tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884456985328515362024-02-21T08:00:01.995-06:00Journey along with the Cates!Journey with us as we bring David home!Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-49709335642386692052014-08-11T19:53:00.004-05:002014-08-11T19:53:45.579-05:00Journey: We have a 3 Year Old!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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How time flies! It is hard to believe that we have a 3 year old!! David loved celebrating his birthday (more than once)! He loves to sing Happy Birthday and we've heard him singing the birthday song after we've put him to bed~ it's so sweet!! He went to the doctor this week and has grown this year! David now weighs 29.5 lbs, he is 37.5 inches and his heart is healthy! Here are some of his favorites at 3: David loves Thomas the Train, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, blocks, playing outside, throwing, riding his tryke, and hopping. He loves to sing and dance and has several favorite songs to sing including the "a,b,c, song", "if you're happy and you know it", and "wheels on the bus". During VBS his teacher told me each day that music was his favorite! I'm excited that our church offers music for 3 year olds on Wednesday nights. </div>
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He still loves chicken nuggets, mac and cheese and hot dogs. We're still working on eating his veggies. He ate a spoonful of corn tonight which we celebrated! One of his favorite things is our Friday night pizza and movie nights. He loves Frozen (what kid doesn't), Toy Story and Cars. He would watch those three each week if we let him! David loves time with family and had a wonderful time in Amarillo and Lubbock with family he doesn't get to see often enough. Drew, Jacob and Hannah are his favorite people to be with and he wishes they all lived with us. He talks about going back to school and playing with his friends. I'm glad he enjoys it and misses his classmates.</div>
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David's actual birthday was celebrated on the last day of our cruise (another post). We decorated the room and he woke up and said "it's my birthday"!! Carnival hosted a special Green Eggs and Ham breakfast and David thought they did it just for him. The breakfast was lots of fun and Sam I Am sang Happy Birthday to David. We swan the morning away and after nap there was a movie at the pool~Frozen (thank you Carnival)!! At dinner we had presents and birthday cake. It was an awesome third birthday for an amazing little boy!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David loved the Green Eggs. He didn't like the Ham part :)</td></tr>
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We wanted him to celebrate with friends too so he had a "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" birthday party on Saturday. We used the pool at Baylor again and are so glad for perks :) Since he enjoys playing and watching Jake we decided a pirate birthday party would be a perfect swim party. All the kids enjoyed playing in the pool! They enjoyed hats and making spy glasses. Hannah was a big hit with her balloon swords. My creative sister made a fantastic "Bucky" cake from the show. It was great!! It was a wonderful day!</div>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-19797205320408655372014-07-22T10:59:00.001-05:002014-07-22T10:59:25.188-05:00Journey: Spring and Summer 2014 in pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's been a fantastic spring and summer! We've had lots of fun celebrating being a family. We celebrated Family Day in April! David has been out of school for the summer and we've stayed busy with VBS at church, swim lessons (he LOVES to be in the water), trips to Dallas and the panhandle, lots of time at the pool and time with family. We go on a cruise next week and cannot wait!! Here are some pictures of our summer so far. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday America!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A perfect picnic!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had firework fun in the backyard~ he was very surprised!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two beautiful kids!! Thank you God for adoption!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing to be in the circus! He loved going to his first circus! He especially enjoyed the elephants!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a great time in Amarillo with Aunt Mickey and Uncle Kirby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out with GrandPop and Uncle Mike in Lubbock!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter family picture :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He LOVES his cousins!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Segura/Gochis/Cates Family! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David loves to laugh!</td></tr>
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It's hard to believe we lived without David for so long! He completes our family in the best way and each day I am so thankful! We have been making wonderful memories and look forward to making many more!!</div>
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<br />Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-35510316011705913632014-04-13T17:20:00.000-05:002014-04-13T17:25:46.815-05:00Journey: Another firstDavid has had his share of firsts this year and last weekend we had another- David's first Easter Egg Hunt. Boy did he have fun!! There were games and crafts to be done and of course, the egg hunt. He did great gathering eggs and he was super excited when he found candy inside. <br />
