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e are professional cardstock cards i sell these to my clients for 2 50 each and they don t blink an eye as the quality is that good but for you all i will print up the cards at 1 25 each all of the proceeds will go to candice and mercyfound ministries check out the site here and get your cards for a cause now http www etsy com shop heartshope happy thanksgiving share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in international adoption leave a reply hey look its me posted on november 16 2012 by singletracey 1 ok i owe you a blog about the happenings as of late lets see on october 11th i got a call saying there was water pouring out of my house i rushed home and sure enough there was the living area is above my garage and well long story short the washing machine hose busted and water shot out for hours the whole second level was dust so after the cleanup i was left to repair the damage the house was needing a new kitchen anyway so she is getting one along with new paint floors counters etc in the meantime vera and i have been staying at my moms it is hard not being in out own space but luckily for vera and i so long as we have each other we make do the house should be all put back together december 1 that is my target date and i am pushing hard to keep it so besides the flooding vera celebrated a 3rd birthday she continues to blossom at an unbelievable rate she talks so much now i don t know how i was ever worried she is happy to tell you she is three now and loved celebrating her birthday aunt tessie and nana with the birthday girl trike races birthday singing blowing out the candles well nyah s candle since she already blew out her 3 mommy and her princess tomorrow i will be posting a little something for the holidays stay tuned you won t want to miss it and a little video of my brave confident and super strong daughter share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in life after the adoption 1 reply one year home pictures posted on october 3 2012 by singletracey 5 well i had to take some special one year home pictures of my sweet vera she enjoys the camera most of the time though some days she will stop look at me and say no pictures mommy while shaking her hands so in those moments i stop and give her the space she needs i made a pretty big deal over her one year family day i think for me i don t know if it is like this for others the day is so meaningful because that day it all became real for me it was more like her birth day of course we will celebrate her actual birthday in october but this day just means more to me i wasn t there the day she was born in october 2009 anyway we made a pretty big deal of it and vera loved every minute of it she even insisted on candles for her cake leading up to our one year there was a lot of reminiscing and she seemed to express more talk about russia repeating her story of how mommy came to get her which i tell her and adding things like i sad russia babies cry russia she can look at pictures and distinguish those that were in russia and those that were not she doesn t seem to remember the caretakers as she will look at them and ask who that is or maybe she does and there is confusion with referring to them previously as mama and now she has me i don t know nonetheless we enjoyed our day and spent it with family and close friends fall is here though it has been in the high 90 s the past few days and pumpkin patches are open vera is excited to go to the two we pass each day birthday party plans are in the works and i need to get invites out this week better get busy in the meantime here are some pictures i took of vera to celebrate her one year family day share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in life after the adoption 5 replies my sweet verochka posted on september 28 2012 by singletracey 9 dearest vera it is hard to believe that it has been one year since you and i began our forever i remember so clearly the details of that day i remember waking from the little sleep i got knowing that today was the day i got to be your mommy in person and not just in dreams or on paper as the van drove those bumpy 2 5 hours to your orphanage i prayed for you and for the sadness you would be feeling i wondered how the next days weeks and months would be when we pulled up to the entrance i walked to the directors office i went thru the formality of signing you out of mashuk baby house it had been your home since that day in february 2010 it was the only home in your memory and they cared greatly for you for the past 19 months you were 23 months old you spent 19 months there and sadly you had no possessions that broke my heart i walked thru the gardens of the orphanage to your room there you waited with the caregivers working that shift we were late and it was dinnertime your groupa was in the front room and the caregivers wanted to say goodbye and feed you one last bottle of porridge i came to know these women and in ways i would miss their faces their russian chat and even smiles as we played charades to communicate during my visits they were kind enough to show me things like what kind of food you were used to eating what you didn t like to eat or drink and how to dress you warm enough if they only knew you we were headed to california in a couple of days a place where we hardly wear socks and we swim in the ocean and run wildly thru parks chasing birds and ducks without hats and sweatshirts i dressed you in your new clothes and the caregivers oohed and awed it really made them happy to see you in a big bow i passed out bracelets to them with your name in cyrillic and then the english translation faith for them to have and remember you by some pictures were taken and it was time to go you hugged them not really knowing what a hug was i put you down and you wanted to hold hands we walked to the door and you never once cried or looked back you were eager to go with me and on toward your new life that drive to the airport was a little tough you were frightened of the car but you snuggled into my chest and found your spot i knew it was going to be okay that moment i knew you trusted me it was like that moment our hearts touched and fused together my sweet daughter i had imagined the first year would be tough and full of tantrums and adjustments as i look back for me the hardest part was the jet lag and the tired i felt that first month home the lack of sleep for 10 days in russia actually months of lack of sleep because the time leading up to court was not very restful and it all finally hit me i can count your tantrums over the past year on one hand you have slept peacefully and soundly in your bed each night since that first night home you try new foods and like most things you have embraced being loved and your new life and family watching you learn and grow has been the most amazing experience i look at you that day september 28 2011 and i look at you today and so much has happened all for the good i hope one day when you are old enough to read this blog you will see how much you mean to me this has been the most amazing year of my life being your mommy was the greatest gift i was ever given it