Catch Up.......

So try not to get bored too fast with this post. Our house has been Internet free (as in not working due to cosmic forces) for a little while so I have a few random things to jabber on about. Thing #1.

Our 6 Year Anniversary!! That's right. Jeff and I had our anniversary on June 14. Usually we aren't that big on celebrating anniversaries, but this has kind of been a big year for us, so we went out. We went to a beautiful steak and seafood restaurant downtown called Christopher's. It was so Amazing. It was some of the best crab I have ever tasted. Then we headed to Gateway to see a flick. It was a nice evening and a perfect way to celebrate a great 6 years.

Thing #2.

Milo's 2 month check-up. So as it turns out, Milo is a shorty McShort short. He is 21 inches and 11 lbs, which puts him in the 10th percentile for height. He is growing great though and developing like a champ. After he got his shots, he cried for about ten seconds, the nurse handed him to me, he gave her a crusty and promptly projectile vomited all over me. it was magical. He is smiling like crazy, especially in the morning when Jeff gets him up. For some reason he thinks it's really funny when we say he is stinky. He seriously laughs every single time. Most of this is probably extremely uninteresting to the average reader of this blog, but oh well. Feel free to skip ahead or skim read:)

Thing#3

Camping makes me sleepy

Camping, Kind of. We went up to the mountains last weekend for our niece Addy's Birthday party. We didn't technically camp, but Milo got to see and smell the campfire for the first time. And I took some cute pictures of him with his cousins so i wanted to post about it. That's all for now.

The double rainbow we saw as we drove home from our dinner in the mountains

Ok, I know.

So cute. That's all I have to say. He get's cuter (and fatter by the day). Milo has his 2 month check up in a few hours. I'll post again tonight or tomorrow with updates on his weight and all that. Until then....

My Boys

I just had to put this picture of the two most important people in my life looking extremely handsome in their Sunday best. Seriously, does it get any cuter than this? Oh and look how cute he looks in his first pair of Vans. Thanks again, Alli!!

More of the best thing ever

Nothing too interesting...oh wait besides finding out that Mothers Day isn't the worst holiday ever, realizing being a mom kicks, and discovering how sexy it is to watch Jeff be a Spectacular daddy.

First Mothers Day Flowers from my sweet Dad.

Beside that here are more photos of Milo. Yeah he still pretty much just lays there but he looks so cute doing it we can't help but take a zillion photos of him. Enjoy!

First Bath...He totally loves them.

Grandma with two of her babies

Randoms

My shower with all of Jeff's cute sisters/sister-in-laws and his amazing mom. Everyone was able to be there and it was such a fun time. Thanks again you guys!! (Jenni is missing because she's taking the pic)

Available Babies and Amazing Photos

So I have a couple of random, yet important things to blog about...

First off, I was in Heart to Heart (our adoption agency) today showing Milo off, and the girls there mentioned their need for families. They have 3 african american boys that are being born very soon and no families to place them with. They are a GREAT, trustworthy agency and we had a very positive experience with them. If you know anyone who might be interested in these babies, please get in touch with them. This is their website http://hearttoheartadoptions.com/ . Also, I would be very happy to answer any questions i can about them. There is always such a huge need for families who are willing to adopt African American babies, and since we are huge believers in transracial adoption, I thought I'd see if we can help find homes for these little buddies.

Second random thing. Check out these amazingly beautiful photos.

My sister-in-law Stephanie is a very talented photographer and she shot these photos of Milo last week. Check out her photo blog here http://blackbirdbeauty.blogspot.com/. The photo at the top of my blog came from that shoot and we were totally thrilled with how the pics turned out. If you need photos of your kids, family, dog :), you should definitely check her out. Thanks again Steph!

Different every single day

This is the quickest way to update everyone on how things are going with Milo and to answer a few questions some of you had... So, first off, things are great! Wonderful! Spectacular! Amazing!Seriously Milo is the best baby. He is sleeping 3-4 hours at night and he only cries when he is hungry (I have a feeling he's going to get pretty large, pretty fast:) or if he has a dirty diaper. Jeff and I are are more than happy to get up with him. That's one of the many beautiful things about adopting. You wait so freaking long for this little guy, that you just simply do not sweat the small stuff. Another great thing is I am in the best shape I've been in for a lot of years, and I don't have to recover from the after effects of giving birth :)


So many of you have come to visit and we are so grateful for all the love and support everyone around us has shown. Adoption is one of those things that really unites people and brings them together in a very positive way.


For those of you who are wondering, we have a pretty open adoption. Tiffany (milo's birth mom) will get letters and pictures from us at least once a month, and she will be sending us pictures and letters as well. We even talk on the phone from time to time. We are big advocates of open adoption and are excited to continue to build the relationship we have with Tffany. I've said it before, but I will continue to say it forever, she is an AMAZING woman and we want Milo to know about her and her incredible selflessness.


Please continue to send your questions and although this may seem a little random, if you know someone who is thinking of adopting, is in the middle of it, or just has questions, please please please do not hesitate to give them my number. Jeff and I would have loved to have someone to talk to during our crazy journey, and if we can be that for someone else we would love it!

Hi, I'm Milo

Well folks, as I'm sure you have all heard Jeff and I are finally, finally, finally parents!! Our crazy long journey is finally over. Our son Milo was born on April 21st at 2:07pm. Our wonderful birth mom Tiffany allowed us to be there every step of the way. She chose us last week and we were able to have a phone conference with her then, and we had a wonderful dinner with her monday night. She is a truly amazing woman. She and Jeff have so much in common, and we felt so comfortable from day one. She went in first thing Tuesday morning to be induced and we met her at the hospital around 10:00. She allowed us to be in the room with her all morning. She is seriously the toughest woman ever. She was like, No I probably won't get an epideral, but finally the pain got intense enough that she did. She went to sleep and about 2 hours later, Milo was born. She allowed me to feed him his first bottle, put on his first diaper, and hold him for the rest of the day. Then jeff and I went to the nursery with him to watch the nurse give him his first bath and do his little check up. It was a truly amazing day. On wednesday, Tiffany spent a very special day alone with Milo, and on Thursday morning we met again at the hospital to sign all the final paperwork. Watching Tiffany say goodbye to Milo was by far the hardest thing we have ever, ever had to go through. She was so strong. Jeff and I had a very hard time and there were a lot of conflicting emotions, but in the end it was a very beautiful day. We are so grateful to Tiffany for giving us a chance to be parents. We will never forget her or this amazing week.

Me, Tiffany (our beautiful birth mom, Milo, and Jeff)

And now....he's home!!!! And he's ours!!!! Yay!!

We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported us through this crazy adoption process. You know who you are and this would absolutely not have been possible without your love, support, and prayers. Thank you thank you thank you!! We love you so much!