Last week David also had his 30 month checkup (or in his case 32 months- mom was a little behind). He is doing great and the doctor was very pleased with how healthy he is. He was about the 30% in height and weight. He continues to eat well but is not a vegetable lover. His heart sounded great and we continue to be so thankful for his healing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He wasn't too sure he liked his bunny...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">again, not too sure about the bunny</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David doing the MMC "hot dog dance"</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-13187550792452071432014-03-23T18:05:00.002-05:002014-03-23T18:05:27.496-05:00Journey: Spring Break 2014 (a little late)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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It doesn't feel like spring right now in Waco, it's very chilly and rainy. We're so ready for spring!! Makes for a lazy day and we don't have many of these days! We had an awesome time during spring break this year. We were excited to take our first family vacation with just the three of us and just because we could! We decided that San Antonio had lots of things to do that we would all enjoy.<br />
We left on Sunday after church. David napped a little in the car and so did mommy! We stayed at a Drury Inn near Fiesta Texas. We had never stayed at a Drury Inn but we definitely will again! We checked in, unpacked a little and went down for their "kick back" snack. What a snack! It served as a perfect dinner for us and David had his favorites- chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, and chips! We spent the rest of the evening at the pool. I specifically choose this hotel since it had an indoor pool. David LOVES swimming and we had a wonderful time!<br />
Monday we spent at Sea World. We took a picture with the Shamu character and David wasn't really sure if he was happy or not! We talked a lot about the big whale throughout the day. We watched the sea lion show and a pet show featuring dogs and cats. David enjoyed seeing the animals doing tricks though he didn't want to pet the big dog after the show! We rode a few rides and had lunch before seeing the penguins and the Shamu show. We weren't sitting too close but still managed to get a BIG splash from Shamu. David was not amused at all! It was a cool day so we dried off quickly and went off to see the dolphins and sharks. David was scared of the sharks at first and was hanging onto our hands very tightly! He eventually decided he was safe and went closer for a better inspection. It had started raining so we headed back to the hotel for dinner and more swimming. The biggest hit of the day was the bubble gun he got. He loves his bubbles! <br />
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On Tuesday we started off the morning with a trip to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Park. It's a drive through safari park. We saw lots of neat animals up close and personal. David really like pointing out the different animals. We had a scary encounter with a hungry ostrich! Darn thing took all our food! David did not like it at all! We ended our time there with a quick trip to the petting zoo and some up close time with some baby goats. We then headed to the zoo where there was a train. What we didn't know is that everyone else in San Antonio had the same idea!!! There was crazy traffic getting in but once we were there we found that we didn't have to go into the zoo to ride the train. David is now a train enthusiast! He loved saying "choo choo" and "all aboard". The train goes through a lovely park and we enjoyed the trip. From there we headed to the Riverwalk and David's first river boat ride. He enjoyed being on the boat and lucky for mom and dad the weather was very nice. We also had dinner at my favorite restaurant on the river. It was a lovely day!<br />
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Our last day in San Antonio we spent the day at Fiesta Texas. We checked online to see if there were rides for David and found there were many. By the end of the day he had been on 18 different rides and a few multiple times. His favorite was the train (no surprise), the planes and the tea cups. He loves to go and go! We were there almost 9 hours- wow! David did great with no nap and we all slept really well that night!<br />
We headed back home on Thursday and enjoyed spending the rest of the week playing and running errands. It was so nice to have so time to relax and be together!! David is a such a happy child and always ready to go and do and have fun! Spring break definitely made me long for the summer! We already have the Segura family trip planned~ a cruise!<br />
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<strong>Tuesday~ Safari park, zoo train, and Riverwalk</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A treat at the end of a long day- watching <em>Super Why</em> on the ipad</td></tr>
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<strong>Wednesday~ Fiesta Texas</strong><br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-51540782530061247352014-02-27T21:03:00.002-06:002014-02-27T21:03:49.497-06:00Journey: The LariatRecently a student contacted Steve about writing an article for The Lariat (Baylor campus newspaper) about our adoption. The <br />
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student writer had a friend who had been in Steve's class last spring when he was out for our adoption trip to China. We were excited about sharing our story with the Baylor family! Steve was interviewed and then the writer attend the CNY celebration at BU while we were there. I was very excited to see the published article. The writer did a great job and I look forward to sharing the story with David when he grows up!<br />
Here's a link to the article: <a href="http://baylorlariat.com/2014/02/21/baylor-professor-finds-joy-through-adopting-child/">http://baylorlariat.com/2014/02/21/baylor-professor-finds-joy-through-adopting-child/</a>Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-21299134771160502822014-02-19T21:28:00.002-06:002014-02-19T21:28:59.908-06:00Journey: Valentine's Day 2014<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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What a fun first Valentine's Day we had with David! He enjoyed making cards for his class. He gave Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ones, of course! He loved showing us his bag of cards and eating the candy. David loves chocolate!! We gave him a MMC tool set and my parents gave him the Little People's plane. He loves his new toys! We enjoyed a family night of Chinese food, he can put away some noodles!, and a movie. We watched Cars. He was interested in the movie but more interested in the popcorn!! <br />
