Our Family Blog

Tomorrow, 9/22 is our families second Gotcha Day!!  2 years ago our adoption for our baby boy Joshua was finalized.  I cant believe it has been two years already.  We will be in the Poconos for Yom Kippur with Steve’s family but we will celebrate this special day, all day with our entire family.  Such a special time it is celebrating his finalization and remembering that magical time as we became a family.  Joshua is wonderful, growing so fast, he is so smart, so articulate, so bright.  I am so grateful.  I am however struggling with the dialogue that needs to start happening between us and Joshua regarding his adoption.  I know it does not have to be anything intense but even breaking it down into its most simple form is even difficult.  We read books, sometimes I will throw in a “lets pray for your birthmother” and he looks at me weird, so note to all prospective adoptive couples -nothing about this is easy -but nothing could be more wonderful.  I have been talking about his Gotcha Day coming up and he repeats me like a parrot.  I will continue to keep my heart and mind open to beginning this dialogue with him. Without sounding to much like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City -I cant help but wonder -”why do we have to talk about adoption, when nothing in my entire life has felt more natural?”  Meaning- not one part of me feels like he did not come from my body.  It is an amazing experience, a difficult experience, and an experience I would never, ever change one minute of.

Happy Gotcha Day Josh - we continue to fall more in love with you as each day passes and thank you for being ours.