Wow it has been awhile since my last post! The weeks have been flying by lately! Alexa continues to reach milestone after milestone. We recently introduced her to her first solid food and so far so good! It is amazing how quickly babies learn new things. I think almost every day I notice her doing something new.
I haven't had a chance to upload new pictures to my computer the past few weeks but did want to share this awesome article from author and adoptive father, Russell Elkins:
http://adoptionvoicesmagazine.com/parents-perspective/emotional-debt-in-open-adoption/#.UbkScxa9bFI
Every day, no matter how tired or discouraged I might be, I feel immensely blessed to have Alexa in my life. However, seeing my daughter smile and reach for me (her mommy!) came at a cost (and no I am not talking about a dollar amount). This is one fact that will never change. Just like Russell, Aaron and I are forever in debt to Alexa's birthparents for allowing us to have our dream of parenthood, and to be called mommy and daddy, come true. We love them and they have become a part of our family. This concept is hard for many people I talk to about our adoption to understand and a better topic for another time. Regardless, this life that I am living now brings me so much joy and happiness and in the end that is what matters, not how my family was formed or who is a part of it day to day.
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