Happy Birthday, Tyler!!!

So I know we celebrated last week, but today is Tyler's actual birthday. He's 2 today!!! So hard to believe he is 2 already. I remember where I was at this hour 2 years ago. I was at the hospital, spending time with him, while frantically trying to find a local social worker to do our pre-court evaluation for the adoption - something I didn't know about ahead of time and I was in a panic and very upset and waiting for Mitch to arrive and all I wanted to do was hold the baby and concentrate on him. It was all very frustrating! I remember basically falling apart while talking to a nurse because it had been such a looooong emotional day and I didn't want to deal with anymore legal mumbo-jumbo, I just wanted to be a mom. She was so sweet (as were all the nurses there). She made some phone calls for me and was really trying to help. Of course, it was late on a Friday, so it was hard to get anyone on the phone. Luckily, one of our attorneys (yes, there was more than one!) knew someone and set everything up for us. And as we now know, everything worked out just fine!!

So here we are two years later. We've watched this itty-bitty baby grow and thrive and just try to keep up! We imagine such wonderful things for his life, and try not to think about what might have been for him if he hadn't ended up with us. We're so grateful to have him, and so fulfilled in our love for him. He is such a special little guy. I wish for him every day only the extraordinary, but more than that, I quietly thank him for the extraordinary gifts he has brought to our every day. Happy Birthday, my angel baby. Mommy loves you.