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Tess's 3rd Birthday Letter {From Daddy}

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Tess, I am so excited that you are turning 3. You are the coolest 3 year old ever. You have changed so much over the past year. Although you still look exactly like your mom. People are always stopping your mother and I, to tell us how cute you are. Duh, we think you are cute, but it's nice when other people do as well. :) I love the relationship you have with your siblings. You are always trying to be like Britt. You follow her around and copy what she does. You look up to Kye a lot already. You can tell you really love him. He is always calling you his sweet Tessie, and you are always giving him hugs and kisses. You are most definitely a mama's girl. Don’t get me wrong, you love me too, but you are all about your mama. You will not let me tuck you in if she is home. You will not even let me hold you when you are upset if Mama is around. I do feel like you and I formed a special bond at the beach this year. It was really th...

16 Months Waiting (AKA: The Month We Got Matched)

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

This post covers a bit less than a month but that's okay...there is PLENTY to discuss ;) It covers August 7th - August 29th. Our 16th month into the adoption process! If you'd like to catch up on all of our journey you can visit our adoption page here!  And in case you missed it...WE ARE MATCHED GUYS!!! When I ordered my "in waiting" cards from Lemon Treehouse I only got through month 18...luckily I'll only need 1 extra month! Whoop whoop!!! Things Learned and Accomplished This Month: It's SO crazy and awesome how things often work. Last month was the toughest month for us yet in this journey. Three "nos" in a row were rough to hear and I was in a pretty rough mental place when I wrote my last monthly post (which you can read about here).  The day after that post was the first day of school for Kye and Britt AND Zach's birthday. It also happened to be the day that we'd view the situation that would end up being "o...
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