Saturday, January 30, 2010

I've been meaning to post these pictures for a long time but just haven't done it yet. After we received our initial referral pictures (see previous post), we received updated information and pictures every month while we waited. Here they are.



March update (3 months old):




April update (4 months old):
We had to do a double take when we opened these pictures. Yes, that really was our son in the pretty pink sleeper!


May update (5 months old):

June update (6 months old):
These pictures were the best (and the hardest) of all the updates. He had been through court at this point (making him officially our son) and had received our carepackage. He's wearing the blue sleeper we sent him, holding the toy penguin we sent him and looking at the photo album we sent along with our pictures in it. This was also the first time we saw such a huge grin on his face - how appropriate since he's looking at his new daddy, mommy, brother and sisters!





Just when we were beginning to wonder about our July update, things changed and instead of geting pictures in our inbox, we got the real deal instead. Despite an extremely stressful situation (and that's an understatement!), we got to bring Denver home a little earlier than expected. So here's our July update pictures:


9 comments:

Carolyn said...

He is such a cutie!!!!!!!!!! You are so lucky that you got updated pictures so often. Is it possible that he gets cuter every month??

Carolyn

Anonymous said...

Grandpa's colour...not pink...salmon :) But I noticed mommy's colour was next..Orange! Once again Denver..Welcome we Love you very much...
xo Grandpa & Grandma

Lori said...

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Anonymous said...

Love the pics...they are all adorable!

Anonymous said...

That was me leaving the last comment, in case you're wondering....
mz

Catherine said...

what a gift all these pictures are...especially the last ones.

Your post made me wonder what countries do the pink/blue thing? Not all I know as in China I was often asked if Hannah was a girl or boy even though she was dressed in pink from the tip of her toes to the top of her head. My daughter dressed in pink? Oh yah....now that's a surprise!!

mc said...

How wonderful that you have these photos. They are just so sweet! Even the pink ones:)

darci said...

oh wow, karen, these are priceless! thanks fo rsharing them. the one of denver in his purple shorts, those KNEES!! so so cute!

Sharla said...

I can't get over the contrast from him wearing the pink sleeper one month to bright boy orange the next!

My favorites are the ones of him when he has received your care package...he looks so happy looking at those pictures! (and of course my other favorite is the one where you are finally holding him)