Feeling so blessed

Submitted by Adoption on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 11:11pm

I realize that I wrote on here about all the drama and then never wrote for a month. So hopefully you correctly assumed that this meant there was nothing interesting to report.

Each of Eliana's birth parents were over for a visit within that time. And then we were all together for her baptism on Saturday. All of her birth grandparents, adoptive grandparents, and even Dani's grandma were there. Then they all came over for dinner afterward. It was such a beautiful celebration. Everyone got along so well. Matt and Dani did wonderfully in the godparent roles. They sat next to each other at mass with no complaints. I knew they could do it. It seems that boyfriends and step sisters are the ones creating the drama, not so much Matt and Dani.

It was so awesome to have everyone meet each other at the baptism. They're all family now, related through Eliana, so they'll be crossing paths at various events down the road. We don't plan to do gigantic birthday parties, that would be way too much for a little kid. But now they know each other and will hopefully feel comfortable if they end up at the same event together. I just feel so blessed to have all this new family! It's really been a beautiful and enriching experience.