Looking at Major’s bed when I wake up in the morning has given me intense happiness. The smell of the new furniture, the wood, the sheets so soft — it all holds so much promise. I moved his bed around closer to one wall and this morning the sun filtered in and I thought, that…
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Me and My Girls
The reality sets in that this is our last weekend as a family of four and this morning Emma, Eden and I were playing a matching game, which led to free flowing conversation, which then lead to us going around in a circle talking about our upcoming changes. I am so proud of my girls…
The Karp Family of 4 — A Sunday to Remember
Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Long car ride. Singing in the car. Snow Tubing. Laughter. Joy. A Sunday to remember … our last one as a family of 4.
Soon to Bring Home Major Grateful List
I am grateful for taking time tonight in between packing to write a grateful list. I am grateful to be packing for my trip Thursday, the final of three trips in which we bring home our little boy. I am grateful and hopeful that he will remember us. I am grateful and hopeful that even…
Things I Never Taught Him … and Some That I Did
Adopting an almost two year old has been interesting in that Major has come to me already with learnings that came from his life before. For example, today he slipped both of his arms into his jacket (while in front of him) and then flipped his arms back over his head so that his jacket…
WE ARE THE TRUTH!
This is a letter to our son Major as part of the world wide campaign addressing the very sad situation of Artyem Saviliev’s abandonment and supporting the continuation of intercountry adoption. The “Tell the Truth” campaign is a way of relating successful stories of adoption. Ours is only one of many too often unsung successful…
Reality
The reality is I need caffeine every single day. The reality is he wakes up in the night like a newborn. The reality is he wakes up often to climb into bed and cuddle next to me. The reality is it is hard to manage Major’s needs, with helping Emma do her homework and making…
This Chapter of my Life
I always said that when we came home with Major to begin our life as a family of 5 that it would be a chapter of my life in which I was solely focused on family. There would be time at a later date for dinners out and parties to attend. We’d hole up together…
Road Side Catharsis
I began writing this post about 3 weeks ago and obviously had a hard time posting it. The truth is, if I do not acknowledge all that is going on, even in my blog, it makes it feel not sincere to myself (this being my only journal these days) to just write about my family…
A Video Journey of Our Adoption — Happy 6 Months Home Major!
Please click twice to be taken directly to YouTube so you can see the full screen. Enjoy!