The biggest thing that's happened to us since my last post is the adoption of my niece. My sister and her husband went through the LONG adoption process and were approved in December. On January 21, they got a call that a baby girl had been born and the birth mother selected them as parents. If they accepted (which, of course they did), the little girl would be placed in foster care for 10 days. On February 1, we went to Fredericksburg for the adoption ceremony; Abigail Marie, or "Baby Abby" as she's known in our house, was brought in the room by her completely wonderful foster parents (below) to meet her new mommy and daddy. It was one of the most moving moments of my life.
Debbie, Abby's foster mom, was the first to let Mia hold Baby Abby. And, it was love at first sight for Mia - for all of us really. Mia talks about her constantly - picks up her toys around the house and says, "I'm giving this to Baby Abby." She tells everyone who will listen about her new cousin Abby. (Funny story: During the 10-day wait before my sister and her husband got Abby, Mia was telling everyone she was getting a new SISTER. Her teachers asked my mom if I was pregnant because they heard Mia was getting a sister. Hilarious. But, we finally got her to say cousin.) The true test of Mia's adoration for Abby came when she got a new doll and named her "Baby Abby." We are all so happy to have Abby in our lives. We get to go to the beach with her for a week in 45 days (who's counting?). I'm so excited. My sister called tonight to say that she'd bought Mia and Abby matching nightgowns. And, Nana bought Mia and Abby matching dresses. They are going to be so cute together.
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