Last week, we had our 6-month, post-placement home study. What our social worker wrote in that homestudy made us feel wonderful inside. He believes that we are a “normal” family. He told us that our family appears to have been together from the beginning and not only for the last 8 months or so. He [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Interesting Question
Posted in Adoption on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | 8 Comments »
First Mother’s Day
Posted in Adoption on Saturday, May 10, 2008 | 7 Comments »
For nearly all my life, the second week in May meant making phone calls and getting greeting cards to send to my mother, sisters, cousins, and friends wishing them a Happy Mother’s Day. This year is different. I actually received cards, gifts and calls for MY FIRST MOTHER’s DAY. It has been a long wait [...]
The (Unwelcomed) Perks of Parenthood
Posted in Adoption on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The past two weeks have been tough for us. Caylan started out with a cough and followed with a high fever resulting from an upper respiratory infection. It took her three days and antibiotics to fight off the fever. By the weekend, just when she started to feel better, Evan started coughing furiously and ran a [...]
