Hannah's B-day

Hannah’s 2!!!! Wow, Hannah is really 2. My how time flies. When we got Hannah, she was a tiny baby. Now, Hannah is a big 30lb. toddler who is loud.

This is a picture of Hannah's first birthday.

This is a picture of Hannah's second birthday.

Wow, how she has grown. Hannah has turned into a beautiful toddler.


Here are some pictures of Hannah's birthday.

This is Hannah's birthday cake. The colorful dots are M&M's (Oh, how Hannah loved these.)

Andrew and I both got Hannah a present. This in Andrew's present to Hannah. Andrew got Hannah , some sand toys (She loves to play with them.)

These are my presents to Hannah. I got her a microphone and some pink sparkly dress up shoes.
(Hannah sings in her microphone all the time.) I also got Hannah some clip on earrings, but I forget to put then in the bag.

Happy Birthday Hannah!!

Hannah's Birthday is Coming

Hannah-Faith’s B-day is coming soon. Wow my, how time flies when you have a baby. It does not seam like we have had Hannah for almost 2 years. My friend, Rachel, has a B-day is one day before Hannah. Closer to Hannah’s Birthday I will try to post some pictures.

Breaking News about Hannah!!!!

On July 4th, Hannah took her first steps. She took 2 steps from our stool to our end table. When my Dad came home, he got her to walk even more. Now she is walking all over the place and getting into everything!! Mom hoped she would not walk until we found a house but, of course, Hannah never does what you want her to.

Looking back on the day we first met Hannah

Below is something I wrote so I could always remember this special day in my life. I thought I would share it with you. I hope you see how God has blessed our family.

Sierra and Hannah-Faith on the day we met. April 23rd, 2006



My Sister Hannah

My family is a foster and adoptive family. We were a family of 3 until my little sister and brother came along. Today, I will tell you a little about the first time with my little sister, Hannah-Faith, or Hannah for short. She has brown hairand blue eyes. She is ten months old and very cute. Well let’s go back to the beginning, when we got the phone call for Hannah.
When we got the phone call for Hannah, we had only been on the adoption list for 3 months. That’s a very short time. My mom and I were actually on our way to a class. While my mom was on the phone getting information about Hannah, I just knew something was going on and I was sooo excited. I could hardly sit down. When my mom got off the phone, she told me what had happened. We were both so happy. We hugged each other and pretty much screamed, but we still had to ask my dad for permission. Of course, he said yes.
After my dad said yes, my mom still had to teach her class. She said that we would get to see Hannah at 4:00. On the way to class our best friend, Aunt Cheryl, my mom and I where trying to pick a name. Hannah was at the top of the list. Little did we know Hannah’s birth mom had already named her Hannah. All we knew was that she was a baby caucasian girl. I wanted to stay in my mom’s class, actually, I did not want to go to class at all. I was too excited but my mom said that I had to go. While we were at class, my mom and I told a lot of people about the new addition to our family.
After class was over, we rushed home and my dad met us there. Then, we went to MUSC to see Hannah. When we got there, we looked for Hannah’s social worker. We waited for about 15 minutes or so before we saw her. My mom and dad were a little nervous. Hannah was on a heart and lung monitor. My mom needed to be trained on the monitor to be able to work it and we were late. First, we went to the baby department in MUSC. Before we saw Hannah, we had to wash our hands. When we saw Hannah, she was 5 pounds and 7ounces, and was on a heart and lung monitor because she was seven weeks premature. Hannah’s first nurse was Miss Tiffany. Miss Tiffany let my Dad hold Hannah first, and then my Mom got to hold Hannah. After my Mom and Dad both got to hold Hannah, we had to leave. My Mom had to get trained on the monitor. I was going to go with my Dad to run some errands, but we decide I could stay and get trained also.
After we got trained on the monitor, my Mom paged Miss Tiffany to bring Hannah to my mom’s room. When she got there Miss Kim was with Miss Tiffany. Miss Tiffany showed my Mom how to change Hannah’s diaper because she was so little and the diapers where so big!! Miss Tiffany also showed my Mom how to take Hannah's temperature, and how to make Hannah’s bottle. After Miss Tiffany left, the dietitian brought my mom her dinner. It smelt and looked good but it was not. So Miss Kim and I went down stairs and got dinner from Chick-Fil-A. When we were done eating and Miss Kim left, my mom let me hold Hannah and feed her one of her bottles. Hannah was so cute and light!! Later, my Dad came to pick me up and dropped off my mom’s stuff for the night. When we were about to go home, Hannah smiled at me. She was so cute. I really wanted to stay with my Mom and Hannah. But my Mom and Dad said that I could not and that I could see her in the morning.
The next morning my Dad and I went back to MUSC, to bring Hannah home. My Dad left me their with my Mom while he went back to work. Before we could take Hannah home, my Mom had to take a CPR class. She said that I could come too. Hannah also, had to take a car seat test. A car seat test is where they put Hannah in a car seat and used a machine to make it feel like the baby is really in a car. The reason they had to do this was to see if Hannah would get sick in the car, but she didn’t. Later, Aunt Cheryl and Alicia came to the hospital to see Hannah, and bring some clothes for her. Around lunch time Daddy came to take us home before we could leave, we had to wait for Miss Kim. When Miss Kim came she had Hannah’s life book. She gave it to my mom, then she took a picture of our family and one with Aunt Cheryl and Alicia in it. After that Aunt Cheryl, Alicia and Miss Kim left. My mom got into a wheelchair with Hannah. We all went to the parking lot. My Dad loaded us up and then we went home with our new family member.
That was how I got my little sister. Hannah, has grown up a lot since then. She gotten bigger, weights about 22lbs and is crawling. She is still so cute. I well never forget the day we got Hannah. That was one of the most exiting times of my life. Well that’s the end of my story. I hope you liked it. Hannah and I say bye.

