Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Celebrating Two Years on August 4th.

Wow!  We can't believe our little Ugandan princess will be two on Wednesday.  We still relive memories daily of when we were in Africa walking her paperwork through and getting to know her as our own.  This year has been full of the miracle of being given the gift of adoption.   Knowing deep within you that God knew all along that this little one would be a part of our family.  Jeremiah 1:5 says "before you were formed in the womb, I knew you...".  Realizing that God, when he was forming Zuri in her birth mother's womb, knew she would be a Renslow and would be as much a part of our family as any one of us are.  We feel the weight of that blessed gift each day. 
As far as how she is doing....she is full throttle from the time she wakes up in the morning, until we put her down to sleep.  She is smart and always curious so who ever is around her has to be always aware of what she is doing or they will probably have a mess to clean up.  She loves to pull things off the counter to check them out....which usually means a cup full of some kind of drink, a box full of cereal, you get the picture.  It didn't take her long to figure out how to get water out of the dispenser on the refrigerator door, and she loves to "get drinks"--a change of clothes is often necessary.  She has learned everyone's name (in her own pronunciation) and is adding new words daily.  She hates to get her hair fixed but loves when we turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Handy Manny to keep her entertained during hair time.  I am learning new ways to fix her hair each week and really love being creative...although I will love it more when she starts sitting still for it.  Her favorite things are her bunny bear, dancing, singing, swinging, swimming in her pool, being chased by one of her siblings, eating cheese of any kind, always running, jumping on the trampoline or bed or couch or even just the floor.  She loves her African Children's Choir music and loves to shake her head back and forth to hear her beads click together in her hair.
God only knows what this next year of her life will look like, but we are looking forward to watching her grow.  I am thinking this blog will need to evolve too as our other daughter Leia is wondering why all the pictures are of Zuri and why she doesn't have a blog.  Good point Leia.  Its time to include our other wonderful children because we feel equally blessed to have and be able to love each one of them.  Thanks for all who have shared in this journey with us!  God is so good!  Happy Birthday Zuri!