Ok it's quite early I just rocked Madi back to sleep. I never thought that having to get up at 4AM to rock a little girl to be so rewarding, but it is. It has been a tough past few days Tracy and I have ben both sick and we never made it to my Mom & Dad's for our customary Christmas Eve Dinner and gift exchange. This is not how we planned things to work out but just like everything else we've dealt with over the past month we simply roll with the punches. This parenting thing seems to come pretty easy for Tracy and I, and perhaps some of that is attributable to such and easy little girl we have. Don't get me wrong there has been some challenging moments but in the end all seems to work out. You know the past month has gone by like a whirlwind, it really truly seems like just yesterday when Tracy and I were sitting down in a goverment office peering at our daughter's picture for the very first time. It's very profound to have experienced what we have to have visited a civilization that is thousands of years old and that it is this civilization that our dear precious Madi comes from. We know that there will be someday a time when Madi will question where she came from and we hope to be able to bring her back so that she can experience China first hand with the understanding that she'll have as she grows up. For now though we will enjoy her, love her and provide for her the very best that we can. On her little shirt it says "Best Present Ever" to Tracy and I there has never been a greater present. We both agreed this year that we would not stress about getting each other gifts instead we would sit back and honor the true meaning of Christmas this year. That it is a time of giving and not receiving, that it is a celebration of the birth of Jesus not the commerciallizatin that western civilization has made it out to be. Last night it hurt us to be so down and out sick to not have been able to enjoy our families company and it is these times that I challenge all those of you that are still following our blogspot to just take a moment and reflect back on 2007, cherish the moments with freinds and family as once time has gone by it cannot be taken back.
Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you!
Chris, Tracy, Madi and Ben.
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Merry Christmas! May 2008 continue to shine health, happiness and prosperity on your family! We love you all and are so happy for this milestone in your lives.
Barry, Tammy, Braden & Hannah
Hope you are all feeling better, wishing you a wonderful festive season.
Welcome back & I hope you're feeling better :)
WoW...such wonderful news to hear!! Sylvie and I email, and she told me the great news about your daughter. She is absolutely beautiful, what a smile!! I am very happy for you two. God Blesses us in so many ways and so glad he was there when Chris had that terrible accident. I am happy he was ok.
What a journey you guys are taking, Best of LUCK!! Shawlene
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