The weekend was gorgeous so we spent some time at a playground that's close by on Saturday. We've discovered that David loves to climb and hang! He heads straight to the climbing ladders and has a huge smile while he's climbing. On Sunday we enjoyed an afternoon at the zoo. After a very cold winter we are so happy that the sun is back and we can enjoy time outside!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's a big fan of Little People!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-32788168656138641612014-02-10T21:47:00.001-06:002014-02-11T21:29:54.186-06:00Journey: 2 1/2 Years Old!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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It's hard to believe that we've been home 9 months with our son. The time has flown by!! How is it that 9 months ago we were just returning to Waco after a trip of a lifetime to bring home David?!? God is great and each day we so thankful for the incredible gift He has given us!! I truly believe that there is no other child who could be more perfect in our family. <br />
David is now 2 1/2 years old! He is growing and talking and playing!!<br />
Although we haven't been back to the doctor for an official visit we have visited the Urgent Care center thanks to strep and RSV (grrrrrr)... at that visit he had gained a pound and almost an inch. He is finally growing out of his 18 month size clothes although the 2T pants are too long. I'm ready for shorts season :)<br />
He loves playing with anything that has wheels! He likes to push his many cars, trucks and trains around the house. He loves playing with his pizza and his push and go. He has many Mickey Mouse Clubhouse toys thanks to his love of the tv show. His favorite shows are Super Why, MMC, and Daniel Tiger. He likes to listen to us sing especially when Steve and I sing together. He thinks it's pretty fun that we know the same song :) He loves to dance and clap too! He loves to be outside and we've taken advantage of the few warm days to head to the park. He likes to ride his tricycle and he can almost get the peddles all the way around!<br />
He isn't a big fan of veggies but he still loves tomatoes. His favorite things to eat are mac and cheese, chicken tenders/nuggets, any type of fruit, and soup. The soup can be messy but he loves it just like his daddy. He also still loves ketchup and fries which we have to hide till he eats the main course or else he'll only want the fries! He is doing better with drinking milk though we've switched to chocolate almond milk. For snack he loves 'nanas' and oranges so I'm not worried about him lacking in vitamins from fruit!<br />
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He loves to listen to stories each night before bedtime and he's still a great sleeper. Usually on Saturday mornings I have to wake him up! His bedtime routine now includes a stop in the guest room where he wants to lay on the bed before going to his crib. Not sure why or how this started but it's a short detour so we humor him. He's still in his crib and probably will be till he tries to climb out of it :) I am so glad we have a video monitor!! His favorite story right now is <em>That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown </em>which I bought when I was planning on having an Emily instead of a David. It's a funny little story. He also has enjoyed the books that we bought for Chinese New Year. He loves books with flaps that he can lift. He also LOVES seek and find books- loves them. We found 2 MMC ones that he knows so well he will find the objects before we ask for them.<br />
His language is coming along great!!! It seems like he speaks new words each day. He is also speaking in small sentences which is awesome. He'll ask us questions and let us know what he wants which is great. He prays at dinner time and if we cough or sneeze he'll ask if we're okay- melt my heart!!! As a good Baylor alum David can recognize whenever we're sporting our BU gear. He also likes to do Sic 'Em! <br />
We look forward to watching David grow, continue to learn new things and discover more about him! Thank you for sharing our journey!!Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-11716489051342174312014-02-08T21:33:00.002-06:002014-02-08T21:33:17.716-06:00Journey: A Trip to Arizona<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of our former house~ 756 Deleon</td></tr>
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I'm behind on blogging, shocking I know :) So, I updated with CNY and now I'm going back to the beginning of the year.<br />
The success of Baylor football was very fun this year!! We went to a couple of games including the very cold Texas game and the Oklahoma game. So, when we found out the bowl game was going to be the Fiesta Bowl we knew we needed to be there. Since David gets car sick and it would be a very long car ride we decided that he would enjoy a few days with his Papa and Gigi~ which he did!! Yes, we decided to drive because the flights were crazy expensive! So, we booked hotels and made plans with the Gochis family on when to leave. <br />
You have to drive through El Paso to get to Phoenix which was perfect for us. I grew up in El Paso, moved to Waco in 8th grade, so our first night was spent there. Oh, what fun we had!! Cheryl and I knew our dinner had to be at Bella Napoli which was our favorite nice restaurant. We spent many fun family dinners there after special events. We also visited my great-aunt which was very, very fun. We stopped by the house that we grew up in and our former schools. It was so fun to drive around remembering the very fun times we had in El Paso.<br />
