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AKA “Happy Birthday, Noah!” 1. Excitement about your child’s birthday totally makes up for the complete apathy most people have regarding your birthday when you become an adult. (Facebook wall excluded.) I’ve never been as excited to get something for myself as I am excited to see *his* face when he sees his presents. 2. I’m only [...] One of the things I have to remind myself occasionally is to not take adoption so seriously. In the Big Picture, of course it’s a big deal. But in the day-to-day business of being a family, the fact that we became a family through adoption isn’t the most important factor. We’re just a family – [...] If you haven’t encountered one of “The Coven” women she speaks of – good for you! I pray you never do! My encounter came with them at a wedding. When I was asked what was new, I made the mistake of telling them about our anniversary trip to London and Amsterdam in a few weeks. The [...] I wrote most of this for another blog last year, after what was my first Mother’s Day. More than a little ironic that I will forever spend Mother’s Day thinking about two things besides myself: Noah’s birth mom, “M” – and all of the Mommies-in-Waiting. Today was the big day. The one I’ve waited on for [...] As I type this, I am waiting on a car service to pick me up and bring me to the airport. Again. I am extremely fortunate to work at home (even though Abby goes to all-day preschool/daycare – go fig) with my mom and one of my best friends. But when we’re busy, I tend to [...] I love Noah’s nursery. I love it. I love the color, which is a not-your-average nursery color green. I love the soothing combination of just the right blue and the perfect green. (A green so perfect I could accessorize with pink and it’d be gorgeous for a girl, too) The quilt, wall hanging, soft blocks, [...] (I know, I missed the first Friday – sorry!) We read a LOT of books in our house. Lots and lots and lots. In fact when we were still in Florida when Abby was an infant, we took a trip to a bookstore and simply *had* to buy her a book. It wasn’t fair for us [...] This isn’t part of any homestudy *I* know about, but it should be. Think of the paperwork we could save! For a full-size version (and the original), click here. I don’t really know how this is possible, but somehow Noah has my father’s smile. Actually, Noah has what seems like 100 different smiles. There’s the smile that means Wilson (the cat) just walked into the room. There’s the one that means he recognizes the effort you’ve put forth in trying to make him laugh, [...] This is a recurrent theme for me, but I came across this news piece from a friend of mine at an online adoption support group. I didn’t watch the video, but I read the article and some of the comments. The tone of the article (and countless others like it) makes me wonder sometimes, just [...] |
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