I am asked "why?" about 47,563 times a day on every subject known to man.
Everything from the toothpaste to his crusty pants I am trying to remove are "mine."
And Legos. Which is cool. I liked Legos.
Cheers.
WA's Momma
Friday, December 16, 2011
What MY KID is into...
I am asked "why?" about 47,563 times a day on every subject known to man.
Everything from the toothpaste to his crusty pants I am trying to remove are "mine."
And Legos. Which is cool. I liked Legos.
Cheers.
WA's Momma
Saturday, December 10, 2011
The Dasher Express, Year Two
Every year the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) hosts the Santa Trains. For $6 per person, the entire family can ride the train with Santa, Mrs. Claus, and carolers from local schools. Each family that purchases tickets for the train ride is asked to being an unwrapped toy for the United States Marine Corp's Tpys For Tots program. WA obligingley gave a set of tanks to ride the train with Santa and get a chance to tell him what he wanted for Christmas. Which was cars. Shocker.
We have made this ride a tradition. WA had a great time. Enjoy!
CHOOOOOOO CHOOOOOO!
WA's Momma
P.S. Merry Christmas!
We have made this ride a tradition. WA had a great time. Enjoy!
CHOOOOOOO CHOOOOOO!
WA's Momma
P.S. Merry Christmas!
Youre A Mean One, Mr Grinch
And WA wanted nothing to do with him.
We went on a carriage ride through Downtown Fredericksburg with the Grinch this year. It is all part of our weekend after weekend of events to ring in the holidays!
WA went with his favorite buddy Jack, and their mommas.
WA still loves horses so this was super fun for him. Once he got away from the Grinch of course. And it was only $5. Totally worth it too!
Merry Christmas All!
Stay tuned for Dasher Express Year Two, and The Light Show from the Village.
We went on a carriage ride through Downtown Fredericksburg with the Grinch this year. It is all part of our weekend after weekend of events to ring in the holidays!
WA went with his favorite buddy Jack, and their mommas.
Merry Christmas All!
Stay tuned for Dasher Express Year Two, and The Light Show from the Village.
Fall 2011
Yes, I am several weeks late on this one...but here it is.
We went to Belvedere Plantation again and WA had a blast. We rode tricycles (and lined them up as with all things WA can roll or push), fed the goats, and my big guy even went down the slide on his own this year.
And he did not cry at all when he decided to do a faceplant after all of this fun!
Cheers!
WA's Momma.
We went to Belvedere Plantation again and WA had a blast. We rode tricycles (and lined them up as with all things WA can roll or push), fed the goats, and my big guy even went down the slide on his own this year.
And he did not cry at all when he decided to do a faceplant after all of this fun!
Cheers!
WA's Momma.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Child Abuduction and Murder in Canton, GA
As a mom, this just breaks my heart. This is my hometown so it hits close to home for two reasons.
I pray God is holding this little sweetheart in Heaven and wrapping his arms around her family while they grieve.
Such a terrible tragedy.
Sadly, and with a heavy heart,
WA's Momma
I pray God is holding this little sweetheart in Heaven and wrapping his arms around her family while they grieve.
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Such a terrible tragedy.
Sadly, and with a heavy heart,
WA's Momma
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Birthday!
My little guy is turning three. THREE! I cannot believe it. I am one year away from a more calm and self sufficient child.
WA and I got to celebrate his birthday with all of his first and second cousins. I'm not sure when this will happen again, but I got a picture of them ALL together. There were four missing of course, but they live quite a ways a way for a day trip.
Anyway, as always, I am so thankful that WA entered our lives through a woman I will love like a sister until my last breath. Thank you, Jamie.
Cheers!
WA's Momma
WA and I got to celebrate his birthday with all of his first and second cousins. I'm not sure when this will happen again, but I got a picture of them ALL together. There were four missing of course, but they live quite a ways a way for a day trip.
Anyway, as always, I am so thankful that WA entered our lives through a woman I will love like a sister until my last breath. Thank you, Jamie.
Cheers!
WA's Momma
Saturday, October 29, 2011
November: Adoption Month!
November is National Adoption Month and it also happens to be my kid's birthmonth! Come on 3!
Our story started in November 2008, the day before Thanksgiving, actually. We got a call that we were being considered by a woman in Delaware who just gave birth to a baby boy. That was the longest 4 hours of my life. The first call came in at 8am and the second at noon. We were surrounded by family when we found out we were going to be parents! How awesome is that?
