Where we are now
These last five weeks have been nothing but a blur in our minds. So much has happened, changed, and changed again. As with the coming of any newborn our house has been completely shaken upside down. Our lives have forever changed, and with that change comes many different emotions. Happy, blessed, excited, scared, exhausted, worried, nervous, hopeful, and a vast range of others as well. The thing with our journey is that it is so unlike anyone's around us. Many of our friends have children, some have even adopted, but few have adopted from or participated in foster care. Even when you have people around you who have gone this route, you still feel extremely alone. Don't get me wrong, we have had a WONDERFUL support system. People have been more than generous to us. Everything we needed was provided for us, in ways we could have never imagined. We can never repay all of our friends and family for the things they have done for us. The emotional part of this journey i...