Eight months. I’m sitting here with a smile on my face just thinking about that.
Brian woke me up this morning to show me his phone. (Not terribly unusual – except that it usually has to do with the latest happening with the Texas Aggies – Whoop!). This morning he wanted to show me what I had written on December 1st of 2012. That day, we sat down and made family goals for 2013 – and he kept the list on his phone. I only listed one. ‘Look into adoption’.
I immediately burst into tears.
WHAT?! I don’t even remember that – but wow! Did we ever look into it 🙂
Today, I want to remember that Riley just got his 2nd haircut. He is so adorable. He sits so perfectly still and patiently in the chair when he is getting his hair cut. Angel.
I want to remember that his favorite show is Caillou.
I want to remember that when he wants to be held he says, “I need you.”. He doesn’t say it passively or quietly. It is emphatic and determined.
He likes chocolate, but does not like other sweets. He loves blueberries with all of his heart. And cheese has to be hidden on the top shelf.
I want to remember that we just passed his second little sickness – he is so healthy. Even when he isn’t well, he is a trooper and is constantly telling me – “me not sick. are you sick?”
Everyone stops to ask me where he got his red hair from. I need to come up with a good answer for that. I have a brunette, a blonde, and a redhead – it sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it? Like – a brunette, a blonde, and a redhead walk into a bar… except that he’s two and that would be bad… and then it isn’t a funny joke anymore… See? I get stuck. Think of a good one for me, ok?
It was so fun sharing a baby picture with you last month – I thought we should do it again! He was four months old in this picture…
Love you guys! Thank you for your prayers and support during this amazing process.
Kate
i hope you remember this year as the year you said YES!
God asked and you said yes.
isn’t that just awesome??
it is a most special year indeed!
Katie,
This is sooo sweet. I love all the details.
I have two nephews who are adopted: one from birth parents we don’t know; the other one from my brother’s second wife. His biological father left him when he was a baby and well, now Scott has full custody. Matthew could always pass as his Mom’s child with blonde hair, but Will has curly hair … my dad did, too so I just tell people the curly hair skipped a generation! Maybe you could do that with the red hair! Adoption is such a great thing. It is a way to rescue kids who would otherwise live in terrible circumstances. We know first hand. God bless you and little carrot top!!
Thinking and praying for you. What a blessing to have all these memories and moments with him.
The red hair comes from his Grandfather’s Irish roots. He has a cousin in Florida who has red hair too.
What you write here in your blog is so heart felt and touches me to my core…
Love you all…
Amazing. The Lord sent that desire express, didn’t He? He also gave R his gorgeous red hair. Love the little details. “I need you.” What great honesty! Blessed Christmas to y’all.
Kate,
I found you thru the Scottsdale moms blog and I wanted to read the rest of your story of adoption. We adopted our 3 year old son at birth and I love hearing others’ stories, so thank you for sharing! My son has bright blonde hair and I am a dark brunette, as well as my husband. I’m constantly amazed by how similar he actually looks to my bio daughter, but people always seem to point out his bright blue eyes compared to my daughter’s hazel eyes. Whenever people ask about where they come from, I say ” it’s funny how genetics work, huh!” People always laugh with me and I can go on with my grocery shopping without having to share too much personal details:) I’m only half way thru your stories so I’m excited to see how it ends!
Blessings,
Becca