Plug and Play Parenthood

It’s almost time for another Mother’s Day– my second as a mom.  I think about Baby Boy’s birth parents, literally, every day, but Mother’s and Father’s Day tend to direct my thoughts to them even more.  Their loss is my gain, their grief translates to my joy, and the hole in their lives has become [...]

I’ve tried to muster the energy all week to write a post.  Where my brain normally sizzles with activity, this week, it hasn’t even started to steam.  I haven’t had any huge revelations.  Nothing profound has occurred.  Mostly, I’ve just been tired.  Really, really tired. What did occur was the biggest case of mom guilt [...]

As Baby Boy gets older, I have more and more moments when I think to myself, “This.  This is what it was all for.” In the evenings (usually when it’s time to start dinner), Baby Boy gets a little clingy.  He’s winding down from his afternoon nap, and he wants to be held… until bed [...]

Last week, my husband and I spent our first night away from Baby Boy… for four nights…  in a different country.  Early Monday morning, I held it together while I watched the crack of light grow smaller as our garage door closed.  Feeling equal parts fretfulness and guilt, I only teared up a little.  Once [...]

Eventually, I’d like to discuss a scrubbed version of placement with the more private details left private.  I’d like to tell the stories we’ve already accumulated.  However, today, I am simply going to say, I am drinking coffee, watching holiday infused news on the Today Show, and sitting next to our little boy who is [...]

I love this blog. No. I love writing this blog.  However, I always worry that I’m becoming one of those people in the blogoshpere boring readers with pretentious posts about my thoughts and whims.   I assure you, I’m not trying to hop on this hipster trend just as it crests the hill of pop culture [...]

I can think of about a million songs right now that capture where my head’s at today.  Today, Final Countdown, Dancing on the Ceiling, and I’m so Tired (for good measure) are looping through my brain in caffeine induced flashes. Share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via [...]

This is an introduction to what will be our adoption story through my eyes.  Before I start this story, please allow me to add some context. Share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]