Our very first mother daughter photo.
A year ago today, on what adoptive families call Forever Family Day, we held Bryn in our arms for the first time. It seems like yesterday. It also seems like a hundred years ago.
To try to describe that day is almost impossible. It's difficult to put into words the sights and sounds and smells of China, the excitement in the room in the government office building where we all waited impatiently for the first glimpse of our babies, the surreal feeling the moment they called Girard and me to come forward and claim our daughter, the love I felt for her the instant they put her in my arms, the sudden realization that I was now a mom and responsible for this precious, beautiful girl. It's just so very hard to put into words.
So instead of trying to, and making myself all weepy in the process, I'm posting a looking back on the past year of our lives in photos. My apologies, as there are a lot of them! Most of the photos are everyday shots that require no explanation, some are of special people or special days we didn't get around to posting during the year and wish we had.
The changes in Bryn have been phenomenal. She's grown and flourished and we love her more every day. I'm sure you'll be as amazed as we are at the changes in her!
February 2007
Day three as a happy family.
Our last night in China, at the big farewell party.
Our first night home -- Welcome home, Bryn!!
Our two "girls" checking each other out for the first time.
March 2007
April 2007
A visit from Bryn's special cousins, Emmy and Mac.
Having fun with Auntie Nonie.
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