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After a great side trip through El Paso we headed onto Phoenix. We really enjoyed Phoenix and loved the sunny weather. The game didn't go our way (it was horrible, really) but we still had a great time. We enjoyed the pep rally and New Years Eve in Phoenix. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved all the fruit trees in all the yards- so fun!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting with Sandy- a friend of the family from my parents time in Germany.</td></tr>
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We had family dinner last Friday night at a local Chinese restaurant. They know our family and were excited to meet David. David loved eating the noodles and rice. I need to make noodles more often!! Last night we attend the CNY celebration at Baylor. The Asian Student Association hosts a fun evening with food, games and skits. David was a big hit in his traditional dress. Hannah also wore a beautiful silk dress and looked so grown up. We had a fun night meeting other families with children from China. I ordered some picture books about CNY and David has really enjoyed them. He likes all the bright colors and will point out certain things like the dragon and noodles. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa and Gigi love their grandkids so much!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David was a little scared of the dragon but brave enough to try it on!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hi, I'm David and I love to dance!!"</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-16688212372665309962014-01-18T11:26:00.002-06:002014-01-18T11:26:53.660-06:00Journey: Chinese Lantern Festival<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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I'm still playing catch up from the Christmas season. Going back to school was rough especially since Steve was off an extra week. It was hard to leave my boys each morning. We're almost to the half way point in school and I'm already looking forward to the summer. David is learning new things each week and I'm so thankful he has such a wonderful place to learn and play each day!!!<br />
During the Christmas break we took advantage of the beautiful weather to head up to Dallas one evening. We went to the Chinese Lantern Festival and it was fabulous. This is the second year they've had it at Fair Park. It starts during the fair and ends right after the new year. We are anxious to share things about China with David so he will know about the country he came from. Chinese New Year is right around the corner!<br />
We enjoyed looking at all the beautiful art work. Some of the lanterns are actually built in China and then assembled in Texas. The artistry is beautiful!! We also enjoyed some Chinese acrobats, such talent! It was a wonderful evening spent together!!<br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-52254996159751890302014-01-05T21:41:00.001-06:002014-01-05T21:41:37.317-06:00Journey: David's first ChristmasWhat an awesome first Christmas we had!! David was so excited to be at Papa and Gigi's house with everyone. We all slept in the same room and when David woke up he thought it was very fun to play peek-a-boo. We had some snuggle time before it was time to head out and see what Santa had brought.<br />
David loves Mickey Mouse clubhouse so that was his theme for gifts from Santa. He got a MMC chair, large plush, and pajamas. He also got a push and go trike for inside which he has been riding non-stop! He loved finding things in his stocking and most of all being with family. That was the best part, being with everyone.<br />
After Santa we had our traditional breakfast. David loves eggs and especially enjoyed my mom's casserole. By the time we were finished with breakfast Hannah had sorted all the gifts and we were ready to have some fun together. David got very distracted with everyone and the paper and the gifts. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these shirts I got me and my sister!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-70250509779053749962013-12-27T22:35:00.000-06:002014-01-18T11:27:42.811-06:00Journey: Christmas Part 2<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Stockings were hung by the chimney with care."</td></tr>
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Christmas Eve has always been one of my favorite nights of the year! Spending time with my family and enjoying our traditions was something I was looking forward to sharing with David! We enjoyed a very busy few days leading up to Christmas and David really enjoyed being at home! <br />
Christmas Eve we packed up all our goodies and headed to my parents house. One of my favorite things about Christmas Eve is that we all spend the night at my parents house. This year it was a squeeze with 11 of us spending the night. We were so happy to have Yilin with us! Yilin is a former international student from Baylor who my parents were "Welcome Family" for several years ago. Yilin is working on her phd right now at Columbia and this is the second time she has spent Christmas with us. <br />
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One of our traditions is a dinner of spaghetti and oyster stew. I'm not sure how this started but it's what we've done since I can remember. Maybe it's a North Carolina thing since that's where I spent every Christmas growing up. I've never tried the stew but the spaghetti is always delish! We also enjoy treats before bedtime including yummy green punch!<br />
After dinner we take pictures (no shock there) and we open a few gifts. This year we enjoyed some music provided by Drew on guitar and Hannah on piano. David loves to sing and dance so it was perfect for him. A newer tradition is making reindeer dust with oatmeal and glitter. The night ended with story time and David was ready for bed though he was a little confused and excited about staying at Papa and GiGi's house. <br />
