Happy Halloween!

We had a great day today & was happy the sun was out :) It was a bit cold but we got lots of trick or treating in! We spent the morning with cousins, the afternoon with the neighbors, and early evening at a party at the library. The lion was fast asleep first by 5:45 pm and Dorothy was a close second by 7:00 pm (crashed soon after the sugar high wore off!).

(Colin & Bennett weathering the cold!)

A Morning at Waterfall Glen

Mr. Personality

Siblings

October Updates

Colin had his "well visit" at the pediatrician last week. He was 24.5 inches (95th percentile) & 15.5 lbs. (97th percentile). He is getting so big so fast! He is already entering 6-9 months in clothes. The visit went great and he had his first shots. We decided to follow an alternative vaccine schedule so he will be getting less shots more often. Good thing Eily was with me~ I couldn't even look! She sat on the examine table with Colin & held his hand through it all~so sweet!

Reflections

There was a time when I would be going about my day and then I would stop and reflect about the nightmare we went through. It would hit me out of nowhere-I could be making dinner, folding laundry or just lying in bed. It was a very sad time in our lives that I never could understand. The memories lingered and visited me every single day.

and then one little person changed everything...

Now when there are quiet moments, there are only happy thoughts. There are reflections about how we got here and quick confirmation of how all of this was meant to be. All of the pain has been released all because of a choice one person made. A choice that gave us our life back.

Colin's First Month Home