Dear Lil’ CB,
731 days ago, you were placed in our arms forever.
For 452 days before that, you lived with your foster family and we are so grateful for their love and care for you during that time and still now as they love you from across an ocean.
It was 287 days between the time that we first saw your sweet face until we got the call that you were ready for us to bring you home.
About 96 hours later, we boarded a big blue plane.
We flew for 15 hours and finally landed in the country where you were born and from where our families came.
The next morning, we woke up early and spent the next 7 hours keeping ourselves busy until it was time to meet you. And we did. And it was wonderful and amazing. After the meeting, we said our see you laters and you left with your foster momma to spend just a couple more days together.
Two days later, 2 excited parents (Mommy and Daddy) walked back into the adoption agency. 1 energetic and curious toddler (that’s you!) was placed in their arms. And together we walked out, 1 new family. Somehow, it all made sense… 2 + 1 = 1.
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It’s hard to believe that was 2 years ago! In so many ways, it feels like we have been together forever. And in other ways, that trip to Korea seems like it was just yesterday. We’ve come a long way in these two years and we know you and love you more and more each day…I don’t know how it’s possible, but it is.
So, today we will celebrate you and celebrate our family. And we are so thankful we can celebrate and hope we will continue to not only celebrate these milestones but also every moment in between.
We love you, Lil’ CB.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Happy 2nd Family Day to you!
And to us!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Aw!!! Happy 2nd family day to y’all!!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
This post made me cry!
Freaking pregnancy hormones!!!
Love your little family of 3
pomegranate / 3160 posts
Ohmahgawd, that picture is too cute.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
Hurray for your adorable family! Happy Family Day!!!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
SOOO SWEEET!!! Why you gotta do this to me while I’m at work? Sniff sniff. And now you are forever his, and he is forever yours!
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
Because you got Lil CB as a toddler, do you wish you could have experienced the newborn phase? That’s probably a stupid question, because of course you wish he had joined your family sooner, but just wondering how your experience as new parents was different adding a toddler to the mix rather than a newborn. Do you think it was more or less overwhelming to add an older little person?
pomelo / 5178 posts
Happy Family Day!
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
@Alivoo01: @Sammyfab: @Honeybee: @ms.janedoe: thank you!!
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
@chopsuey119: @Mrs. High Heels: sorry!
dang, I cry all the time as it is…I think I’d be a basket case if I were pregnant!!!
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
@Mrs. Tricycle: not a stupid question! Yes, of course, we would have loved to have him home earlier, but our transition was really smooth because he understood so much. We have lots of friends that brought their babies home around 9-10 months and they had a much harder transition because that’s when children go through separation and stranger anxiety anyway…at 15 months, I really feel that Lil CB had an understanding of what was going on and was able to understand what we were saying to him.
The hardest part was that we went from no kids to a super mobile kid! By the time he came home, Lil CB was running and climbing and we probably climbed the stairs 50 times a day! I lost 10 pounds the first 2 weeks home!!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Aww. Happy Family Day.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
Such a sweet post! Happy 2 years!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
Happy Family Day : )
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
Gah, just teared up. So sweet.
blogger / persimmon / 1398 posts
Oh my. What a beautiful post! Happy Family Day to you three!!! 2+1=1… So true! Love.
Thanks for putting a HUGE (and maybe a little teary) smile on my face this evening!
blogger / persimmon / 1220 posts
So very sweet.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
That picture is beautiful!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Wonderful. I love how you have commemorated the day!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
15-24 months was my absolute favorite stage so it was a great age to bring home little cb!
GOLD / nectarine / 2884 posts
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
This is such a sweet post. Such an exciting time! I absolutely love that picture. Congrats to the 3 of you on your 2nd family day.
pomelo / 5321 posts
This post is so sweet! Brought tears to my eyes!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
So sweet! You 3 are so adorable. Meant to be!
kiwi / 511 posts
When it was the 1 year anniversary being home with our oldest one of my friends wished us a “Happy Famiversary” I loved the term so I share it with you. Happy Famiversary!