Forever Day III

Even cute enough to pull this off...

I was driving down Story the afternoon the agency called to tell us we matched with a child. We matched much sooner than I had expected and I had to pull over to talk to the case worker. She asked if I wanted her to send me a picture. I reluctantly said yes and she said she would send it as soon as we hung up.
I remember sitting in that parking lot and thinking, "What if I don't like the way he looks? What if I don't think I want to adopt as badly as I think I do...? You're a terrible person for even thinking any of this!" My heart was thumping and I was nervous.

Forever later (like, 5 minutes) I opened the picture on my phone. You've seen enough pictures of Alex to imagine...he was scrumptiously adorable with his huge cheeks, propped up on his mini throne.
It was love at first sight.

As we waited over a year to go and get him, I constantly thought about what it was going to be like when we were finally a family. As we were getting everything ready, I would sometimes sit in the chair in his empty room and imagine rocking him. I would read the books in his room, and fold and re-fold the clothes we bought.

Alex was worth the wait and more. Turns out, he hated being rocked (still kind of does), but loves to read and loves to be dressed. (See pic above)

Today we remember the unique way we became a family and thank all the people who took care of us and Alex before we were united. Our love was predestined.

The sun has come.
The mist has gone.
We see in the distance...
our long way home.
I was always yours to have.
You were always mine.
We have loved each other in and out of time.

-Maya Angelou