We're taking Aurelia to a pediatric ophthalmologist tomorrow morning. Her eyes haven't been lining up and the left one keeps getting stuck to the side. My friend (who happens to be Daniel's cousin) said it's pretty common in their family. Aurelia's not a fan of men or getting checked out so I've been trying to … Continue reading The Eye Doctor
Tag: Motherhood
Would You Pick Your Family?
I've found that trying to adopt requires a a whole lot of self confidence.For a lot of people when they want to have kids they just do. They stop preventing a baby and BAM!, there is their child. Even when they aren't trying, some people are just that kind of lucky and children come into … Continue reading Would You Pick Your Family?
"Do you have a baby?"
I took Aurelia to the doctor last week (it was something weird with her eye, she's okay though) and had the following experience in the childrens' waiting/play room...I was sitting with Aurelia at the little table watching her do puzzles and play with one of those loopy toy things with the wooden beads on them. You … Continue reading "Do you have a baby?"
Lullaby Baby
I usually sing the 'Baby Mine' lullaby from Dumbo to Aurelia when we put her to bed...And the last few days I've started singing 'Stay Awake' from Mary Poppins :)Bedtime is my favorite time of day as a family. Every teeth brushing, jammie wearing, story telling, lullaby singing, toddler praying, kiss giving moment 🙂
Random Updates
I've been a bit slow on the blog the last few weeks because there hasn't really been much to write about. There is always something going on with adoption but not all of it is something we want to be public knowledge right away. Whenever someone does pick us we won't be talking about it until … Continue reading Random Updates
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