Hold on to your seats for some major CUTENESS!

Our agency asked for an update on Max on March 9th, and we had been waiting patiently for news. My heart exploded with love and happiness when I opened an email this morning with our adorable son's face looking back at me. I absolutely can't wait to hold him, show him how much I love him, and make him happy.











Lily giggled like crazy when I handed her my Blackberry with Max's pictures~she's so excited and really is looking forward to having a little brother. Lily looks at Max's pictures all the time and talks about all of the things she wants to teach him.

There are so many times when, out of the blue, Lily will ask questions about Max coming home (she especially wants to know when and especially why not right now). There have been times when we'll be shopping in the store with Lily riding in one of the car-carts and Lily will say, (*as she's pointing to the seat beside her*)..."Hey Mama! Max can sit right here next to me!" Last night we were laying in bed watching cartoons, and Lily looked at me and said, "I'm not going to like it if you hold Max". Lily is showing us how she is really imagining life with Max here with us. We have many talks about how nothing can change the way we love our Lily~that we have tons of love, hugs, and snuggles for everyone.

We learned today that Max's foster family calls him "Tao" or "Tao Tao". I like that :) He is active, but shy with strangers, and doesn't like being held by strangers. (great news on the attachment front!) Max loves to take a bath and play in water (a match made in heaven for this water-lovin', beach and ocean dreamin' Mama!)