Hey Everyone! My parents are here for the weekend for my dad's B-day, so we are having a fun weekend. I got a few new pictures off of my mom's camera of Dominick and of Guatemala. My mom had taken a tour of Antigua; which is a historical, beautiful city. Other than having a disappointing tour guide, she loved it. We will go back to Antigua on our next trip, just with a more experienced tour guide next time.

This was part of an old monastery built in 1574, but we had to learn about it from a book b/c the tour guide didn't explain ANYTHING.




Maw Maw on her tour of Antigua, Guatemala.






This is a volcano stretching up into the clouds. Sorry we don't know the name of the volcano, tour guide didn't relinquish that info.


Mommy's sweet baby boy being inquisitive of Maw Maw's camera.


Oh Maw Maw, you are soooo funny!


So Sweat!!!


Look at my niece Nicole with her Maw Maw. Isn't she precious!?!?! And those beautiful eyes she got from her Daddy. She is growing so fast, it's kinda scary.

Oh, I couldn't resist...had to post one more picture of my precious niece with her Daddy (who just happens to be my baby brother). Look at those cool pink Nike's that her Daddy bought her and her T-shirt from Guatemala!!!

Diaper Bag Collection

O.K., here is the beginning of my beautiful diaper bag collection. Yes, many people have said that I've gone a little kooky during this 11 month gestation period while waiting to bring Dominick home. The first bag is brown with red trim and it is my DESIGNER bag by Caden Lane. After Jon saw me looking at diaper bags on the internet for months, he decided to buy this one for me for our 9th anniversary. What a Sweetie-Pie!!! I have to say, the bag is awesome and looks much better in person. It can be worn over the shoulder or as a backpack. And hopefully you don't think it looks too girlie for Dominick. After all, it isn't HIS bag, it is MOMMY'S bag that holds Dominick's stuff.



Side view of the bag.


Inside pattern of the bag.

Bag #2

This is a one-of-a-kind diaper bag I had made just for me from a boutique in Texas. The D can be for Dominick or Duhon. So in other words, I could use the bag as a purse and pretend the D is for my last name. I got so many compliments from this bag while in Guatemala.

Bag #3

This is a practical Eddie Bauer bag that Daddy can use without being "embarrassed". I have to say, as for practicality, this is the nicest one. It has tons of space and compartments in it. It can only be worn as a backpack plus has special straps to hook to a stroller. It's really nice!

And that's all I have for now, just 3. I'm sure there will be many more to come, but I'm trying to hold off for now.






And here are big brothers Mickey and Gizmo who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their baby brother Dominick. No really, actually if they only knew what was about to happen with this new brother, they'd probably be having night mares. I had to bribe them with puppy treats for them to sit still in the crib for these pictures. But these are our boys who we love more than we ever thought you could possibly love a dog.

P.S. Please leave me a comment from time to time so I know who all visits.

Bad News- We've been kicked out AGAIN, #3!!!!

I just got news from my agency that our case has been kicked out of PGN for the 3rd time. If you are not familiar with the terminology, when a case gets "kicked out" it means that there is a mistake that my attorney in Guatemala has to correct. It could be something as simple as a misspelled word. Then my attorney corrects it, resubmits it, and we wait AGAIN and hope that it is approved soon. From what I have heard, my attorney is one of the best there is in Guatemala. It really has nothing to do with him or my case, it is just a matter of how tough the reviewer is that is reviewing my documents. I now God has a reason for all of this, but it's really hard to trust Him in times like this. There are so many why's I want to ask him...like why didn't you let my baby come home at the beginning of the summer when I had the WHOLE summer off and he could have been bonding with me instead of the foster mother. But as hard as it is, I do believe that God knows what He is doing, and I know he has a reason for everything. And as long as he brings that precious baby home to me one day, I will be forever grateful to Him and give Him all the glory, honor and praise.

Here's a poem a friend had framed for me and hangs in Dominick's room:

A HALF A WORLD AWAY

A half a world away

Sometimes it seems we're so far apart

But a half a world away

Is not too far a journey of the heart

My little one, my bundle of joy

I'm waiting for you

My precious son, my baby boy

I know you're waiting too

A half a world away

A child waits for a family of his own

While a half a world away

A family waits to come bring him home

My little one, my bundle of joy

I'm whispering a prayer

My precious son, my baby boy

I hope to soon be there

I hope that we

will no longer be

a half a world away

Author: unknown

MORE SHOPPING THERAPY

O. K., we went on another small shopping spree for our weekly therapy. Boy is it fun to shop for baby clothes and toys!!! Plus I know Maw Maw is worried that Dominick won't have enouph clothes and will have to go to daycare in rags, so we want to make sure and ease her mind, hee-hee!