It was a perfect night and David had a wonderful time!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE!! David getting his first lessons on guitar from Drew.</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-59741155006060366152013-12-26T21:57:00.000-06:002013-12-26T21:57:03.750-06:00Journey: Christmas part 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIBdkTfl6SvpTqzgcnM0jb8X9vqAdGkDwECfcKx0ipho3HIKrfjc2MQs7KquW4kVZkuXT9pxHpYJxtqAjqLnME3V-3AoiwKlSXZzHy7GlDvDG0d5eU86t4ZUIWxvihu06Upb2WQgesg8/s1600/with+santa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIBdkTfl6SvpTqzgcnM0jb8X9vqAdGkDwECfcKx0ipho3HIKrfjc2MQs7KquW4kVZkuXT9pxHpYJxtqAjqLnME3V-3AoiwKlSXZzHy7GlDvDG0d5eU86t4ZUIWxvihu06Upb2WQgesg8/s320/with+santa.jpg" width="240" /></a>What a wonderful Christmas this has been!! We have had so much fun introducing David to all our special traditions. I have lots of pictures to share so I'll start with some before Christmas pictures. <br />
Last week I took a day off from school to get some things done, sometime you just need a day off! We took advantage and picked David up early and took him to see Santa. We had talked to him about Santa and had read some books so I think he was prepared. Lucky for us we were the only ones there at the time! David wasn't scared but he wasn't really interested in him. The Santa was really nice and we got a good picture which is really the reason we went :) <br />
After seeing Santa we took David to see his first movie! I love Disney movies so I was excited that a new one was out at this time. Frozen was great!!! I loved it, especially the music. David thought it was pretty fun to be in the theater. He loved the popcorn, really loved it! He did great through the movie until the last 15 minutes then he declared that it was "bye-bye" time. He curled up with Daddy and we made it through. What an awesome, awesome day!!! <br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-64715697341287056802013-12-22T14:17:00.000-06:002013-12-22T14:17:02.306-06:00Journey: 8 MonthsToday marks our 8 month anniversary with David. The past 8 months have flown by and it's so hard to believe that last year at this time all we had was a picture of our precious boy. I tried to imagine what it would be like to have a son at Christmas, the wonder and excitement! We've had a fabulous time so far and David is loving the season! <br />
David is finally gaining some weight and has grown taller as well. He's now fitting into his 24 months clothes which makes this momma happy. He is still a good eater and isn't too picky though he isn't a lover of veggies unless it's tomatoes. His language is coming along and it seems like each day he's using new words. He is now stringing words together and using lots of inflection. <br />
He continues to love school and is learning a lot there. David loves to dance and sing and he enjoys dancing with Hannah when they're together. He loves time with his cousins and enjoyed our time in Lubbock for Thanksgiving. David is still a good sleeper and for that we are thankful :) His favorite toys are cars and trucks, he's all boy! When we're out and about he is very good at pointing out big trucks and buses. He enjoys riding his tricycle and being outside. He loves to help out and bring things in from the car or go out and help bring in the mail. I could go on and on but instead here are some pictures :) Enjoy!!!<br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-31039442113027740532013-11-23T21:23:00.002-06:002013-11-23T21:23:18.428-06:00Journey: way behind!I am way behind on my blog, way behind. Sorry! Anyways, here are some pictures from our Halloween festivities... We had three nights of fun. Our first was Tuesday when we took David to Baylor for trick-or-treating. My sister found a costume of my favorite Disney character, Eeyore. Since we had three things to go to we decided to save his Mickey costume for the next night. David really enjoyed trick-or-treating, especially when he got to pick out lollipops!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He liked playing the games at the school carnival.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He loved having Gigi and Papa at school!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He had fun in the bounce house!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-12843346228495175902013-11-06T20:22:00.001-06:002013-11-06T21:23:11.808-06:00Journey: Fall is here!I think fall is my favorite season even though in Waco we don't see a lot of color changes. I like the cooler weather and all things pumpkin! Football season is in full swing and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. David is enjoying all the fall activities including Halloween (a separate post on that soon), a farm fair and a visit to the pumpkin patch. <br />
What I'm not a fan of is David being sick! He had croup back in September and it came back this past weekend. Poor boy! I took him to the doctor and he got a steroid shot which helped with the barking cough. Now he has the wet cough. He's spent the past 3 days with my parents instead of school. He's so lucky to have such awesome grandparents! He is sleeping well right now with new pajamas on and the humidifier going. All the upstairs smells like Vicks!<br />
In his latest "I'm so cute" moment- he has started holding our hands and bowing his head when we pray at dinner. It is seriously the cutest thing! One of the books we read each night has a mommy and daddy praying and he always points that picture out. He is speaking more and more each week!<br />
Enjoy the fall pictures!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All smiles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure what I'm doing in this pic but it's the best family one we got.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He loves daddy's hat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David's favorite part of the afternoon- jumping off the pallets. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this picture! He loves his Papa and Gigi!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing his football arm with a bagel for the pigs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trip to the farm was exhausting!!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-66596060910774355402013-10-28T21:24:00.001-05:002013-10-28T21:24:18.372-05:00Journey: Baylor HomecomingOne thing that we were looking forward most was taking David to Baylor Homecoming. Side note ~ Sic 'Em Bears, #6 in the country!!!! We did not plan for David to be sick and running a fever on Friday. Poor David was feeling pretty bad on Friday thanks to a virus. By Saturday morning his fever was gone and he was jumping around-literally- so we decided to head to the parade. David loved looking at the floats ad the fire truck. It was a cool morning and he was very glad to wear his Baylor hoodie :) <br />
