Pictures!!!

Today we received electronic files from Elijah's orphanage containing medical information and lots of pictures. I, of course, went straight for the pictures to watch the storyline of his life. It was amazing to see the transition from tiny infant to sitting baby to standing toddler. I'll share a few of them with you. Try to hold back the tears... or maybe that was just me.

November 2014 - This picture stood out to me because it was the first one where Elijah was smiling (and the same month we signed our adoption agency contracts!)

December 2014 - Elijah's first Christmas

June 2015 - Elijah's birth month (I may have cried seeing his first birthday cake and the people gathered to celebrate his first year of life)

October 2015 - Match Month! Interesting hairstyle bud...

December 2015 - No pictures of Elijah as he was in Shanghai recovering from surgery, just pictures of the contents of his care package we mailed

January 17, 2016 - Elijah's last day without a family, a farewell party before Gotcha Day

January 21, 2016 - A picture the nurse took of us while visiting the orphanage

We will forever cherish these wonderful pictures. We are thankful that the people who cared for Elijah captured these moments in time!