Thursday, May 16, 2013

Happy Mother's Day....now cry.

Yep! My kids made me cry for Mother's Day. But a happy cry.

I feel so fortunate that Sage and Hayden call me "mom". When we adopted them Robert and I decided that we would not ask them to call us anything. Robert was "dad" right away. I had to wait a bit longer to be "mom". Sometimes I would be mom, or auntie, or Shauna.

It made sense. Neither of them know their birth fathers. So the opportunity to have a dad was new for them. But they already have a mommy, and a mama, and a nana, and an Auntie Shauna. I was happy with our decision to not force names upon them for Robert and I but I think I felt like it would be nice if they called me mom because I wanted to be one to them so badly.

I was patient though and waited.

I'm mom all the time now:) I got a card, some roses that Sage picked out, a cake that Hayden piced out and giggles from Will :)

I had been joking around at work on Mother's Day (after my partner bought me a yummy lunch!) that I didn't want another craft! Lol. I have stacks of pictures...I love them all but I'm sure any mom reading this understands my little funny ;)

Well I also got crafts. And these are the gifts that ironically made me cry and I love them! Hayden's is decorating my locker at work and Sage wrote a book of poems that sits proudly on display in our living room...I also took the crafts to brag at work :)

One of Sage's poems ended with "Did you know that there are babies and kids in the world without mommies or food or shelter? Did you know that I got to be adopted? Did you know that you are my mommy and I love you dearly?"

Cue tears.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Someone I Admire...how can you not ;)

May Photo Challenge Day #3

I'm a bit behind but this someone deserves a blog post and some extra admiration.

Here she is:


This is Sagelyne.  The person I admire and who I know will grow up to be an incredibly admirable woman.

She is a friend to everyone.  A great older sister.  And an awesome caregiver.

She is competitive.  Not afraid to dig around in the dirt.  And will play any sport.

At the same time she likes to play with make up and have her nails done and play with extravagant earrings.

She is beautiful with her green eyes, dirty blond hair, and tan skin....I cannot wait to slap some braces on you ;)

She is my personal trainer.  She leads the way on my couch to 5k program and encourages me the whole way.  It is a lot of fun to spend time together in the evening!

She wants to be a teacher or a "jail police" when she grows up.

This girl can do it all...really.  One of the most well rounded and down to earth girls that I have ever met.  She absolutely loves life and is excited for every new day.

She is so in tune with her emotions and speaks so well when needed.  And doesn't let anyone push her around.  She isn't afraid to go against the norm and be herself.

I am so lucky that this girl chose me.  This three year old girl asked me to be her mom one night as I was tucking her in.  "I think that God was confused because you are supposed to be my mom.  Can you keep me and stay with me forever?"

It took some time Miss S but "Yes I can".