the Life of Olena

This was taken by daddy...proof to me can make his daughter look cute. This was his very first pony tail. I gave him and instructional lesson the night before. She got her first MP3 player. She doesn't wear it too often but she likes to relax to Beethoven while reading her books. Here is her growth chart since being home. Where has my baby gone??

Summer is here and though we haven't really experienced any HOT weather yet, the summer activities are in full swing. We are getting ready for our trip to Niagara Falls - exciting!!! and the best news, my parents just got a pontoon so we thoroughly enjoyed a day out on the lake today! it started off a bit cold and rainy but just like good ole' Michigan we were warm and sunny after only a couple hours. Olena was beside herself with excitement. She is definitely a boater, oh and a fisherman too. My dad and Jason threw in the poles a couple times but Olena ended up being the only one to catch a fish with her little pink pole! sorry guys :( it was very relaxing and peaceful...downfall is the fact that I am sitting here on the computer with a nauseated stomach because I feel like my whole computer desk is rocking with the waves...yuck! :( Family news...we are still hoping to get pregnant by fall. My doctors appointment went well. The only concern is that she would like m...

Life is moving along, nothing too important to report tonight but I thought I would post something short. I had my first appointment today with the fertility doctor but it ended up being cancelled due to an emergency at the hospital. I was pretty disappointment but was able to reschedule for next week. I have gotten over my pity party and have accepted our decision to try conceiving. Adoption will always be possible and I know for a fact that I will take that journey again sometime in the future... but just not today! Mother's Day we went to the Fisher Theatre and seen Annie on stage. It was my mom, me and Olena. It was a great day! Olena was beside herself with excitement and the poor little thing started crying tears of joy when it started. It was almost 3 hours long, so she had a hard time making it through the whole thing without fidgeting all over the place but she did great and was very well behaved. It is so pleasing to see her passion for music and theatre. For such a small...

I feel sad... I got a call this evening from a local foster mother. She was following up with me about my inquiry and had invited us to the orientation that was taking place this week. I had tell her we had decided against pursuing foster care at this time because we were going to focus on having a baby. We spoke for a few minutes more and she ended with something that really hit me in the chest - "please Christina, if you and your husband change your mind at any time in the future please call me...we are really desperate for families right now." AAHHH MAN! that totally not only caught me off guard but really hit me emotionally. Did we make the right choice? should the pregnancy thing wait? by saying no am I letting more children suffer without a safe place to go? I know for a fact that we will one day be foster parents...but is that enough? I have a lot of praying to do!

After some short deliberation the final decision (at least at this point) ;) is that we are going to move forward with attempting to extend our family with "homegrown" children. When Jason agreed to adopting our first child, he made me promise that the second goal would be biological. This made my argument of adoption and foster care very short lived. I suppose it would be very kind of me to stay true to my promise ! and besides I am going to be 31 this year so I suppose it would be wise to get started. Now I have never technically been deemed as "infertile"but I haven't gotten pregnant in the 6 years Jason and I have been married. On the other hand we have never "tried" to get pregnant either. I do have PCOS , and know that due the hormonal imbalance that makes it difficult to get pregnant but the drug Clomid is a fertility med that is extremely successful in PCOS patients and that is where I plan to start. Healthwise there is nothing e...

You gotta love Michigan weather. Last week it was 50 degrees when we left the house in the morning. But by 12noon it was above 80! What the heck?? To honor our outstanding weather forecast my lovely daughter decided to show you how us Northerners have to dress for a day out on the town. She had on her bathing suit with a tank top and jean skirt, then she added the sweat coat, leg warmers and to top it off perfectly....the crocs!! ______________________________________________ Jason and I got off to head start this year and tackled a lot of yard chores this past weekend. Because of the wacky weather everyone usually waits until after Mother's Day, but the day was warm and we are trying to enjoy the idea of relaxing this summer!! We still have a few projects to finish but nothing major. All of the "beds" have been cleaned, turned, fertilized, and debugged!! The flowers and the herb garden have been planted...and much to our surprise are already sprouting after only 1 week...