One Year With Bailey Shay

One year ago in China we finally met our sweet Bailey Shay. We had waited 13 very long months to bring her home and we were so excited to finally make her a part of our family.....the feeling was NOT mutual! However, a year later she is a happy, healthy and much better tempered little girl. She loves her baby dolls, her stuffed elephant, her bracelets and her family. She has gained almost 4 pounds (up to 27 pounds) and has grown 5 inches (up to 39 inches). If you mention going to China she immediately says, "I stay with Mama." She still makes frequent calls to China on her toy phone to talk to her beloved ayi Hu Yan. We are so blessed that she was so loved by this special lady. Even though she spent her life in an orphanage and not in foster care, she was loved and that has made such a huge difference in her little life. She still has a temper but it is not coming out nearly as much as it did just a few months ago. She is very giving. If she has something and Brinley doesn't have the same thing she will happily give hers to Brinley with a smile and a sweet "you have mine, it's okay". We are so blessed to be the parents, brothers and sisters of this wonderful little girl.

We love you soooooo much, Shay-Shay!

To read about Bailey Shay's gotcha day, just jump over to our travel blog.


We celebrated Bailey's special day with a cake....pink, of course! She was so excited! We also met Daddy for lunch at her favorite "wess-want" (restaurant). Chinese noodles are still her favorite food....and rice! Last night we watched some of our videos from China. She laughed and laughed when she saw herself having a huge temper tantrum. Thank goodness those days are behind us! :)