Welcome

We set up our adoption blog so you can get to know our family a little better. I started blogging back in 2007 and have kept up with it over the years. At the end of every year, we print off our blog for that year and give it to Daniel's mom for her Christmas present. She keeps all of her children's yearly journals in a notebook that we will get back one day to pass down to our kids. I try to keep it up to date as much as I can.


When we decided to start the adoption process, I decided to make an identical blog for birth mothers to read. Everything that I write about my family on our personal blog, I copy it over to my adoption blog. I understand that an adoption profile only gives limited information about us and we want you to have the opportunity to really get to know who we are and what we like to do as a family. Our adoption blog will show you who we were even before we adopted our boys. Feel free to read as much as you want or click on the links up above!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Thank you Nena

Our amazing sister-in-law, Nena, took some pictures of the boys when Laura was down in H-town. We are so thankful that she was able to take some time away from her blossoming business in order to take some great pictures of our little kiddos. Amongst my favorites are these. I've cropped them a little so that we can get some 8x10s to put up in the nursery.

These pictures capture their personalities just right. Carter is inquisitive, strong, and is such a happy baby (now that his parents are feeding him liquid gold...Nutramigen). Talon is always content to be held, loves to look at people and talk to them, and has very distinct features (I love his philtrum...don't know what that is? Look it up.) I just love the picture of both of them together. Despite being only 3 weeks older, Carter is definitely the older brother. At least at first, I can easily see Carter being the explorer with Talon just eager to watch what happens.




















Here are a couple of the many that are great (we are keeping some for ourselves...)






















Thanks again, Nena.

Talon had his two month appointment last Thursday (8 weeks). He weighed 11lbs 9oz. (50th percentile) and was 24 1/2 inches long (90th percentile).