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Steve and I were able to get 2 tickets for the game so David enjoyed some time with his GiGi and Papa! We hope next year he'll feel up to some more festivities. He'll definitely be getting some more Baylor experiences with his first bowl game coming up... who knows where Baylor is going to play but wherever they are we'll be there! When we wear our Baylor gear now David always makes sure to do a "Sic 'Em", we've taught him right!!Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-20036346428333988872013-10-24T21:19:00.002-05:002013-10-24T21:19:42.634-05:00Journey: A Garden FairI'm a little (or a lot) behind on the blog but I'm determined to get caught up!! We've had a lot of fall fun!!<br />
A couple of weekend ago we went to a local children's garden fair. We had a fun time and David got to do a lot of neat things. We're so glad Cheryl and Hannah invited us!! The Master Gardner's had a lot of activities that David and Hannah enjoyed! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving his new plant a "drink"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second pet~ a pet rock!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this plant grows via a soda can</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love that smile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Precious, Precious!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-15960551539404005042013-10-06T21:34:00.002-05:002013-10-06T21:34:56.733-05:00Journey: HOT Fair<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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What a FUN fall weekend! It's starting to feel like fall in Waco with a cool front so we celebrated with a trip to the fair- a perfect fall event! Last year, when we visited the Heart of Texas fair, we could only imagine what fun it would be to visit as a family. <br />
We went late afternoon while a lot of people were headed to the BU game. We stopped by the petting zoo first. David wasn't really sure about the goats and it took awhile before he would touch one. He liked the sheep though. We then headed to the rides. He loved riding the rides!!! I think I got some good pictures! After riding all the rides he was tall enough for it was time to enjoy a corn dog. You can't go to the fair in Texas without eating a corny dog!! David loved it- as did his mom and dad. We then headed to the stables to check out some more animals. By the end of the evening David was making lots of farm animal sounds. We ended the evening with another fair favorite- funnel cake. David is starting to like sweet stuff and the funnel cake was a hit. <br />
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We look forward to some more fall events including a visit to the pumpkin patch and Halloween. We are also looking forward to some more football games- I LOVE Fall!!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, that face! I love him so much!!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-79524894581433945662013-10-02T21:51:00.000-05:002013-10-03T07:41:48.583-05:00Journey: 1 Year Ago today... (it's long and wordy :)My, oh my how in one year can your life change in so many amazing ways!!! It was one year ago today, October 3, 2012 that I got a call that would change our family forever. We are so very thankful for our family and friends who had been praying for us and our adoption for so many years. After waiting for more than 4 years I was getting to the point where I was beginning to wonder... would I ever be a mom, would be ever get to go to China, was there a child out there waiting on us? God answered me in a BIG way and how blessed we are!!<br />
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I am so thankful for my mom and sister. My sister knew the road we were traveling down having adopted Hannah in 2003. She was always encouraging me to remain positive and seek God and His timing. My mom would ask those questions that I didn't want anyone to ask, moms get to do that :) Thanks to both of them we worked on getting our paperwork in order to seek a child from the Waiting Child list. For <em>years</em> my mom and sister had suggested I look into the list and for some reason, a reason only He knows, I hesitated and waited. I understand more now that God's timing is perfect even when I can't understand it!<br />
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Fall was in the air and Steve and I had spent many days looking over list and working on getting the paperwork to our agency. From financial records to doctor visits we were ready to get things moving! We had prayed about the checklist and for the child that God would bring into our lives. We prayed that we would be the best parents for that child and that we would be ready to be a family and that we would be prepared for whatever medical condition the child faced. On Tuesday night (10-2-12) I finally submitted the paperwork to our agency. What relief I felt, we were finally moving forward!! Steve and I talked that night about how long we thought it would be before we got a referral from the agency. I was hoping within 6 months, God had other plans! <br />
