Adoption Day!

One year ago today I officially became a mommy to a wonderful, sweet, funny, adventurous little boy when the judge in Shymkent said yes you can be Jacob's mommy! I can’t believe it’s been a year.

Re-Adoption Day!

Today I went to court in Annapolis, MD to stand before a judge to re-adopt Jacob. This was a vastly different experience than my appearance in Shymkent where they asked me a bunch of questions. Rather than the stern, somber experience, the re-adoption was a joyful fun occasion (they even let us take pictures in the court room). And this time was made even more special because I had my friends and family there with me.

Jacob is 20 Months Old (well yesterday)

I can't believe it's August already. Where did the time go?

What's new with Jake:
He can now go down the stairs on his behind (with a little help from mommy)
He knows that a dog says "ruff", a lion says "roar" and a snake says "ssssss"
Other new words include car, boat, and auntie
He can point to a few pictures in a book himself and tell you the word (especially if it's a picture of a dog)