Recap #2

SO here we are!

Who would have thought after years of heartache and waiting we have been blessed so many times with beautiful little girls! And everyone we meet feels the same way! The funny thing is that everyone almost always can't help but give an opinion as well, not only about our sanity but situation as well. Defending our choices and family gets OLD, to strangers and non strangers alike. People bombarding us with questions and statements after questions and statements-I guess it wouldn't bother me so much if they were positive statements and questions, how am I supposed to know why our children came to us, all I know is that I am grateful for that period. I also think it is hilarious that people oogle at how "you have so many children" HAHAHA
I have two friends that were married in the months following Brian and I and one has 3 over 2 and one has 2 and one on the way, I wonder if they ever get questioned on their behaviors, "boy you must be in bed a lot to have so many children" or "wow why do you have so many children?" I doubt it, their children look like them therefore there are no questions asked. Funny the other day I had this conversation with Halle:

Halle: Mama you have purple eyes
Me: No my eyes are blue
Halle: Dad have brown eyes
Me: Yes, Dad has brown eyes
Halle: I have brown eyes too, like Dad!
Me: Yes, your eyes are brown, just like Dad's!

Does she question? Not yet, but she will, and when she does we will be ready with answers because she or any of our girls are the only ones with the right to know anything, everyone else is just included because they care and that matters to us. There is a fine line where caring and insult lay almost touching. It is almost to the point of saying, "is this person asking out of care for our family and their well being or just because they are nosey or looking for some fuel to fight with later?" A person would not believe the amount of scrutiny our family is under, not because we did the right thing and got married before having kids, not because we are successful in both professions but because we chose to open our hearts and home to children not sharing our DNA...

RECAP

So I thought I'd do an update, I can do that because this is my blog or space to rant and rave or smile and shine :) and I am feeling a little SASSY just an FYI!

I think a recap is in order!

So Brian and I married 6 years ago...
That commitment meant to us that we were devoting our lives to one another and planned on expanding our love and family not only through the work we do but raising children too!

For reasons unknown to us we are not blessed to have children of our own so through the grace of others, wonderful, selfless others we have been blessed with the family we dreamed of. Before we pursued adoption there were years of failure. Waiting and every 28 days being let down, failure after failure, years of heartache, yearning and wanting a family lead us to where we are today!