A smile!!

So since February 13th when we first saw our little angel for the first time, I have been in love! However, I've also had a heavy heart because in every single picture she looks so sad. Really a combination of sad mixed with super ticked off. 

Try seeing pictures of your child, thousands of miles away, crying and sad and being able to do nothing about it. It's not awesome. 

I kind of came to dread the updates because, as much as I loved seeing her grow up and seeing pictures of her sweet face, and gigantic beautiful brown eyes, her face was not happy. And really, I can't quite blame her. As much as I know everything that can be done is being done for her, the truth remains that she lives in an orphanage, an institution. She doesn't have a family to love on her everyday.  

But all that changed Monday. An angel of a friend a bit ahead of us in the process went to Jane's orphanage to meet her own son for the first time. And the result was lots and lots of pictures of a darling, happy little girl perched up on a little ledge with the cutest little smile on her face. She also gave us an actual update on her aside from just weight and height. 

She told us about her temperament and that she was able to stand but wanted to crawl. She even gave us little details like, "they tried to put socks on her and she pulled them right off!" And "she loved to chew on her toys and feed herself yogurt melts." Its the little things in adoption when you are desperate for any tiny morsal of information! I was literally hanging on her every word. 

Obviously I immediately edited the pictures and printed them and then stayed up until 2am rearranging all the decorations in my living room to start a picture wall of our new and improved family. Obviously. 

So until we get that call and hear the wonderful words "so do you want to go to Africa and meet your daughter!?" I will hang onto every last detail of the face of that smiling baby girl. I'll stay up way after the rest of the family is asleep to stare into the playroom and imagine a third little toddler playing and giggling. A third baby girls face popping around the hallway into the living room when she hears Daniel tiger come on and a third messy maniac at the breakfast table. And until we get that amazing call I will pray hard that lots and lots of smiles and hugs happen in her little life while we are apart. 

We love you little Jane Jordan!

2am and pulling very large items off the walls and mapping my plan with computer paper. Lance has joked that since the adoption every morning is a surprise when he walks out of the bedroom. 

Another project that I must admit is not going well. This Annie Sloan chalk paint is not covering this wood well. It's getting quite pricey and taking me FOREVER! But I think I'm getting close! 

Who knows what else will be new if this takes much longer. Next week I'm making table cloths into curtains for the family room. Then I will stop. I think. 

This is us after getting the photos!! Yippee sissy is smiling!! 

Please pray we get that call and are hugging this sweetie by July!!!