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The next day I can home a little early from school thanks to an early release day. Since we had spent several nights up late working on the checklist I was exhausted, a nap was in order! I had no sooner sat on the couch when the phone rang. Sure enough it was our agency. They had some questions about our checklist and what plans we were already making for our child, lots of general questions. After about 10 mins. I was off the phone and ready to rest. I dozed a little and then the phone rang again. Honestly, I was very tempted not to answer it but I am thankful I did. This time it was another person from our agency. She said the words I thought we might never hear, "we have a referral for you." What?!? Less than 24 hours later the agency had already matched us with a child? I thought it was too good to be true. I shook myself awake and started taking notes about the child. I learned that it was a boy, a boy, wow!!!- we had checked either gender- that he had a heart condition and that he was from a province I had never heard of. Then she told me his birthday, August 2nd and I knew a God-incidence had happened as August 2nd was our wedding anniversary. She then said she had some pictures and asked if I wanted to see them and read his file- Yes and Yes! She gave me a warning though, that he was awfully cute, and she was so right!!! I got some details of what we needed to do and hung up.<br />
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I was in shock! I pulled myself together and called Steve. He was on his way from Baylor to teach at MCC for the evening. I told him I had some very important news and that as soon as he got to his computer he needed to call me. I forwarded the email I got from the agency so we could look at it together. So, we were on the phone with each other when we learned his name and saw his face. Oh My Word!! My heart was leaping in my chest. We read through the medical jargon as best we could and talked about what we needed to do. We prayed together and for our family, which in my heart had just grown by 2 little feet. Before hanging up Steve asked, "how am I supposed to go teach now?" :) I called my mom, of course, gave her all the information I knew and asked her to pray for our decision. Then it was off to GAs. I downloaded David's picture onto my ipad and when my sister came in I told her I had a big surprise. I showed her his picture and we cried together for this precious little boy who was on the other side of the world. We did manage to make it through GAs and teach something that night. <br />
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Our letter of intent, to officially adopt Xin Zheng Yuan, was off to our agency within a few days. The hardest part was I wasn't supposed to tell anyone. I blew that within the few days but I knew I had prayer warriors around me. 6 1/2 months later we were in China meeting our son for the first time!! As David hugged and kissed me goodnight tonight I had tears of joy for the life that God brought to us. For the family that He has provided. For the desire that He put in our hearts many years ago to adopt. What a Mighty God we serve!!<br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-68724737753240773312013-09-29T20:49:00.002-05:002013-09-29T20:49:39.783-05:00Journey: picturesNo fun news to share but I do have some cute pictures of my boy! We enjoyed a fun Saturday at the zoo yesterday. He was much more interested in the animals this time which was fun to experience.<br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-38197768987150839852013-09-22T21:10:00.000-05:002013-09-22T21:10:21.585-05:00Journey: 5 monthsToday we celebrate being with our boy for 5 months. Life is wonderful and busy! David has been in school for a month now and LOVES it. He missed some days this week due to being sick :( and he was sad. He did get to stay with GiGi and Papa which made for a couple of fun days. <br />
David has discovered cars and trucks and loves pointing them out to us on our drives around town. His favorite book right now is one about Rescue Vehicles. We read it each night along with a few others. He still enjoys Daniel Tiger and now really enjoys Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We thing that's what he'll probably be dressed as for Halloween. He also loves animals and making the animal sounds. <br />
We had some special visitors from the south last weekend. My cousins, David and Al, came to Texas for the A&M vs. Bama game. They are both HUGE Bama fans and my dad is an Aggie which made for some fun ribbing. I hadn't seen Al since my wedding, 10 years ago! It was so fun to have them in town!<br />
We are excited about fall weather getting closer and closer. David loves being outside so we are looking forward to days we can be outside without sweating so much :) <br />
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Last year at this time Steve and I were going back to jobs after an awesome summer of travel and kitchen updates. We didn't even know about David- how weird is that! I had the adoption paperwork out and had looked at it but hadn't made that next step in sending in our Waiting Child checklist. How a year can just fly by! This year we've had our first week of school and are figuring out our new schedule. This year we are loving every moment we have with our precious son. This year I will spend much less time at work and much more time playing blocks, cars and ball with my son! So excited that THIS YEAR is finally here!!<br />
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The great news is that David loves school! He's had no problem during drop-off and he is all smiles when we pick him up in the afternoon. Steve is doing all the dropping of and picking up due to his more flexible schedule and being so close to school. There will be a few days when I get to pick him up and I look forward to those days! David has enjoyed playing with new friends and playing with new toys at school. He really likes to put on his backpack in the mornings- he's so darn cute!! His language continues to expand and I think school will really help with that. His newest "I'm so cute" thing is that at prayer time he will bow his head and close his eyes. He tends to close them really tight and usually has a huge smile on his face. Oh My Word he is precious!!!<br />
Steve is teaching 5 classes this fall at Baylor and <u>not</u> teaching nights at MCC- thank goodness! He had a great first week with over 200 students. I've started my 10th year as counselor at Cedar Ridge. We have a population of about 650 this year. I've have a new scheduling duty this year which has taken up most of my time the past two weeks but I should start teaching next week. Steve and I are so blessed to love what we do and be surrounded by great co-workers!!<br />
