Don’t worry…I vacuumed off the fuzz You know the old-ish adage that when you go on a trip, you’ll always forget at least one thing? Well, compound that by the power of ten when that trip is bumped up a few weeks. As we’ve been prepping for Dev’s arrival this […]

Juliette gives her approval of Devin’s room When given a very tight deadline, on top of the reality of becoming the mother of a seven-month-old who’s going to look to me to protect him, care for him, and have my shit together, I can accomplish amazing things. Like hanging valances […]

Based on the timeframes from my agency, I ballparked Devin’s arrival for early November. Well, I was off. Good for us — Devin’s coming home eight days from now. He’ll be jetting from Seoul to Tokyo to Detroit on October 19th! So now we’re scrambling around the house, trying to […]

Snapped in Rochester Hills Sorting through the mail today, I spied an official-looking letter from Citizenship & Immigration. Finally! We’d been waiting for Devin’s visa approval. That’s the big step when the U.S. clears him for travel into the country and then forwards the approval to Korea. So, we’re hoping, […]

Winging his way to Korea During this excruciatingly long waiting period of our adoption, there are things that provide a bright spot. Such as decorating rooms, picking out teeny-tiny outfits, and watching your mother go ga-ga over the kid before he even arrives home. There’s also the opportunity to send […]

Just a portion of the take Today was “Shopping with Grandma” day. That meant cruising Kalamazoo for baby stores. We started at the Tot to Teen Village, which kinda blew my mind. Mom used to shop for me there when I was an itty bitty…and nothing has changed. The fairy […]

A flicker in the darkness It’s been a frustrating couple of days. A process that involves stacks of forms, the government (in two different countries no less), and two people who are very eager to be parents is bound to have a few hiccups. We’ve experienced our first and it’s […]

Mom’s clematis I’m sure you’ve been holding your collective breath to discover what we’ve decided to name the little guy. Thelonious was in the running, but we’ve settled on Devin. It’s Celtic and means poet. So teamed with his middle name of Da Hyun, he’ll be poet plenty gentle. Not […]

Big heads: Ann Arbor Jeesh. I worked an entire eight-hour day today. That’s not something this gal is used to. Since being laid off three years ago (this month, by golly!), I’ve been pretty content with the freelance life. It keeps me busy, but I’ve always been able to work […]

William makes a new friend It’s been a whirlwind weekend. Friday was spent attending concerts and movies, then tipping a couple of glasses of champagne in celebration with friends. Saturday took us to Farmington Hills for the FAC picnic where we met other expectant parents and many who’ve already brought […]

Healthy and seemingly happy…hooray! I can stop biting my nails now. We got our referral yesterday and he’s a beautiful baby boy! Scott came home from work early and surprised me with the news, then we opened the packet together. Seeing the photos just took my breath away. His Korean […]

Scenic lookout at Reeds Lake: East Grand Rapids Last night was parenting class. Even though we don’t yet know who we’re going to be parenting. Realistically, neither did the pregnant women in our class. Who knows what the kid will be like when he/she emerges into the world? Hopefully nothing […]