Monthly Archives: December 2015

Adoption musings… (and an update)

I have so many thoughts running through my head regarding adoption that there is simply no way a single blog post can contain them. I thought I might list a few of them and see where my list takes me. … Continue reading

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A diaper bag and an ornament

While the past few days have been fairly quiet on the baby front, we did make our first real purchase for her and we also selected our 2015 Christmas ornament! Friday through Sunday our family was in Austin so Matt … Continue reading

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A reveal: her name and her nursery

We haven’t been keeping her name a secret, necessarily, but since we are in a situation where we have a sweet birth mother’s privacy to consider, we’ve wanted to be sensitive about what we do share. Now that I’m about … Continue reading

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A pumpkin, a tree, and an update.

Parker made this adorable pumpkin at PWOC before Thanksgiving.  On each orange strip of paper the teacher wrote something Parker is thankful for. Be. Still. My. Heart. I knew this fragile pumpkin wouldn’t survive long in our house so I  … Continue reading

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Home study and a Town-home

So much has happened over the past few days that I can barely keep up with what I’ve updated you on. Our home study went really well on Saturday.  As expected, I cleaned too well and stressed too much, but … Continue reading

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