In my last post I referred to Noah's birth mom as his "first mom". I had heard this term before and didn't like it. When I first heard it I thought of two people competing over Noah and going "I was first!". I thought it was weird.During the month Noah spent in the Children's Hospital … Continue reading First Mom or Birth Mom
From the time we first started trying to adopt people said things like "that's so great that you're adopting," or "you're doing such a good thing". It made me uncomfortable, and I don't mean that in the "heroes don't like being called heroes" kind of way. It made me uncomfortable because, as harsh as this … Continue reading We’re the lucky ones
"Is she yours?"I think this is the question we've gotten more than any other since adopting Noah. We aren't shy about his being adopted and when people hear we have a 3 year old daughter that always seems to be their first question, "Is she yours?". The first time I heard it it kind of … Continue reading Is She Yours?
One week ago today (Sept 12th) we signed adoption papers for our son! 🙂 He's in the NICU so between getting to and spending time at the hospital, and Mommying Aurelia I haven't had a lot of time to blog. But he's here! 🙂 Born July 26th @ 35 weeks, 5 daysWeight: 2lbs 9ozFirst, here are … Continue reading We Have a Son!!!
This post is from a series I wrote between January and July of this year. You can click HERE to start from the first post of the series.“I’m ready to meet!” Hooray! The next step! She knew she liked us enough that she wanted to move to the next step and meet us in person. We had … Continue reading Meeting Alice
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