Sierra Miller.

Oh, how sweet!!

Hannah is not a preemie anymore. She is our beautiful birthday girl.

Happy Birthday - Hannah-Faith

Hannah had her first birthday last Sunday, April 15th. It is hard to believe that she is already one year old. However, Mom said that it is not hard for her to believe. She has stayed awake and heard every cry for the last year. Of course, she would not have it any other way!!

We celebrated Hannah's birthday in three ways. The first way was with our family and friends. They live 3 hours away from us so we visited them on Easter weekend. On April 7th, we had 24 of our closest family and friends over at my Grandma's house for a party.
Hannah had help from Mom blowing out her candle. After that Aunt Sherry, helped Hannah tear into her cake. Hannah didn't like having the cake on her hands or face!!. Despite all the effort Aunt Sherry made, Hannah persisted on not eating the cake. She just started to scream. I think all the people looking at her might have had something to do with her attitude. Also, she was not feeling well.

Above, is a cake Mom made for Hannah. Below is one that was bought for everyone to enjoy. It was Strawberry Cream Cheese. Yum delicious.

Aunt Sherry has more on her hands than Hannah does on hers.



My Mom also made Strawberry Lemonade which was very good. After everyone ate cake and ice cream, Hannah and Mom opened Hannah's presents. Hannah liked the paper and bags more than the gifts. She got clothes, toys, a walker, ride on toy and money. I think the best part of the day was visiting, hugging, and loving on all our family and friends.

The next way we celebrated her birthday was when we went to our Papa and Granny's house. Granny had Hannah a birthday cake and present. Hannah still didn't like putting her hands in the cake. She got a plate, bowl, cup, spoon and fork set.

The third and final way we celebrated Hannah's birthday was on April 15th at our house. We ordered pizza. Hannah had pizza for the first time. Mom made Hannah her cake. Dad helped her blow out her candle after we sang "Happy Birthday". We sat a huge piece of cake on a plate on her highchair tray. Hannah dumped the cake onto her tray. Then she picked up cake in both hands and started to eat. We couldn't believe she was eating the cake. She kept looking at her hands like something was wrong. However, she kept eating the cake, grinning and swishing the cake in between her fingers. She made a huge mess on her, the highchair and the floor. Cotton enjoyed the mess on the floor.

After Hannah enjoyed her cake and got a bath, she opened her presents. Hannah got a set of blocks, a toy airplane, a toy farm, and a teddy bear I made. She liked playing with the farm animals the best. However, the first toy she went for was the bear I made.
Hannah made not realize it this year, but she had a great birthday. I am thankful to be able to share it with her.
A birthday kiss from Daddy. Happy Birthday Hannah.

Hannah's First Slush

Here my Dad is giving Hannah her first slush from Sonic. He thought she might like the limeade. However, I prefer the watermelon. Below, there are some pictures of Hannah's expression when she first tried the slush .

Wonder if she thinks the second bite will taste better if she closes her eyes!

This is just one of Hannah's sour expression. As you can see the limeade is kind of tart!!

This is just one more of Hannah's sour expression.

I am sure Hannah would rather be nursing than have limeade slush. What do you think?

Cuteness at its best

This is my sister, Hannah-Faith. We call her Hannah or "boo boo" for short. She is called "boo boo" because she was our surprise baby. My parents were only on the adoption list for 3 months when we got the call to adopt her. Hannah likes to nurse, chew on things and scream. Hannah is 11 months and her favorite thing is our MOM!! She is crawling and pulling up on things. When she is awake, she likes to play and be held.