Oh, look how cool, Mommy bought me ANOTHER outfit with a hat. How I love those hats! But she warned me, I really can't catch lizards. Mommy is an animal lover and teaches me all about being kind to animals.


I'm gonna be so styling in all my Old Navy clothes. I bet I might even get voted "best dressed" at daycare.


Ewww, this looks so comfy. I'll be pimpin' in this outfit. Boy, I wish my Mommy would have bought me some cool kickers to go with this.


Oh I should have known my Mommy wouldn't forget about my feet. She thinks of everything. I have the best Mommy in the whole world!!!

MR. PGN MAN-PLEASE LET ME OUT!!!

O.K., so I've been in PGN for 13 weeks now. The average time used to be 4-8 weeks but there is a new director in PGN (the attorney general) and since then, everyone' s cases have been taking much longer. We thought we'd defintiely have our Chunkey Monkey home by the end of June, but I guess God had other plans for us. Anyway, my new school year is quickly approaching (less than 4 weeks) and now it's looking like I may end up back in school before Dominick comes home. NOOOOOO! The worse part about it is that I will have to explain to over 100 people (at school) WHY Dominick isn't home. I might just have to buy a t-shirt that says "DON'T ASK...I DON'T KNOW WHY".

I will post a few new pictures of Dominick and I'll try to add a video clip within the next few days if I can figure out how to do it.









Dominick's favorite cousin, Nicole (Nannie Lynn misses you Girl!)


The Rougeau Family

DOMINICK'S BATHROOM-Jungle Animals

SHOPPING THERAPY

About once every week or two, Jon and I do a little baby shopping for our Chunky Monkey. It's kinda like therapy, when one of us starts to miss Dominick a lot, we go shopping for him and it makes us feel better. Today Jon woke me up from a nap and said, "Do you want to go to the mall and buy a few outfits for Dominick?" And of course, I got a big smile and said "YES". So I'm posting a few pictures of our shopping spree.


Daddy picked out this outfit from The Children's Place. Of course they try to buy my clothes big since no one knows exactly when I'll be home.

Mommy picked out this outfit from baby GAP. The shirt says "I'm with the band". And of course Mommy just HAD to buy those cool boots to match. She bought a size 4 to make sure I can fit my chubby feet in them.

Look PaPa, now I can look like you and Uncle Jake look when you ride on your motorcycles. Maybe for Christmas you can buy me my own little motorcyle to ride and me and Nicole can share it. I bet Uncle Jake will even buy Nicole her own motorcycle boots like mine. That would be so cool.

This was one of the very first outfits Daddy ever bought me, he picked it out all by himself.

This is a little Guatemalan hat my Mommy and MawMaw bought for me in Guat.

And here's a little tiny hand-sewn Guatemala vest.


Look at my beautiful hand-sewn blanket from my country, Guatemala.

And last but not least, my little Guatemalan overalls. Hope you enjoyed looking at my clothes. My Mommy & Daddy sure do enjoy buying them.

MORE PICTURES OF OUR CHUNKY MONKEY

Thank you Mommy for more clothes from Old Navy, I just love that store.


I love the little duckies on these PJ's too.


I took a 2 hour nap in this stroller...it's sooo comfortable.


Precious little hands (that will get in to lots of trouble one day).


Look how my belly hangs over my pants. Those pants are toooo tight...maybe my MaMa can fix them so I'll be able to wear them again.

6 MONTH MEDICAL REPORT

Hello Everyone! I just got Dominick's 6 month medical report from his doctor. He weighed 18.10 lbs., was 27 inches long, & head circumference was 17.25. That is pretty big for a Guat. baby. They are usually very tiny. Here are pictures from the doctor's office. He is sweating in the pictures...he already sweats a lot plus the people in Guat. dress the babies in layers of clothing (like 4 layers, no joke). It is a bit cooler there, but warm enough to only wear one layer. For some reason, they believe in keeping their babies very warm.