Feeling more blessed than ever...

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

The difference a year makes

A year ago today I wrote this post. We had been on the waitlist a week and we were so excited to find out who our little one was. I wouldn't have believed that it would be almost 6 months before we saw the face that would change our lives. We have been home almost a month with Miles and he is adjusting really well. Ross and I are starting to get the hang of this whole being responsible for a child thing! We certainly aren't experts, but we haven't left him anywhere or forgotten that he sleeps down the hall. Our days are full of playing, shouting, Miles learning English, Mommy trying to decipher Amharic from toddler babble (who am I kidding- I can't tell one from the other), reading stories, and sweet toddler sugar! That has to be one of the best things- how affectionate he is. Lots of face grabbing and kissing and "I lo lu" throughout the day. We all still have a lot to learn- but we're so thankful for the journey of this past year.

Our Thanksgiving was a blur. It was a great day- and so hard to believe that Miles was at the table with us- but it went by too quickly. We are really looking forward to celebrating Christmas and Miles' 2nd birthday in a couple of weeks.

Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks...

being a ham


Meeting Great Grandparents for the first time


Wearing a mask at the Doctor's office just in case we came back with TB


with Daddy on the Christmas Train


with Mommy


Merry Christmas!