounded by so many kiddos, and kiddos that look like her! NiNi ate 3 by herself!
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with grace and gratitude: January 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011. By adopting a child and helping them reach their potential, they help us reach ours. An adopted child is not an unwanted child; to the contrary. They are a child who was searched for, prayed for, cried for, begged for; received by arms that ached, making empty hearts full. Love is meant to be shared." -Author unknown. And I certainly wanted NiNi; I had prayed, hoped, waited for a child for years.and once I saw her little picture, I KNEW that she was my daughter! She takes 2-4 s...
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with grace and gratitude: Mine for a year!!!
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Mine for a year! One year ago today, the Chinese government handed me a gorgeous paper in a red, hard cover "book". It stated officially that Liu Ni was now Olivia Grace LiuNi Behling, and my daughter. They had a little ceremony for all 6 of our families, handing us our paper one at a time, and getting pictures. It felt wonderful to know NiNi was officially MINE! WOWthat was a difficult moment for this CSICU technology-using RN! August 23, 2011 at 2:31 PM. 02/01/2010: LOA (lette...