• family,  motherhood,  Parenthood

    “Just Noah”

    Just before Easter, Noah had made a set of bunny ears at school, and when I went to pick him up, he came out wearing them. He looked so darn cute, I just couldn’t resist, and said, “Hello, Bunny Noah!”…

  • Adoption,  Parenthood

    Life with a 2 year old…

    I cherish those moments when he wants mommy, when he wants to cuddle, when he holds my face and says "kiss Mommy", followed by a slew of wet, slobbery kisses! I cherish those moments when he falls asleep in my…

  • Adoption,  Parenthood

    Dear Noah (part 2 of 2)

    Dear Noah, 366. That is the exact number of days that I have known and loved you. Today is the one year anniversary of meeting you. One whole year! Wow!  366 days ago, my eyes locked with yours for the…

  • Adoption,  Parenthood

    Dear Noah (part 1 of 2)

    Dear Noah,  Today, one year ago, I woke up in the morning, and the first thought I had was “I wonder how my Noah is doing this morning?” You see, my boy, it was just the day before, Friday 18…

  • The day we became a forever family
    Adoption

    Two become three

    As I lie on my bed, my little prince fast asleep next to me, I find myself thinking back to 25 September 2015. The day our lives changed forever. It may be 4.5 months later, but I remember every detail…

  • Adoption,  Parenthood

    Days away…

    I’ve been thinking and planning this post for a few weeks now. It was initially going to be called “Paper Pregnant & Wondering”. And that’s because that is where we were in the process. We were paper pregnant – all our…

  • Adoption,  Baby prep

    Helping hands…

    We finally got around to completing our marriage assessment last Thursday…phew! What a relief! We were quite nervous about it, simply because we didn’t know what to expect. What type of questions will they ask us? If we answer just…

  • Adoption,  Baby prep

    Baby prep!

    “We’re having a baby!” “Awesome! Congratulations! When are you due? Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl yet?” “Um……..” So, we haven’t had any actual conversations like this. But, it is pretty accurate when it comes to…

  • Adoption

    Only, just a dream…

       We were standing in an unfamiliar place. Looking around, it appeared to be a harbour of sorts. But not a harbour where big, fancy cruise liners dock…or any beautiful yachts. This seemed like a more industrial section of a…