Tonight, Daniel and Austin were sitting on the couch looking at pictures of Austin a year or so ago. Daniel was explaining to Austin how he came to live with us and how we visited him, his adoption, his growth from crawling to walking ect. It was such a wonderful experience to watch Austin talk about his "doption" with Daniel. He never says "A-doption." We have decided that they will always know they are adopted, and they will know that they were chosen for our family. We want the kids we have to know how special they are to us and how special it is that they came into our family at just the right time in just the right way.
We were reminiscing by watching home movies of Austin those first days we visited him. Those almost brought me to tears. God has blessed us so richly with our children! We were a bit stressed out during that time. We found out that we had been chosen for Austin, then we had to wait three weeks before we could see him the first time because we had to be licensed for foster care. Then for three weeks straight we drove an hour each way every night after work to visit him. Then we had two different overnight visits where he came home, but we had to take him back. Then finally, we got to bring him home for good. Then five months later, we adopted him.
Remembering those special first days is so amazing to me. And now we get to experience those "firsts" again with our second baby. I was thinking today how wonderfully blessed I am. The baby has had a fussy day. I'm not sure why, but he has been a bit needier today. And sometimes that can be frustrating if you are trying to get things done or just simply can't figure out why the baby is crying. But I am just so thankful for my kids. That doesn't mean I get frustrated. But today it meant that I reflected on how blessed I was to have them. Our time with the baby is still tenuous, he isn't ours forever yet. And I am cherishing every minute, even the fussy ones.
I have been working hard on potty training with Austin. And again, that could be frustrating. But looking back on those precious first memories, it just makes me think that I am the most blessed woman in America. I am so thankful that I can potty train him. I am thankful he came home long before it was time for that. I am thankful for a happy child who loves life to the fullest and makes me love life so much more than I ever did.
These are probably things that don't mean much to other people. But I am so blessed. God has given me so much more than I could have ever asked or thought of. and I am thankful to Him. I have two precious boys. I hope I am being the mommy they need. And I hope that even though they know that they are adopted that they will know that they are the most special thing to me in my life besides God and my husband. I LOVE you boys with all of my heart!
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