One year ago today...

It was one year ago today that my sister was finally able to carry Zeb out of the Baby House in Bishkek. I spent that day checking her blog every 5 minutes waiting for the post to let us know that he was really ours, forever. I actually cried when I finally read the post.

Although Michelle is struggling with how to celebrate Zeb's gotcha day, I didn't want to let it pass without some recognition from me.

My sister had been talking about adoption for a long time. The first I remember hearing about it was at Fafa's funeral (for those of you who don't know me, Fafa was our maternal grandmother). She spoke fondly of the idea of international adoption and couldn't wait to start the process. Having little experience with adoption, I wasn't sure how the integration process worked with extended families. I was worried that it would be difficult for me to love him as I did L. I was very wrong.

I remember when Michelle got her referral and I saw the picture of Zeb for the first time, it was very easy to fall in love with him. I also remember the disappointment I felt when she had short lived doubts regarding a baby boy (she originally wanted a girl a bit older than Zeb). However, fate intervened and Michelle became Zeb's Mom and I, in turn, became his Aunt.

Two weeks in, Two months to go...

Summer is exhausting. As a child, I hated the idea of year round school. As a parent, I am open to it.

Isobel spent the first week of June at Safety Town. If you have a child about to start kindergarten and you have Safety Town in your area, check it out. It really was great experience for her. She was sad when it ended.

My parents were here last week with my niece (L) and my nephew (Z). I am so glad they came. The kids had a great time and I finally got to spend some time with Z. He is such a great addition to our family and I am so thankful that he and my sister found each other. I have never spent much time thinking about adoption, but I am so glad that it is available. I can't imagine any reality without Z as a part of our family. If anyone is looking for an International Adoption blog, feel free to check out my sisters.

Now that we are back on a semi-ordinary schedule, I will be able to blog more (I am sure you have all been checking daily and cursing me for my lack of posts). I will add some pictures soon... of course I didn't take a single picture last week, so there won't be any of L and Z... but then I would have to ask my sister for permission to post them, and I am too much of a rebel for that...