Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Our Daughter

From May 27, 2005 ....."I had my first baby dream last night. She was a tiny little thing with a full head of shiny black hair. Sometimes she was crawling and at other times she was walking and sometimes running."

From June 19th, 2005..... "Had another dream last night. She was small - maybe 6 months old with a head full of dark, shiny hair".

Today, September 25 (26th if you count being in Japan), 2006, I present Ariana Rose DiLaura, born September 12, 2004 and currently residing in Jaingxi, China.



many tears.........................many happy tears..........

17 comments:

Joannah said...

Congratulations! She is such a pretty little thing!

Kim said...

I agree, she's adorable!

Switched For Life said...

What a gorgeous little one! A huge congrats on your new daughter and best wishes for the future!

Michelle said...

oh she is absolutely precious!

Michelle

Stephanie said...

She is adorable! Congratulations, I can't wait to hear details.

Anonymous said...

Jennifer,
Congratulations on your referral. Your little girl is just precious!! Hope you're holding her in your arms soon.

Teresa

M3 said...

Absolutely adorable! Congratulations!

sheryl said...

What a proud Mama you must be! She is absolutely precious and what a sweet expression she has!

Sheryl

Sos said...

Congratulations!!! She is so cute...and very fashionable...love the red dress. Cheers to the new mommy!

Michelle said...

Who are all these people writing comments?? What time did you finally go to sleep? So, how are you feeling now? Now that you've told people, has reality set in?Just like with most things in life, you need witnesses to help make the experience real.

Went to yoga last night and afterwards had drinks in honor of your beautiful girl. Rehydrating with vodka and cranberry juice - probably not the best idea, but i did drink water on the way to the bar! Got home at midnight - see, Jen, life doesn't have to TOTALLY change after you have a baby.

Keep posting details.

Kristin said...

Congratulations! She is just lovely.

Anonymous said...

She is so pretty!
She is almost 2 weeks older than my daughter, Katie. Such a fun time for you in store!
CONGRATS!

mama J said...

Michelle,

These lovely people are the wonderful fellow adoptive parents wishing me well - thank you all!!!

We celebrated with champagne - Arny talked about buying toys - all is great!!!

Not The Other Mother said...

So, shall I just call you Mama? Okay, Mama! Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama,MAMA!!!!
Sounds good, doesn't it?

Truly Blessed said...

You have to go and get her -- right now! She needs her mommy.

God bless you as you parent this sweet little girl.

Your heart must be so incredibly full right now!

You're a Mom!!

Anonymous said...

I visited your site from a link from another blog and wanted to say that your daughter is my absolute favorite referral picture ever! She reminds me so much of my little Sam - and while he looks sad like that in some pictures he is the smiliest, sweetest, most charming little lovebug. Many congratulations!
Susanna

Kim said...

I finally caught a breath to check back in today... I figured you'd have your referal by now. As I was scrolling down I go was getting goose bumps... then I saw her and tears welled up in my eyes - she is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations- I wish your faimily a very happy, joyful, and fulfilling life.
Kim