Update

It's been a while--life continues on!!!   I was pleasantly surprised by our April update.  It was fabulous and for just a moment I'm able to think about Aidan and get a glimpse into his personality. 

He sounds just simply wonderful and sweet and yet full of life.  Yes--I know we actually were with him, but that was 7 months ago so he continues to grow and change, so these updates allow me to keep in visioning him as he becomes a little kid.  Some of it talked about how he's creative and plays well with others.  A couple of my favorite lines that made me laugh out loud are..........."Manuel loves to chat in school and has to often be reminded to use his ears more than his mouth"......................and......" Manuel likes to have someone just for him to sit with and eat cheetos with"......and......"Manuel gets bored easily (talking about during church) and spends most of his time playing with whoever happens to be placed next to him."..............and.............."Manuel LOVED the huge pixy sticks and had no problem finishing off his own and even having some of his friends that were willing to share with him"  Okay---so it's not fair that I only picked out a few sentences and not the whole update…………..but they cracked me up when I read them!!!   Eating cheetos and pixy sticks.............and not being able to sit still or stop talking.............I think he reminds me of two other kids I know!!  But in all seriousness, the update was a little window to our little boy.....full of sweetness about him…………..and we're still patiently waiting to have him home. 

 So this weekend was Mothers Day.  So much to think about.  Our lives are filled with mothers, birth mothers, step-mothers, mother-in-laws……………each of them deserving a big THANKS!!  Moms are truly a work of God.   It takes a strong mom to raise her kids and let them grow up and eventually be independent.  I have a lot of work to do in that area yetJ  ( When I tease the kids that they aren't allowed to get older Alyssa replies with "it's just a fact of life mom....i'm going to get bigger" )  Yet no matter how old you are...... I think you always need your mom.  There is just no one like mom!! 

 I think about our birthmoms and the extremely unselfish acts of love they did, and the courage to make the best decisions for their babies……….I hope they know deep down how much we love them………….and that our kids will know how special they are………..adoption is a miracle of God that no one can fathom unless they have been affected by it.  Completely a God thing. 

 I got an awesome Mothers day gift.  I got a baseball glove and a coffee mug.  The glove---because it’s getting harder to play catch barehanded with the kids.  Both are getting a fabulous arm on them.  And the cup---because dad knows I love a good cup of coffee and love to take it with me while I run errands!!  Now—if I could just get the kids all in the same picture instead of 2 separate pictures…………..that would be awesome!!!!!