430 days ago we started our adoption journey. It’s been a long process full of notaries, social worker visits, and lots of waiting. Continue reading The best things in life are worth waiting for

For about a month, during tummy time, we would put Olivia in the plank position. She would often rock back and forth and eventually her arms and Continue reading Army crawling across the floor

We were one of those parents who freaked out when they saw white things on their baby’s gums. At 2.5 months old, we thought Olivia had Continue reading Bottom teeth have erupted

When we went to Olivia’s 4-month checkup, we got the green light from her doctor to start giving her fruit and veggie purees, not for Continue reading Solid foods here we come

Olivia has blessed us in so many ways, but one of the things we’re most thankful for is her nighttime sleeping! When we first brought Continue reading Sleeping the night away

Every day we fall more in love with Olivia, but one of our favorite things is all of her expressions. A few of them have coined names now, like The Continue reading One baby. A million faces.

Today about 95% of domestic adoptions are considered open adoptions. This means the biological and adoptive families Continue reading Love is an open door

They told us the wait would be long. They told us we would have to travel because adoption opportunities rarely come from Continue reading Sweet serendipity

As you all know, we started our adoption journey back in August 2020. We were ready and able to embrace the 18-month long process, but fate decided Continue reading A little ray of sunshine