Log In Date AND a Due Date??????

Well, this post is long overdue. I put it off for obvious reasons in the beginning to be certain this was really happening. December 1st we had the shock of our lives, and I do mean SHOCK! After waiting close to 3 years for our daughter from China, we found out we were not only waiting for her, but we were also expecting.
There are no words to describe how we felt as this is something we have never even thought about again since about 4 years ago prior to starting the adoption process. We always knew in our hearts we wanted to be adoptive parents so that is the route we chose over pursuing other avenues to begin our family.

We feel so completely blessed to have been given this opportunity. Not only am I so thankful that I am experiencing pregnancy, but I have also been blessed with it being terrible easy so far. I was 26 weeks yesterday, so only 2 weeks away from beginning the third trimester.

Since this is our adoption blog, I will not be posting much on the babyfront here, but I have started a new blog for anyone interested. There is a link to the right under "Renshaw Baby Blog".

We are so lucky to have such great friends and family who have been so supportive of us. I'm sure it's all their prayers that have gotten me this far while being so healthy. Talk about a 40th birthday suprise...I turn 40 in June and my due date is August 1.

3 1/2 months to go and then hopefully less than 24 months left until China!

Almost May!!

Well, Spring Break has come and gone. Jena had a FABULOUS time on her trip to Washington and New York. She showed us a short 465 slide show of her trip and it was truly amazing for her. What a wonderful opportunity she had and I am sure this will make her year here so much more memorable.
We attended Relay for Life two weeks ago where I have been the Team Captain at my school for over 4 years now. The weeks are flying by so fast and it's hard to believe we are down to only 6 weeks of school!

Spring Break is HERE!!!!!!!!!!

5:45 AM waiting for her host mom to get out of bed to take her to the airport :)










This is our week of spring break and it could not have come any sooner. Jena left Saturday for a fabulous trip to DC, Philly, and NY. She is going with a group called Explore American which is a travel service just for exchange students in the US each year. They offer about 5 different trips throughout the school year and Jena was lucky enough to take advantage of this.

A big bonus was that her friend Sophie was joining her. Sophie is also from Chiayi, Taiwan and she has been placed with a host family outside Fort Wayne, Indiana this year but they have not seen each other. They are rooming with 2 girls from Germany and we are so excited for her and this opportunity.

I am leaving Tuesday to spend a few days in Louisville with my family. Unfortunately it's a short visit compared to my usual week there, but I am looking forward to it EXCEPT the fact I am going to a high of 40 and a low of 30 tomorrow. Guess I'll be relaxing at the pool today in the sunny 80+ weather to prepare myself.




Jena talking to her mom and dad through Skype between packing the night before she left...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW!!!

Yes my dear husband's birthday is on April Fool's Day. What a lucky guy he is! These pictures were testing out his new tricky tripod I got him from LL Bean. It's actually for when we camp cause it does cool stuff like wraps around trees, bike handlebars, etc. We tested it out wrapped around a plant in the living room. Oh the fun we have :)