Gotcha!
One year ago today, we became a family of three. Hubby and I have been blessed with love, and family, and friends, and happiness, even before we had a child.
....But bringing Amelia into our family, has added a depth of emotion and experience that is beyond verbal expression............ Because sandwiched in between the daily hum of work and house cleaning and bill paying and traffic...............have been moments upon moments of the most exquisite joy.
A year later, and we still marvel that she's ours.
Some of my friends may think I'm a little silly with my documentation of EVERY SINGLE THING! first this.... and first that..........but I don't care! :))))) We are having the time of our lives! I want to look back on my life and know that I never took it for granted, that I embraced to my core, every beautiful experience---and of course, adopting Amelia is the most beautiful experience we ever expect to have! Before we know it, she'll be off to college, on to carve out a life all her own, and we'll wonder where the time went.
We love you Amelia! We are so thankful to have you for our daughter!
You are the QUEEN OF FUN!
(and we hold court every day:)))
For our first Gotcha celebration, we went to our favorite Chinese restaurant (original, huh? wink) but we had a great time.
For our first Gotcha gift, we gave her the Shoey and Dot book (which is the biggest tear jerker of an adoption book I've ever read) and a Year of the Rooster Christmas tree ornament. (She was born in the year of the rooster) We plan to give her a Chinese made and/or themed ornament every year, so that by the time she has her first Christmas tree, she'll have quite a collection!
During Dinner, I told her a very abreviated (and simplified) version of her adoption story. Of course, it took a lot of animation to keep her attention. She just sat there with a bemused smile, thought for a minute, and yelled............."BITE!!!!" which translates to...."lets eat!"
For our first Gotcha gift, we gave her the Shoey and Dot book (which is the biggest tear jerker of an adoption book I've ever read) and a Year of the Rooster Christmas tree ornament. (She was born in the year of the rooster) We plan to give her a Chinese made and/or themed ornament every year, so that by the time she has her first Christmas tree, she'll have quite a collection!
During Dinner, I told her a very abreviated (and simplified) version of her adoption story. Of course, it took a lot of animation to keep her attention. She just sat there with a bemused smile, thought for a minute, and yelled............."BITE!!!!" which translates to...."lets eat!"
3 comments:
Happy One Year Anniversary you guys! Miss Amelia has stolen all of our hearts, so I can only imagine the joy she has brought to yours.
That's just awesome! Congrats!
Happy Happy Anniversary! It seems like yesterday and forever.
We love you guys and miss you every day.
Julie & Kacey
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