Seriously Mommy, let's go!
So Big!
Ummm...Daddy, are you and Tobie coming with us or not?
Monday, June 22, 2009
Loving my new red wagon
The entire family took a walk this evening and Teegen enjoyed her red wagon, a birthday gift from her Pop!
Seriously Mommy, let's go!
So Big!
Ummm...Daddy, are you and Tobie coming with us or not?
Seriously Mommy, let's go!
So Big!Ummm...Daddy, are you and Tobie coming with us or not?
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Father's Day
Today is Larry's first official Father's Day. I realized this morning that his first Father's Day falls on the first anniversary of signing Teegen's adoption papers. We plan on just being together today, enjoying each other's company and chasing Teegen through the house.
Just a few minutes "home" from the hospital
So big, celebrating Mother's Day
And of course, I can't write about Father's Day without mentioning my dad and Teegen's Pop. We hope you had a great morning playing golf! We love you! This picture is from Teegen's birthday party with Pop and Annagrace, his other favorite girl.
Just a few minutes "home" from the hospital
So big, celebrating Mother's Day
And of course, I can't write about Father's Day without mentioning my dad and Teegen's Pop. We hope you had a great morning playing golf! We love you! This picture is from Teegen's birthday party with Pop and Annagrace, his other favorite girl.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Reflecting on one year
Wow! What an amazing year it has been! It has been difficult for me to wrap my brain around the notion that Teegen is one year old. It seems like only yesterday Larry was calling me, letting me know that there was a baby girl waiting for us.
In preparing for Teegen's birthday, I've thought a lot about our trip out West to meet her. I've recounted the story an endless number of times in recent weeks to basically anyone who would listen. And I've been thinking a lot about Teegen's birthmother...what a monumental decision she made...and in talking with her throughout the last year, she's never regretted it.
Since I was a little girl, the one constant in my life was that I wanted to be a mother. As a teenager, when I really started processing the death of my mother, that drive became even stronger. Regardless of situations faced concerning getting pregnant and all the ups and downs of the adoption roller coaster, I always knew this dream would one day become reality.
The first few days of parenthood, beginning from when we first heard that this little girl was destined to be our daughter are literally burned into my brain. I remember every emotion, thought and image swirling in my brain. From our mad dash through the Charlotte airport to ensure that we didn't miss our flight to not eating for 14+ hours to feeling like I would surely throw up as we waited to meet Teegen's birthmother to the smell of the NICU soap are still readily available for me to conjure up at the mere thought of those days. These are all an integral part of my "birth" experience. When friends discuss their labor and birth experiences, I happily tell them mine.
The fact that I was chosen to be this little girl's mother is still so surreal to me. As surreal as it was to look at her, so pink and new and tiny, when I first laid eyes on her. She was so so so tiny and truly the miracle I had hoped for.
To say that Teegen has changed my life does not begin to describe the impact she has had on me. She is the center of my world, without a doubt. And I cannot remember what we did before she came or what life was like before. She is truly a blessing.
And to think, we may get to start this all over again in the fall!
In preparing for Teegen's birthday, I've thought a lot about our trip out West to meet her. I've recounted the story an endless number of times in recent weeks to basically anyone who would listen. And I've been thinking a lot about Teegen's birthmother...what a monumental decision she made...and in talking with her throughout the last year, she's never regretted it.
Since I was a little girl, the one constant in my life was that I wanted to be a mother. As a teenager, when I really started processing the death of my mother, that drive became even stronger. Regardless of situations faced concerning getting pregnant and all the ups and downs of the adoption roller coaster, I always knew this dream would one day become reality.
The first few days of parenthood, beginning from when we first heard that this little girl was destined to be our daughter are literally burned into my brain. I remember every emotion, thought and image swirling in my brain. From our mad dash through the Charlotte airport to ensure that we didn't miss our flight to not eating for 14+ hours to feeling like I would surely throw up as we waited to meet Teegen's birthmother to the smell of the NICU soap are still readily available for me to conjure up at the mere thought of those days. These are all an integral part of my "birth" experience. When friends discuss their labor and birth experiences, I happily tell them mine.
The fact that I was chosen to be this little girl's mother is still so surreal to me. As surreal as it was to look at her, so pink and new and tiny, when I first laid eyes on her. She was so so so tiny and truly the miracle I had hoped for.
To say that Teegen has changed my life does not begin to describe the impact she has had on me. She is the center of my world, without a doubt. And I cannot remember what we did before she came or what life was like before. She is truly a blessing.
And to think, we may get to start this all over again in the fall!
Look how far she's come!
Can you believe that my sweet, sweet baby girl is one year old today! How fast the time has gone. I'm working on a longer post, but wanted to post something first thing this morning.
Here she is in the first pictures we ever laid eyes on:
And here she is now...my how a year can change everything.
Here she is in the first pictures we ever laid eyes on:
And here she is now...my how a year can change everything.
Monday, June 8, 2009
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