{"id":631,"date":"2008-03-09T20:21:48","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T03:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x.jimanddoni.com\/?p=631"},"modified":"2008-03-09T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2008-03-10T03:21:48","slug":"to-be-loved-by-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimanddoni.com\/?p=631","title":{"rendered":"To Be Loved By You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It finally happened!!!! Sweetie got to hold her girl!!!! Yeah!!! Some sweet bonding time happened this week.?? Sweetie stayed from Wed thru Saturday morning and Tori LOVED her.?? Papa got to hold her as well and he would come stay with us in the evenings.?? Papa swears that Tori kept smiling at him.?? I think that is not fair….but then again…not surprising. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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On Saturday mom and I went shopping for just a couple of hours.?? One of the salesclerks asked me what my nationality is.??:).?? This comes up frequently.?? People often guess middle eastern (Arab), Hispanic??or Italian.?? I am neither.?? My dad’s side is VERY Austrian\/German.?? My mom’s side has German influence as well but also some Blackfoot and Cherokee Indian which is where we assume I get my coloring from.?? Mom and I were discussing today how confusing it will be when we have Tori with us.?? As sometimes people guess me to be Hispanic, Tori and I may or may not generate questions but if Tanner and Ty are with us I doubt we will avoid it.?? I already get tired of EVERYONE asking me how Tanner got his red hair everywhere we go.?? My favorite answer is “God” and then I say nothing more and they usually go on and on about how amazing the red hair gene is to have come from me and I don’t comment but swap a smile between my son and I.?? I love to share Tanner’s story when it is appropriate but Tanner is not my “adopted” son – he IS MY SON<\/strong>.?? Therefore, this doesn’t need to be the topic of conversation EVERYWHERE we go.?? In adopting Tori…I can only imagine what comments we are going to get – praying the Lord gives me wisdom.????Adoption is how God brought us together but the center of the mark is that God picked us for each other and we were always intended to be a family.?? It matters not how that came about…only that God designed it just this way.?? That is the message I want them to carry and deliver.<\/p>\n

Tanner’s nationality is….bet you can’t guess…Irish.?? :)?? He also has German and Italian in him.?? Ty is German\/Italian as well.?? Tori is Hispanic though I don’t know from what country her ancestry originates.?? Mexico would be the most likely as we live in a border state but??because Tori’s adoption is completely closed (their choice not ours) – I don’t have very much information to go off.?? Do you know how many nationalities would check the “Hispanic” box??? A lot!?? Mexico, Spain, Cuba, several South American countries, Puerto Rico…????I think she has a bit of an Indian look as well so maybe that is what creates the similarity in our looks??? :)???? Whatever genes and heritage God gave her…it’s beautiful on her.?? I have to admit, and several people could confirm…I have long hoped for a daughter that was at least part Hispanic.?? I would, OF COURSE have loved a daughter of any coloring but in my mind’s eye…my first daughter had dark hair and dark eyes like mama.?? God just indulges me sometimes doesn’t He??? I love how He plants even these dreams in our heart because He is preparing us for the gifts He plans to give.?? What an awesome and loving God.??<\/p>\n

The??funniest comment I have received about Tori’s nationality came from my five year old nephew Noah.?? He asked his daddy why Uncle Jim and Aunt Sissy would adopt a baby they couldn’t talk to.?? Daniel didn’t understand his question and told him that all babies can’t talk.?? Noah clarified the question and told Daniel that Uncle Jim and I don’t speak Spanish so how were we going to understand her?????ROFL!?? Clearly, all Hispanic babies speak Spanish as their first language so we better learn it pretty quick I guess.?? Way too funny!???? My boys wouldn’t have thought of something like that and I doubt they even realize that Tori’s heritage is different than theirs.?? Daniel, however, is fluent in Spanish and has been teaching his kids for years so Noah having this question makes perfect sense….at least to Noah.?? Heidi and I both took Spanish in High School and we both got kicked out of class by the same teacher repetitively!?? Can you believe that??? Who would kick US into the hall??? And no…we weren’t even in the same class.?? That situation rendered me English only.?? I might have to start over though if my kids choose Spanish as their secondary language seeing as I will have to be the one to teach it.?? I will be much nicer than “Heidi knows who”.?? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Good glory she is beautiful.?? I know I am being a brag book mommy but I truly can’t help it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Did I mention Ty was sick??? Doesn’t he look miserable??? You can always tell Ty is sick by his eyes.?? Because of his eye issues, he has a very hard time centering and holding focus when he is ill or tired.?? This picture actually looks good of his eyes.?? At least they are centered.?? This morning when he got up it must have taken him 5 minutes or more just to hold his eyes open because every time he would open them they would drift all over and he couldn’t hold them to center so he would just close them again.?? Broke Sweetie and mommy’s heart this morning.?? Please pray he gets better soon.<\/p>\n

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This is “Sassy” Sweetie LOL.<\/p>\n

More from the Sweetie collection tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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