Three little boys.....

......and a cake!!!

Getting ready to turn three with....

.....a new haircut!

Growth spurt....

First night in his big boy bed....

I haven't been eager to get Matteo out of his crib as he moves quite a bit in his sleep, and he hasn't been unhappy with his crib, but I definitely have spoken to him about his big bed and how one day he would switch bed...his big boy bed has been in his room since we came home from Vietnam....yesterday we were lying in it reading and he seemed very comfortable in it so I asked him if he was ready to sleep in it overnight....he said nodding his head, and yes.......so today we went out to buy a bed bar, and here he is in his big boy bed for his first night....I'll report back on how he does as well hopefully update all the changes over the past few weeks...

Easter renewal and rebirth.......

Well, I finally have the date for my medical procedure, April 10.  I was told it would be within six months and sure enough, April is the 6th month. While I go between panic and calm, for the doctors it is a routine, and a straightforward procedure, not surgery, but not without risk...for me, there are different emotions.  I worry about me, I worry about Matteo.  I would worry if I wasn't worried, but know this is normal to feel this way.  It is fitting that it will take place so close to Easter, a time of renewal, rebirth and in some ways it will be, maybe the beginning of rebirth and renewal for my family.

I hope after this is in our past, we can move forward to the birth of another family member.  So for now, I pray, and I celebrate another Easter with a deeper understanding of renewal and rebirth.

I'm not sure if I'll post until after, but will not make that decision.....there are a number of posts I've started but have not finished...the heart has not been moved to write, until now.  So if you are reading this, say a little prayer for me, for us, that all goes well and life begins again.

Happy Easter and may your renewal and rebirth bring you to a deeper faith and a deeper meaningfulness of life's mysteries and miracles.

Play dough and Thomas

Catalyst Foundation Culture Camp

If all goes well Matteo and I will attend this culture camp this summer. We have registered and hope that all falls into place in the next few months. It is not only a camp for children adopted from Vietnam and their families but it is also a fundraiser to help build schools in Vietnam.  The camp is in the US and there are a number of families from Canada heading down this year. We heard very good things from last year's camp and I am open to trying it to see how Matteo does. I'm a bit concerned as he sometimes warms up very quickly to new people and situations and at other times he doesn't.

The camp is only 3 days so hopefully in either situation we'll be fine. If you'd like more information on the camps and/or are thinking of donating to a worthy cause, you can read more information about the organization and the camps here.

Catalyst Culture camp