feels like you have always been here my heart has expanded in size with love in a way that i never imagined was possible when you smile at me my whole world lights up when you run to hug me i melt to moosh you make me a better person when i get tired from work or when i stay up late editing pictures for clients i simply look over at a picture of you and i am inspired to press on we have so many more family days to celebrate and memories to make i can t wait vera rose vera meaning faith rose for the resilient nature of the rose bush forget to water it and it often sits dormant not dead feed it and it grows beautiful flowers i promise to keep watering you my sweet daughter tonight we will clink clink our glasses eat macaroni and cheese and have cake to celebrate this special day but not before we hit the park to run play and ride the merry go round 100 times share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in international adoption life after the adoption 9 replies things i love about my daughter posted on september 14 2012 by singletracey 3 vera is growing so quickly and i simply don t want to forget anything about these special times i do a pretty good job of keeping up on my picture a day see link to the right for all those pics it will be great to turn that into a book at the end of this year and do it all again next year i also try to make those lists of vera s milestones as i know it will be great to remember those details later on one thing that i have not done is make a list of the things i love about my daughter so here it goes i love vera s gentle and sweet nature with people and things i love how vera shows compassion and concern with others if i say owe or sneeze or cough she is running over to me to check on me or rub my back i love that she now calls me mommy at first i was hesitant but now i love it i love to hear her answer the questions asked by dora when she watches tv i love the soft moan grunt that she makes when she is drinking her nite nite bottle in my arms i love how she loves her cousins and never wants to leave them without offering up a hug i love how helpful she is i love her desire to learn new things i love how if i am dressed up she wants to be dressed up i love how she notices if i buy new shoes paint my toes a new color or wear something she has never seen i love her smile i lover her giggle i love how when i tickle her it is the best thing in the world and if others try no laugh escapes her lips i love her sweet smelling sweaty toes i love that after years of crazy ups and downs losses and failures i ended up being mommy to exactly who i was supposed to mother god is good share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in life after the adoption 3 replies first day of preschool posted on september 7 2012 by singletracey 4 well as anyone who has kids or is on facebook know it is that time of year the starting of all things school it was no exception in our house this year i know i have mentioned it before but vera will be attending preschool m w f for 3 hours in the morning we have been talking about it and with her two older cousins in school now she was anxious to have her own school to go to last wednesday i attended the parent teacher orientation at vera s preschool thursday was a meet and greet and vera got to attend there she got to meet her teacher meet some classroom friends and famliarize herself with her teacher school class and surroundings it was good for her two days ago on wednesday was the big day the first day of preschool she was very excited and i kept preparing her that momma won t be there but she will come back before lunch etc we pulled up i signed her in and she was off she went with the teachers aid they take them from your car it is valet drop off she had a little deer in the headlights look which worried me but she didn t cry 3 hours later i was there to pick her up and she was so happy to see me she said it was good and that she played ate a cracker and drank juice the teacher as she put vera in the car stated that it went very good and she would email pix and a report that night sure enough she did and it was great to get a little peek into the first day my little preschooler in other news we are this close to being a family for a year we met earlier this week with the social worker for our one year post placement now we won t see her again until next september vera is hitting all kinds of milestones and is very much a normal two year old almost three about two months away which reminds me i need to call and schedule her well child in the meantime here are some of the latest things on vera everything belongs to vera most common phrases heard are my toys my doll my mommy s lap she is quite the meat eater these days she now will say mommy as much as momma it is cute to hear her say it as she says mommy so cute she is really getting into pretend play being a mermaid or a princess or a dog or cat she is really enjoying gymnastics she is gaining confidence and more body control all the time for example keeping one foot flexed while pointing the other and then switching jumping down the trampoline and moving her legs out and in she still has fear of falling off the balance beam but each time she get a little better she also has regressed a little in jumping off of blocks etc but we will keep working on overcoming her fear mind you she will jump if she and i hold hands it s just the fear of doing it alone her fear of trains is getting less she can tolerate looking at them and doesn t run to me when she hears them she will however cover her ears most times when she hears one at night in her bed she will cry if she hears one in summer i keep her window open for fresh air and a train goes by at 8 45 and 9 45 i will go in when i hear her and she will be there with her hands over her ears and eyes closed crying sometimes i think she dreams of it because about once a month or so she will wake up that way and there is no train going by in the distance or at least not that i hear she is very sure that she wants to be a pink princess for halloween i was pushing for cinderella but a blue princess is not acceptable for my little ruskie she loves to be chased at the park on the grass and i love to chase her and hear her laugh hysterically she will go up to kids in the park and say hi i m vera but when she says vera she doesn t say the vvv sound so it sounds like her name is era we are working on that sound she as of one hour and 30 minutes ago finished day 2 of preschool and had a great day with no tears vera knows most of the alphabet and her numbers 0 13 she can t recite the alpha song correctly yet but hey she knows the letters and can be quizzed on them she can count in order 1 10 though sometimes she leaves out 5 and 6 she can show you numbers 1 5 with her hand and it is stinkin cute colors and numbers she has basically knows since month 3 or so when her language skills begins to grow her dysfluencies stuttering appear it was happening a bit a couple of weeks ago and then stopped started up again this morning is gaining independence daily wanting to climb in the car by herself take off her clothes alone even pottying all by herself but she still loves h...