Three Years

Ok...and plus a couple days.

It has been hectic around here so this post is late. But rest assured, I didn't let Family Day go by unnoticed. We enjoyed a nice Ore ice cream cake and a quiet dinner at home on Feb 21st. It was our Third Family Day. Wow! I can't believe we have been home for 3 years! Where does the time go?

Three years ago Mike, Colby, and I completed what now seems like a whirlwind few weeks and landed in NYC. We were greated by both mine and Mike's parents. It was late at night, after two plane rides and many hours, much of which I didn't sleep. Our journey to Colby and becoming a family had finally ended with us walking through the door. All the emotion and the sense of uncertainty was done. He was ours and nothing could change that.

And now..... Colby has changed our lives forever. We enjoy watching Scooby-Doo and the Flintstones once again. We eat much more peanut butter and fluff and mac n' cheese than we should. We go to the circus, hockey games, and Disney Ice Shows. Watching our son learn to swim (actual swim strokes, perhaps a swim team in the future), ride a bike, and read and write are huge achievements we will always cherish. We have had to buy more new shoes than we can count (now on a size 13!) and our grocery bill has just about doubled. Our conversations revolve around how independent our big boy has become. And yes, a few setbacks with the recent hernia surgery and a pending eye surgery. However, since Feb 21, 2009 Colby has grown a foot from 32 inches to 44 inches and gained only about 17 pounds from 23 to 40. So tall and skinny. It is amazing to see what good food and lots of love have grown! He has lost his baby boy face and really turned into such a big boy. Turning 5 in April, Colby amazes me everyday with the things he says and does. He loves books, letters and numbers, and building Legos. He enjoys spending time with his cousin Keith and his grandparents but loves being home with Mommy and Daddy too. Always quick with a hug and kiss, and lately a devilish little grin. How lucky we are to have him in our lives? Many people say that he is the lucky one to have us adopt him. I don't necessarily agree. I think we are the lucky ones to have our lives blessed by this amazing little man.

                 February 2009- Leaving the baby home.

                 February 21, 2010- Colby's Baptism.    February 2011- Family Day dessert.