We got the last flight out the night before Thanksgiving and headed to Delaware with our newly purchased car seat, a pac and play, and stomachs full of anxiety.
Will she like us?
Will we be good enough parents?
Will we get to hold him right away?
Oh shit. We dont have clothes, or diapers, or blankets...
We met WA's birthmother at 930am and she led us down to NICU because she wanted to "introduce him personally to his new parents". My heart melted. My first glance at that sweet sleeping boy was pure and utter love. I imagine it might be how a mother would feel right after giving birth, but I wont know for sure. All I knew was I loved him. I loved him, very much. And I loved her.
Her story is not mine to tell, but she will always have a huge room in my heart. She is like a sister to me. We spent some good quality time together while my Kentucky Gentleman stayed behind in NICU with WA. We are very much alike in small ways and in much larger ways. And we are forever connected by this wonderful being that we love so much. I know she loves him because the choice she made to not parent him, and hand him over to me, completely trusting that I would do a wonderful job, was a difficult choice. A very difficult choice. And she did it. She put aside any selfishness and made the hardest decision of her life. And I dont take that lightly. I will spread the word high and low, so that no one, anywhere, anytime will ever take that lightly. I do not know how it feels to place your baby for adoption, or choose an alternative lifestyle but I do know it IS difficult. It is by no means "the easy way out".
And I will love her for the rest of my life because she gave me the most wonderful and amazing gift that anyone could ever give me.
That is my adoption story and I am willing to share it with anyone who will listen so they know that it is beautiful and loving and not scary and selfish.
Oh, and remember a few paragraphs back when I said "oh shit we dont have any clothes, diapers, bottles, etc"? Well, we have amazing friends. I got home to a surprise shower with 60+ people in attendance with everything I could possibly need for this baby for his first year of life. I'll be eternally grateful for all of them.
Cheers! And Happy National Adoption Month!
And make sure you also read this blog, because people can say some really messed up shit about adoption, and quite frankly, it has to stop.
Our story started in November 2008, the day before Thanksgiving, actually. We got a call that we were being considered by a woman in Delaware who just gave birth to a baby boy. That was the longest 4 hours of my life. The first call came in at 8am and the second at noon. We were surrounded by family when we found out we were going to be parents! How awesome is that?
We got the last flight out the night before Thanksgiving and headed to Delaware with our newly purchased car seat, a pac and play, and stomachs full of anxiety.
Will she like us?
Will we be good enough parents?
Will we get to hold him right away?
Oh shit. We dont have clothes, or diapers, or blankets...
We met WA's birthmother at 930am and she led us down to NICU because she wanted to "introduce him personally to his new parents". My heart melted. My first glance at that sweet sleeping boy was pure and utter love. I imagine it might be how a mother would feel right after giving birth, but I wont know for sure. All I knew was I loved him. I loved him, very much. And I loved her.
Her story is not mine to tell, but she will always have a huge room in my heart. She is like a sister to me. We spent some good quality time together while my Kentucky Gentleman stayed behind in NICU with WA. We are very much alike in small ways and in much larger ways. And we are forever connected by this wonderful being that we love so much. I know she loves him because the choice she made to not parent him, and hand him over to me, completely trusting that I would do a wonderful job, was a difficult choice. A very difficult choice. And she did it. She put aside any selfishness and made the hardest decision of her life. And I dont take that lightly. I will spread the word high and low, so that no one, anywhere, anytime will ever take that lightly. I do not know how it feels to place your baby for adoption, or choose an alternative lifestyle but I do know it IS difficult. It is by no means "the easy way out".
And I will love her for the rest of my life because she gave me the most wonderful and amazing gift that anyone could ever give me.
That is my adoption story and I am willing to share it with anyone who will listen so they know that it is beautiful and loving and not scary and selfish.
Oh, and remember a few paragraphs back when I said "oh shit we dont have any clothes, diapers, bottles, etc"? Well, we have amazing friends. I got home to a surprise shower with 60+ people in attendance with everything I could possibly need for this baby for his first year of life. I'll be eternally grateful for all of them.
Cheers! And Happy National Adoption Month!
And make sure you also read this blog, because people can say some really messed up shit about adoption, and quite frankly, it has to stop.
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