No more ba, ba.....

That's right no more ba, ba (aka the bottle) for Jetta. We have been bottle free for nearly 10 days now. The first few days she was a bit resistant, but then finally decided that taking milk from a sippy wasn't so bad. She even has started to drink from a straw and seems to like that. Also, if you help her, she can drink from a regular cup. So, now that we have the ba, ba out of the way, things are much easier. She is such a big girl and can't believe how far she has come in the past almost 5 months. I look forward to every day with her, just to see what new thing she will say or do.

Her latest word is "morrow"....for "see you tomorrow". Last Thursday when I picked her up from Carrie's, I told her, tell Carrie you'll see her tomorrow and as plain as day, she said "morrow". Both Carrie and I just looked at each other and laughed. When she speaks it's so clear and think within the next few weeks she'll be saying even more. At this point she is saying about 20 words, which I think is pretty darn good, considering just a few months ago she had never heard English. I think once she does start talking we're going to be in trouble, cuz she loves to talk now and she isn't even saying much, so once she figures out how to actually tell you what she's thinking....oh boy!

I'm so grateful China chose her for us, she is so amazing and makes my life complete. I never knew being a parent could be so wonderful, but am glad that I waited and she was chosen for me. Adoption is life's miracle to a family!

Voting begins....

Just a reminder to vote for Jetta. The voting officially starts tomorrow, July 20th. So, please log on and give her your vote. I'm not exactly certain of what number she is now, as she seems to keep moving, as more and more babies are being added, but think you should be able to pick her out. She is the Asian cutie.......thanks for your votes and let's bring home a winner! As a reminder the address to vote is TheBullRocks

A day at the zoo....

Yesterday we took Jetta to the zoo for the first time. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and figured we'd take advantage of it. We met our friends Tammy and Paige there and enjoyed spending the day with them. Jetta seemed to really enjoy all the animals. Each time she saw something she would get all excited and point. She also got to ride on the carousel, which she wasn't real sure of at first, but by the time the ride ended, she seemed to enjoy it. After a few hours there, we opted to head out, as Jetta was getting tired. We had to park quite away from the zoo, as it seems everyone had the same idea of going since the day was so nice. We had barely even gotten out of the zoo and she was already asleep. I'm pretty certain we'll be making more trips there, as she gets older, I think she'll enjoy it even more. I'll post a few pics from the day.

Last post I promise

Sorry I have posted so many things, but I had alot to catch up on. However, this is the last post, but did want to make it. We entered Jetta into a cutest baby contest at a local radio station. If we win, we get two tickets to an upcoming Cardinals game, as well as dinner at one of the former players restaurant. We thought, what the heck, why not enter her, after all she is the cutest baby, right? The voting does not begin until July 20th, but I wanted to at least let you know about it and ask that you mark your calendars and vote for her once voting begins. You can log onto http://www.thebullrocks.com/ and look for the cutest baseball baby photo contest. She is baby number 71. So please vote and we'll let you know if we win. Wish us luck. The attached picture is the one we submitted.

Just a few short months ago...

As most of you know when we first got home Jetta hated her carseat. These pictures tell a much different story. After our little mishap the other day, we brought in her carseat so I could clean it up. Daddy put his in my car, so it is still sitting here in the house. I guess Jetta now likes it so much she thought she would go sit in it and enjoy a little snack. She now goes to the pantry and grabs the bag. She climbed up into her seat and just sat there like a big girl and ate her snack. The one picture with her wrinkly nose is just one of her many faces. She is such a hoot!