I am not an early adopter of technology. I was still listening to vinyl when everyone else had moved to tapes. I had moved to cassette tapes just as crowds were flocking to CD's. So it is no surprise that I'm probably one of the last people in America to start a blog.
Why now? Well, I want to capture my thoughts as I watch my children grow. Z (aka Little Zo Peep) just started Kindergarten the day after Labor Day. Wasn't she a baby just an eye blink ago? I'm astounded at how quickly she's growing up. If I capture stories and images of that rapid transformation, maybe I can savor the time a little better.
Z has an amazing joy for life. She's silly and funny and devilish and sometimes a handful. I adore this child and love being her mother.
E (aka Libby Doodle Doo) has not joined the family yet. I started the paperwork for her adoption the day after Labor day in 2005 (come to think of it -- the day after Labor Day is a milestone date for both of my girls). I submitted my dossier to China in November and it was date stamped (LID - in adoption lingo) on December 7th, 2005. So I am in the 7th trimester of waiting for this bundle of joy.
I'm close to being matched to her. There is a tiny, tiny chance that the match may happen the first week of October. More likely it will happen in Early November or Early December. Once we're matched, I'll travel about 8 to 10 weeks later to China and finalize the adoption.
So --although the name for this blog isn't 100% accurate today -- by January or February the three of us can honestly be called-- Hen and Chicks.
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Your blog is lovely. What a great record for your chicks.
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