2 years ago today...

We saw Biruk's beautiful face for the first time. I was 3 months pregnant at the time and we had changed our preference from 0-12 months to 6-12 months old. Yet when I got the call, Alexa had said, "I know you had requested a 6-12 month old, but would you be open to a younger child" (I can still hear her voice in my head, my whole body shaking with nerves) and I responded "yes, yes, of course we're open". And then I got all the details on our sweet baby boy. So many emotions crossed our minds over those next few days. Two children, only 8-9 months apart. How would we manage? And all I could keep coming back to was that we still received a referral for younger than what we had requested. We were meant to be together. And I found comfort in that. We were chosen, blessed and fortunate enough to be able to stare into these beautiful eyes for the rest of our life. Thankful to see his smile, hear him laugh, talk and see his first step. And so grateful and honored to guide him along the path of life. We love you Biruk, thank you for blessing us with more than we could have ever imagined.