Meet the Newest Member .....

We have a new member of our family.

He's cute, loves to cuddle and is the "apple of Ben's eye". A month ago, Ben had to put his other kitten,Jack,to sleep. We have been searching high and low since that time, for a new kitten.

Did you know that most cats tend to get pregnant only at certain times of the year?

February ,historically, is not a high volume month for kitties. For the past 3 weeks, the SPCA , the papers and anyone we could think of asking could not direct us to a kitten. We received the same advice from everyone .... " Just wait another month and it will be raining kittens".

Anyway, to make a long story short, we found Jingle, from a friend, of a friend, of a friend just a few days ago and we couldn't be happier ....

Working in the Nursery .....

JP was away this weekend so Ben and I spent some time hanging out and decorating the nursery.
It's a "work in progress" but we thought we'd show you a few pics. Next, we are planning to tackle Ben's room!

Sweet As A Daisy !!

Here is the newest purchase for Alyana's room. Ok .....I'm hooked on ebay .....I'll admit it.
This clock will match Alyana 's room PERFECTLY.
It even has a ladybug! Now my only wish is that time starts to fly !!

Feb 14th .....

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone !

I hope your sweethearts were good to you today. Mine ( as always) was awesome !!!
Chocolates and a stuffed bear adorned my pillow this morning.

Ben gave me a card and a good morning hug. This kinda treatment just can't be topped!

I'm a lucky valentine .....

I hope Alyana has been given a kiss and an extra long hug ...whereever she is tonight.

Just waiting .........

Three "members" ( Sunny Cat, Maggie and Fletcher) of the Astorino clan waiting for Alyana ....

I Couldn't Resist !

Aren't these adorable?

I found them on ebay, placed a bid and won !
Can't wait to have Alyana's tootsies in them.

February ......and counting !

Hi All,

Another month under our belts. Thank goodness. The wait is killing me !!

CCAA says on their webpage that they have finished the placement of children to families with a LID of (up to and including) May 13th/2005. That means that after the Chinese New Year, more referrals will be on the way. One step closer to our August 24th/2005 LID. I surf the boards daily. There are so many people waiting on referrals from China. I guess we are really not alone in our "pregnancy".

The three of us are doing very well. We are busy with school and work. Nothing too exciting at the moment. Ben and I are enjoying our Saturday mornings at GYM and SWIM and he is becoming a great swimmer. I love Saturday mornings in the pool. We have a fun time together.He is such an awesome little guy and he has a great sense of humor. We are so blessed to have him in our lives.

We have been busy purchasing items for our trip to China so it won't seem so overwhelming at the last minute ( medicines, bibs,travel packs, etc). This morning my August DTC secret pal gift came and there were wonderful goodies in that package that we will carry with us to China. She is too good to us.

Well, I guess that is it for now from us. We will post again soon.

Take Care Everyone.