January
In January we packed up in preparation to say goodbye to our sweet little home and make the long and arduous 1/2 mile trek to a larger house. At this point we were still hoping to add Tiger to our family and we were doing everything we could to make that process successful. Sadly, we began to realize we were fighting a loosing battle and we had to let go of our dream to be Tiger's family. As that dream began to fade, God showed up in a way we never expected. Would we like to adopt a 4 month old baby girl? Could she come RIGHT NOW?
February
God granted one of the greatest wishes of my heart. One that He had placed in me as a small girl but that I wasn't sure He was ever going to fulfill. I have always wanted the chance to parent a baby. Having a pregnancy never really mattered that much to me but having a baby is a hope I held onto even after we started adopting, even though I knew the likelihood of it happening was very small. Sweet little Munchkin arrived on February 4th during the biggest snow storm our city has seen in decades. We had moved into our new home only two days earlier and so we entertained Munchkin's sweet birth family amid boxes and disorganization!
March
Munchkin continued to settle into our family and we all began to settle into our new house. Munchkin had lots of doctor's appointments that month and we also got a date for her heart surgery.
April
In April we cleared our schedule in order to focus on Munchkin and her open heart surgery. She came through like a champ and only spent 5 days in the hospital! But, the people at Children's were apparently way too accommodating so Munchkin decided to visit them again the next week when she had some post-surgery issues. After those 4 days she'd had enough of the hospital and decided to stick with charming all of her at-home therapists instead of the cardiology nurses.
May
May was a time of kind of getting ourselves back together after all the business of being in the hospital. We didn't do a whole lot and that was fine with us! I turned 30 and didn't really notice (except when my husband teased me since I'm an entire 4 months older than he is). My husband and I also celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary! The boys finished preschool and 1st grade and we looked forward to a summer full of family time.
June
In June we celebrated Sunshine's 4th birthday. She was absolutely delighted by her bubble machine! Right around the same time our doctor also confirmed what we have suspected since we met or Indian Princess - Sunshine has autism. Even though we knew it was coming, it was still hard to hear. Sunshine has been such a blessing to our family and we are so very thankful for her but it is also hard to watch her struggle and to wonder why she has to bear this additional burden.
Stay tuned for Part 2 . . .
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