Happy 7th......

Okay....I know what you're thinking - "Shouldn't that say Happy 4th?" Well, normally yes, but at the Wheeler house, the 7th is definately a day to celebrate. We now have 4 months behind us in our wait for Miss Emma. Currently, the wait time is at 12 months from LID, so I guess we have made it 1/3 of the way. Our 1st "Trimester" is behind us. Of course, we are always hopeful that the wait time will shorten up, so I guess once again, we will wait and see what happens.

Also, July 7th marked the 1 month birthday of Michael Alan (he's changing so much already) and Casey and Sarah's anniversary. They all seem to be getting along great and settling into this new world around them. Of course Casey is once again very busy with swim team, but I really think they are just enjoying this summer, being together, and getting to know this sweet baby boy.

So let's see, this last week also brought another milestone as Gran had her last chemo treatment. She has been quite the trooper through this major ordeal and while she has had some rough days, she seems to keep her chin up and keep plugging along. I am very proud of her and the way she has dealt with her illness. Even though she is struggling physically, she has an amazing inner strength and I am very proud of her.

Our family spent the holiday weekend here in Wichita. At Gran's request, we took in a ballgame on Saturday night and went to church Sunday morning. The ballgame did not quite meet our expectations, but we still managed to make our own fun. Church, however, was really great. They had a wonderful, patriotic service and we really enjoyed it.

We have started to purchase some things for Miss Emma. We were not sure what size clothing to buy, but you can only look so long, and then you just can't wait anymore. We have picked up a couple of outfits and yesterday, we bought a very tiny swimsuit (it is just too cute!) Seeing how our hotel in China has 4 swimming pools, we knew the suit was a must! She also received a very special cradle for her babies made by her Great Grandad Fred (Rusty's Grandad) and Grandma Cindy made her a new pink blankie (it might be the softest blanket ever)!

We've posted some pictures from the 4th. We also included some showing all the fun things we've been gathering up for Miss Emma!

That's about it for now. Hope you are all having a great summer! We'll post again soon!!