Holiday's At The Denton's

Greeting’s everyone from the Deep South,

Sorry it’s been so long since we’ve posted on our blog, I’m sure you all know how life can somewhat get in the way of this.

We’ll a lot has happened since our last blog, we had our first thanksgiving and Christmas together as a family which was one of the greatest experiences of all time.

Reese had a ball; she played with aunts, uncles, cousins, and everyone in between till she dropped from exhaustion. She loves family, she loves kids and she loves to eat. I believe that is her favorite pastime, (she just like her daddy!). Reese discovered she likes turkey, ham and most of all mamas’s dressing.

Christmas was truly wonderful, Reese loved the Christmas tree as well as the lights, I think the lights were her favorite part of it all. Everywhere we went during Christmas and every time we saw Christmas lights Reese was saying look, look, the best way she knew how. she loved seeing the lights, so much so she was sad when it all had to come down. But Christmas morning was awesome to see a little child (that had never experienced Christmas before) so excited when she walked into the living room and saw a ton of presents under the tree all for little ole her. (It was also exciting for mom & dad to get to play Santa for the very first time as well). She opened her gifts one by one, tearing off wrapping paper piece by piece only to be wowed by what the surprise was. She understood so much more than we had given her credit for. She is truly a remarkable child and we are very, very blessed--blessed beyond measure to have this precious little girl in our lives, God is amazingly good.

Reese is over her palate surgery now; her mouth is completely healed and looks so good. It took a little getting used to on her part since she had never had a roof of her mouth before, suddenly everything felt a little strange when she ate or drank but in a really good way. She has adapted to it with no trouble at all. We were scheduled to go back to Scottish rite hospital to have the little mouth piece removed that was sown in at the time of the surgery but one day at daycare Reese decided she didn’t want in her mouth anymore and spit it out on her own eating lunch. This was great for mom and dad because we really didn’t want to see her put to sleep again so soon, this was very traumatic for her.

So we are in speech therapy now trying to learn to pronounce letters and sounds to learn how to talk. We are finding out this is a “not so easy task”, Renee & I are having to change the way were accustomed to speaking. Anyone that lives in the south knows how that southern slang can just come right on out without thinking about it. It’s a challenge for all of us but you know God is good and he will see us through this and give us the knowledge to teach and Reese the understanding to learn how to speak.

Here are some recent photos of our family.

Till next time;

4 Months ago today...

It's hard to believe that four months ago today we were meeting our daughter for the first time. So much has changed since we received that quiet little baby girl in our arms. It's hard to believe she's the same little girl.

I remember Dimple ( our guide ) telling us " babies be different babies by Friday no worry." I have to tell you I didnt for one minute believe my baby girl would be changing that much especially after her meltdown with her nannies. But she did.

Time has just been flying by since we got home. Reese is doing great. She's had the major surgery, palate repair, and we are just waiting on the day the retainer can be removed from her mouth. It was a little over two weeks ago, and she has finally started to feel like her old self again. ( We sure had been missing the laughter she brings into our home. ) We are praising the Lord for her healing and her adjustment into our home in the USA. We know she's the daughter God had for us and we cant thank Him enough for this blessing...

Check her out then and now...

What a difference a couple of days make....

It has been five days since Reese had her palate repaired and boy has it been a tough couple of days. I hope we never have to put her through anything like this again. She did great and her doctors think everything went well but it's very hard to see your child hurting and scared. Reese went in Tuesday to have a 2 hour procedure and it turned out to take about 40 minutes.


She sure looked cute before the surgery didnt she?


Here she is right after the surgery. It took me and Mark taking turns holding her all night long to get her to rest and relax enough to let the pain medicine work.

And here she is today. It's great to see her active and herself again.

Twas the night before surgery and all through my house....

Well the palate repair surgery date has arrived. Tomorrow is the day Reese will finally have a roof in her mouth. To say we are a little anxious and scared is an understatement, but we know that the Lord will be right there with us... He tells us in His word that He goes before us and makes all the crooked paths straight. We are trusting in His word tonight as we watch our daughter sleep peacefully.

She cant have any solid food after midnight and only liquids in the morning so we let her pig out tonight. She had all her favorites like mashed potatos with gravy, mac & cheese, corn , chicken, and a banana for dessert.

We are running about the house tonight getting everything together for tomorrow. Please join my family in praying for a successful surgery, a speedy recovery, and a strong mom & dad.

Happy Happy birthday Lola Reese

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL..... my baby girl is two today. We partied hard Saturday for Reese. She was scared to begin with but it didnt take her long to get into the party mood.

Tubes... Tubes... Tubes

Reese got ear tubes yesterday and we are hoping she's hearing a whole new world today. The ENT said she had so much fluid on her ears, she was hearing like on a mountain top. She seems to be feeling pretty good and considering the two meltdowns she had yesterday, the Denton household is doing pretty good too.

She sure looks cute in yellow and sticker....

Dedication Day.....

We joyfully dedicated our little Lola Reese today. It was a great day for us. The Lord has saw us through three long years of waiting but what a wonderful blessing He has entrusted with us. I pray the Lord helps us raise this little girl to know how wonderful the Lord is and how much He loves her...