13 months today !!!!

Olivia is 13 months old today!!! We found a great Thai restaurant and celebrated with some wonderful food!!! The first picture is in the restaurant before we've eaten because when we were finished we all three had food all over us. Nana and Gram get plenty of bibs becuase she is a messy one!!! The next picture is of us walking home from McDonalds yesterday. She just decided she was in the best mood, laughing and she's learned to wave bye. So, everyone gets a wave as we pass. Might I add, those were the BEST Big Macs we've EVER eaten!!! The next one is of us at the pool. You can't really tell, but she's playing with Tyler's toes. Whatever amuses her works for us. The last one is so sweet. She's learned to put her lips together and blow to make a sound. She's starting to open up. Right now Tyler has her upside down and she's just laughing. We can't figure her out. One minute she's laughing and the next she can turn on the tears. It's almost as if panic sets in and takes over. We're still battling her not letting us sit down and play with her, she just goes to pieces. I thought I would ask everyone pray specifically for two things on Thursday (that way we'll be praying around the world). Please pray that God would take her fear away and she would be able to play and crawl around and explore like a normal child and secondly that she would trust us with her heart. Every time you think about it, please pray. It's been so amazing to see what emotions have been bottled up inside this child for a year now. We've definitely seen the power of love at work. Her diaper rash is clearing up, still has lots of congestion, and just when her face started to clear up, she woke up this morning with some type of rash around her eyes. To put the icing on the cake, I'm pretty sure she's teething. We have 10 days left and we're counting them down. This has been the hardest experience for us in our married lives, but I don't think we've ever learned as much as we have here together. We can see God's hand in all of it. Thank you so much for lifting us up. Jana, we prayed for your mom's healing today and throughout her recovery. We know there is power in prayer. Love and miss you all soooooooo much!!!

Tyler, Steph and Won Ton, Jing, or O (all Tyler's names for her)