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Joy and Becca
My wife and I received inspiration that we needed to adopt a girl with Down syndrome. Her name is Abigail Lili JOY Turpin. These are the chronicles of finding and having Joy!
On March 20th, Mama brought home my new brother, Alex!
Joy is so sweet with him and wants to hold him all the time!
This has been one of those weeks!
Playing…She will disappear and I will panic, only to find her playing house with her babies.
Just because she is so cute!
Playing dress up with sisters
Rocking her baby and writing all over my Saturday list!
Taking care of baby…Big sister made her a trach doll
She discovered this hat and walked into the living room going “Ho,ho, ho.” Big sister recorded her.
On Saturday she scared me to death! I looked up and couldn’t find her – anywhere! We searched everywhere. Everyone searched everywhere. Mama is panicking now, praying and crying. Sister found her in the top bunk, with the covers pulled up, asleep. Oh baby girl! I was so scared. I am so grateful that she was OK. We love you, Joy! I can’t imagine life without her!
This was Joy’s week – sick , sick, sick with episodes of great energy that she burned with her sisters and back to sick, sick, sick. She missed the whole week of school. We are all ready to feel better around here!
I just think she looks cute in a hooded towel! I caught her washing dishes. What a clean house I am going to have one day!
Her Valentine Day’s treats
I was doing PT with Bella and all of a sudden there was Joy covered in a white powdery substance. I assumed it was flour. No, she had taken a box of corn starch and emptied it into a container and then played with it. So fun to clean up!
At sister’s birthday party….piñata time and Just Dance 3
Swinging with her sisters………..…..sometimes ya just gotta dress up!
Playing with sister
LOVES that cat!
Playing around
So proud of her!!
love this picture – I asked her, “Where is Joy?” and she answered, “Here I am” Love that she is talking more and more
Sister got a Bearded Dragon for her birthday. Joy loves it! There is a lot of “lizard” signing going on around here!