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Thursday, June 28, 2007

My Beach Babies





I have lived near the ocean most of my life. As a teenager I would love to just bake in the sun for hours and have fun nights at the beach. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I stopped the sun baking stuff and just enjoy the tranquil moments at the beach. It has been a special place for myself as well as my husband.

When we were first dating, we would spend many romantic nights at the beach. There is just something about the cool night air and the gentle waves crashing to the shore. It is almost hypnotic. We shared plans and dreams there, we also grieved there. When we lost our precious babies, we would go to the sea and try to find some sort of peace or answers there. Most of the time the answers never came, but the ocean just soothes me in some strange way.

During this adoption journey, I made many trips to the ocean. I would think about my daughter, I would grieve for the time we were forced to be apart, I would try to find some comfort in the wait. During this adoption journey, we had some difficulties that threatened to stop this adoption. Right up until a month or so prior to referral, I honestly thought we would have to walk away from it all. I was heartbroken beyond belief. Thankfully, we went forward with the adoption and have never looked back since.

So I cannot even express to you how precious these pics are of my sweet daughter, my whole family, walking on this beach. I feel like things have come full circle now. My daughter is walking on the same sand, the very beach where I held so tightly to the dream of her. She is here! She makes tiny footprints in the sand. She smiles in the sunshine and loves the ocean air. She giggles at the waves and loves the sand between her toes. I cannot believe that my little beach baby is finally here.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Some updated pics




Some updated pics...and why exactly does she smile after I take the picture. She seems more interested in the camera than smiling. I am reminded of that old cartoon with the singing frog ( I know showing my age here) that immediately stops singing when he has an audience. Ugggh! I forgot about the joys of trying to get a toddler to smile.
 
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