The limpness of her limbs. The heft of her head sinking ever deeper into my shoulder. The sweetness of her post-bottle breath. The lengthening, decreasing pace of her respirations. The warmth created between our chests. The feel of her chin as she nestles into my beard. The trickle of the joyous tear that falls down…
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She’s Here! Meet Baby Wren
October 7, 2016–one day before our 5th wedding anniversary–our lives were forever changed as we welcomed this sweet face into our lives. Wren was two months old when she came to live with us. If you do the math and had read my previous Adoption Update post, you might have figured out that she…
Adoption Update
The past week has been nothing short of a whirlwind of activity and rollercoaster of emotions. We got a call from our social worker (SW) two Fridays ago that a birth mother wanted to meet with us! I had just gotten home from a very long week at work and I was not anticipating this…
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