Friday, January 30, 2009

Kylie Grace's 1st Month




The blessings and joys that we have experienced with Kylie Grace over these past few weeks are almost indescribable. Each day we see new pieces of her lovable personality; each week brings amazing advances... such a great reminder of what a good dose of love and attention can accomplish!

We have survived a month of doctor's visits and lab work, medical consults and exams. We discovered that the medical information from the orphanage was not complete as Kylie's cleft palate was already repaired. Why we were not told is a mystery; but, it appears to have been done well and it saves us and her from having to deal with that surgery now. There will, of course, still be surgeries in the future and much speech therapy starting soon. But, we are grateful that the cleft palate repair is one less thing we have to worry about.

The video above is a slideshow of our first full month at home as a new family. We hope you enjoy it -- the pictures capture many of the hilarious Kylie faces that keep us in stitches most of the time. (Note: You will want to pause the background music when you watch the video because it has it's own soundtrack -- just scroll until you find the iPod image on the right side of the page, then click the pause button)

We are humbled and grateful that she is adapting so well. Thank you all for your prayers -- we have surely felt the covering of God's grace that so many were soliciting on our behalf.

Thankful,

Hank, Cheryl, Kelsey, Kennan & Kylie Grace

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Miller's,

Kylie Grace is just precious!! I know you all are sooo loving having her as a part of your family. She has such a sweet face and smile...
I will continue to pray for you all as she transtions into your special family. I miss seeing you all! Judy Talley

Our family: said...

What a blessing! Thank you for sharing a little bit of your first month together.

I am absolutely amazed every time I see the beautiful transformation that takes place in these sweet daughters from China! How great to see God's love and the love of your family poured into her little life!

How blessed you are to have her! I will continue to pray for Kylie and this precious time of bonding together.

Jamie said...

Beautiful in so many ways!

Love you all and can't wait to meet Kylie.

Jamie and gang

strandfam said...

What a beautiful gift you have been given! Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Finally got a moment to check in on Miss Kylie Grace. She is just so precious and you can see how loved she is just by looking at her face! We hope to see you all in person and spend some time with Kylie very soon.
Love to you all,
Laura, Vic and Evan