it's true.

we have a sweet girl. 

an itty, bitty girl that we are so blessed to have the privilege of loving. and adoring and longing for. 

a sweet girl that o-boy calls "the girl" {a term of endearment, i promise:). 

she lives in uga.nda. and she is oh. so. precious. 

so beautiful. 

at 8 months old, she had 6 teeth, weighed 9lbs and was 23 inches long. so she is itty, bitty. our o-boy was 22 inches and 8lbs7oz when he was born.

we will keep the details for her to share [if she wants]..but, we can tell you... our girl....she's a fighter. boy is she a fighter. our baby is determined and tenacious.

her name ??    nya. 

because we believe God has an amazing *purpose* for her sweet life. a huge *purpose* ... it also means *tenacious*...we are praying she uses that tenacity for the good of others!

we came to know about her 5 weeks ago. so she is 9 months now and growing and getting even cuter with each day. you should see her lashes....they literally touch her eyebrows. they are absolutely beautiful...can you tell we are in love? 

after emilyn,  we decided not to pursue another child..but i will say we did keep praying that god would make his will known. and..if there was another child that needed some love then we would surely give that love and be their family! the closer and closer we were getting to traveling, we were getting more and more used to the idea of being a family of 4 instead of 5. we were getting so excited to bring our sweet boy home and so excited to have the two boys. it seems like we were to be a family of 4. 


but once again, His plans were different than ours and we are so thankful..so thankful..

a few weeks ago, we got an email about this sweet girl and well...the rest is history;) she is ours. she is our daughter. our girl. THE girl :)

so excited to meet our sweet girl nya and our babyu (stories on his name to come soon!). 

really, words can't express what we are feeling now...the idea of having 3 littles..well, it just makes my heart leap for joy and makes my eyes fill with tears.  

our lives are about to get a whole lot more hectic, crazy, loud and busy...but, honestly, we can't wait. we can't wait to have these sweet children running through the house, screaming at each other, keeping us up at night, playing together, having some serious dance parties...the list goes on and on ...because quite frankly, all i do is day-dream (well that AND prepare for a family of 5 to spend 7 weeks in africa!!!)...yeah, we may not shower as much or do as much laundry..our dishes might pile up a little faster..we may will stay home more often...we won't get as much sleep.....we probably won't get time for ourselves...

BUT..

we will be united. we will be family. we will be together. at last.a family of five. 5. 

our kids will have to learn to cooperate, share and live in close proximity. we will continue to learn that love trumps things. it trumps stuff...it trumps all....we will all be learning to love more. love better. love well. we all will have to learn to love when it hurts. when it makes us uncomfortable. even when we are tired and don't want to...

we leave in 48 hours and we are feeling every emotion possible...

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we are coming babies...all 3 of us...can't wait to hold you close..take in your smell...smother you both in kisses and loves.. we have waited so long for this moment and now that it is nearing, i can't pull it together..words cannot express what we are feeling. know that we are coming soon..and we won't ever have to leave. never, ever. we are yours and you are ours. ah. my heart is overflowing..see you soon sweet ones. your family is coming!!! your momma and daddy are coming...and your big brother (along with dutch)...are coming...soon babies...soon