Today Grace turned 18 months old. This also marks our tenth month as a family of two. I was looking back at a post I made on October 4th of last year when I was waiting for news on when I could travel to get Grace. The wait was definitely weighing on me and I just couldn't wait to get to my girl. I re-read that post and I remember what it was like longing to see her in person and hold her and play with her and kiss her sweet little cheeks. And here I sit a year later and she's home. She's snugly tucked in her crib with her baby doll and her glow worm. It was so hard to wait but she was worth every agonizing second of it. I never knew real happiness until I knew Grace. She makes the mundane fun. She makes me see everything in such a different light. She makes me want to be the very best me I can. Being her mother is the greatest joy I will ever have.
During the two years I waited, I didn't buy very much besides books and baby towels since I wasn't sure who I was waiting for. One of the only purchases I made was a Cookie Monster towel. I saw it on another mom's blog and I just thought, man, I need to have that for the punkin. I tried to imagine how cute that baby would be but I have to tell you, I never imagined she would be this cute.
She has fit into our family so easily, as if she has always been with us. She is adored by everyone who knows her. She brings so much happiness to my life and I cherish every second of it. I'm such a lucky mom.
