He's our heart; She's our hero: February 2015

Monday, February 23, 2015

Family is more than blood

This quote has been on my mind alot over the past few weeks or so. I have be so blessing to have so many amazing people in my life. I think that we all have amazing people in our lives it is all a matter of seeing it when we need to. It is a matter of being there for each other when you need it the most, or even the least. I don't think you have to only be involved in adoption to have the entire family isn't always blood feeling. I will say that once we started the adoption process I had my eyes open to the kindness of strangers and even friends. People went out of their ways to help us with fundraisers and prayers and just being plain good people to us.

Then we matched with Noah's birth mother and grew to love her. We knew that good or bad, placement or not she would always hold a spot in our hearts. When she did place we promised her a spot in our family for eternity, how could we not look at the amazing gift she had give us. Don't quote me on this wording but I read someplace something a birth mother said once, If I had loved him even one ounce less I would have never placed him. I loved him enough to walk away for him to have the life I wanted him to have. I don't for once second think that Noah's birth mother, or mamma D, as she is called in our home, didn't love Noah. I think she loves him with every single ounce of her entire being, just like I do. We are both mothers to him in very different ways and I am 100% ok with that. Then the relationship with her parents started to form. Grandma J is talked about in our home alot too. She and I texted and talk often and alot of time it's not about Noah. Yes to do talk about him in the course of the conservation but he isn't always the reason we start the conservation to begin with. they are 100% our family they became our family on January 31, 2012.

I have friends who I consider family. They are there when you need to vent, to cry or celebrate good times with. They bring you your favorite drink when they stop for a visit, they call you on your birthday. They send you a random card or gift because it made them think of you. They give you the encouragement to do things that you may not do without it.

For some reason in my life I feel that family as hurt me way more than they should have. I feel that being "blood" has given people the right to feel they can say and do things they wouldn't do to friends. I know that I have been guilt of it myself and I completely regret it, I have also tried to learn from it and grow from it. I have tried to not let hurts bother me or cloud my judgment on people because we all make mistakes. We all have times that we use poor judgment or do things that are hurtful. To me the hard part is people who continue to do it over and over and over and never seeing or being willing to see the effects of it.
Family is a fragile fragile thing blood or not, and if it's not nurtured and cared for it will break down and fall apart.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Noah's 3

Well here we are 2 1/2 weeks late with this post, by hey if I am anything I am consistent right! Being on time has become nonexistent for me in the past 3 years. It is hard for me to still say yes I have a 3 year old. The time has gone way to fast for my liking and he is growing way to quick. It feels like yesterday that I was holding him in my arms for the first time and looking into his amazing brown eyes.

3 days old

3 years old

I am amazed by the little man he has become. He is full of personality and joy! He drives me crazy and makes me want to pull my hair out all at the same time. He is smart and inquisitive. He is 100% all boy with his trucks and blocks and noises and just everything boy. But even at being all be he is quick with a hug and a kiss and to tell you he loves you. At Noah's last visit he was 34" tall and still only 31 lbs. We only eat peanut butter and "jello" as he calls it and now has added scrambled eggs to that list. He will pick an apple, orange or banana over a cookie or piece of cake every time. He is a lover of dinosaurs. monster trucks and Curious George. He is also a lover of animals and even now at only 3 I would bet money he will enter a field to do with animals.

Below are a few pictures from Noah 3rd Birthday Party. Each year I say I am not going all out and going crazy because then it's more pressure for the next year but hey he is my baby and deserves it!