Last night as I stared at these new pictures of Peach, I thought to myself in amazement, “That is my baby. How odd.” It is a strange and somewhat bewildering feeling to look at a picture of a baby you have never held, or heard, or sniffed, and know that it is your child. Isn’t […]
A Very Special Gift
Ruby’s big brother Grady has an amazing ability to draw. He has decided to use that talent to help save Yana, a little girl in an Eastern European orphanage who has a family committed to her. Grady is donating a custom 5×7 single subject drawing to the winner of Yana’s 100 Good Wishes fundraiser. Here […]
Ready for Peach
I learned a while ago that each of my babies is worth a beautiful new nursery set. This time around there was no hesitation about choosing something special and organic for Peach. No, this time the question was, should we do this before we know for sure that she will live to sleep in it? […]
What’s a Waiting Mom To Do?
When I was pregnant I spent my days eating healthy food, drinking lots of water, taking prenatal vitamins, and rubbing my big belly as I talked sweet nothings to the little one inside. Even during my pregnancy with Kimani when I knew there was a heart defect and the 80% chance of Down syndrome, still […]
The Schedule Thusfar
The number one question we get asked is “When do you expect to get the girls?” I don’t have an exact answer but I can tell you where we are at in the process. February 27th: We found Arina on Reece’s Rainbow and decided to adopt her. March 8th: We found Ametz/JCCA an accredited homestudy […]