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Yesterday we enjoyed taking David to his first Baylor football game. It was HOT! I mean really, really HOT! We got there early to visit a friend's tailgate and see the band. By the time we made it into the stands we were all worn out. David did okay but wasn't really interested in the game. He yelled some and enjoyed swinging the pom-pom around. We've been working on teaching him "sic 'em bears" this week so we had fun with that at the game. We left during the first half and I was glad to get into the ac filled car! It was a fun first game. I think we'll wait till it cools off before we go to another one. Better yet I am already looking forward to basketball season- indoors and shorter :) <br />
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-62264299904821548002013-08-21T21:53:00.001-05:002013-08-21T21:53:17.737-05:00Journey: 4 Months Gotcha!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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Thursday marks 4 months for our family to be together~ WOW! It is hard to believe that it's only been 4 months since we met David in China!! It seems like we've been together forever!! David has continued to do great and he is growing so much!!<br />
Our summer is coming to an end which makes me very sad though I am looking forward to the fall! I can't wait for his first Baylor football game, fall festivals, pumpkin patch, and Thanksgiving. I also like the cooler temperatures of fall! <br />
David had his two year check up last week. He is in the 30% for height and weight. His heart continues to be healthy and we are so very thankful for God's healing! He had to get a shot and a finger prick but he handled them like a champ! <br />
David is saying more and more words and now he is putting them together. He says "thank you" a lot and it's too darn cute when he says "thank you mama", just makes my heart happy! He continues to be a pretty good eater though he doesn't eat many vegetables. Some days he'll eat a ton of food and then the next he won't eat much- guess that's a 2 year old for ya! His sleep is going great too. We moved bedtime up and hour and he's done pretty good with that change. He's started wanting to do many hugs and kisses before we leave his room- we certainly don't mind that at all!!<br />
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I started back to work last week and Steve begins classes at Baylor on Monday. With summer over David has started at daycare which we're calling 'school'. Today was his second day and so far he is really enjoying it! The first day he went in with a smile and said "bye bye" to us with no hesitation- Praise!! I think going to church child care has helped with the transition. Tomorrow he will stay most of the day and I'm hoping for smiles when he gets picked up. I'm excited to see him make new friends and learn many new things. I also think school will help with his language development. We feel blessed to have a place where we know he is being cared for each day! He's been tired the past two nights so I know he's playing hard!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for his first day of school!<br />
All smiles!!</td></tr>
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Cindy Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986928207540116936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388445698532851536.post-24896604699699429332013-08-12T21:18:00.000-05:002013-08-12T21:21:50.038-05:00Journey: We have a 2 year old!!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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August 2nd is a very special day for us! 10 years ago Steve and I were married on August 2nd. Steve's dad's birthday is on August 2nd. And 2 years ago our precious son was born! August 2nd was already a very special day for us but now it's even more special!! When we got our referral for David I was actually researching our 10 year anniversary trip which was going to be a river cruise in Europe. Instead we went to China, thank goodness!!<br />
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When I found out that we would be in Florida for David's first birthday with us I was super excited. I knew that being with family would be lots of fun. Since we missed his first birthday I think 2 birthday cakes are in order! My awesome sister is a master at cakes thank goodness! I decided that for his Florida birthday we would do a "Daniel Tiger" cake. David loves Daniel Tiger which is on PBS and a take-off of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. It is possible that I like it more than him :) <br />
On his birthday we started with a great morning at the beach. Steve and I went out to lunch to celebrate our anniversary at a local place which was very yummy. We had a wonderful dinner and then did cake and presents with David. He LOVED his cake! He also really enjoyed having us sing Happy Birthday to him. Thanks to all of our June birthdays he knew exactly what to do when it came time to blow out the candles. What a fun day!!!<br />
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Like I said, since we missed his first birthday we thought 2 birthdays would be great! It being August in Texas meant that his party needed to be inside or involving water so we chose both. We took advantage of our Baylor connection and used the SLC pool! <br />
It was easy to come up with a swim theme and thanks to Pintrest, my mom and my sister we had lots of fun ideas. David enjoyed having new friends play with and he loved the cakes and candle. We had a special candle from China that lights up and plays "happy birthday". We brought home several from China! I enlisted my sister again to make a fabulous cake~ a beach ball. Drew loves to bake as well and made a yummy dolphin cake! It was the best party he won't remember :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Aunt Cheryl for a perfect cake!</td></tr>
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