So Grateful

I just have to have a blog entirely devoted to how grateful I am for all the support we've gotten from family and friends during the surgery. It was just a steady stream of visits, calls, errands run, e-mails,etc. One of the concerns of a single parent is not having a support system "built-in." Going through this process of adoption, adjustment, and most recently his surgery has confirmed over and over that we are very much connected to and cared for by so many people. We are building such a network of caring people around him; it's a blast. I continue to just be amazed by how things fall into place where Joaquin is concerned. I really do attribute this to God. I've never had anything in my life prior to Joaquin be so clearly supported by the universe, the higher power, whatever you choose to call that spirit that connects us all. So thank you to everybody for being part of our universe!

I just continue to be so joyfully emotional, I thought this would calm down a bit after the holidays when most all of my family and friends finally got to meet him, when surgery would be over, etc. Maybe this is a permanent condition for parents? Some days, I'm so grateful/joyful and tired of being with him all at the same time! Having him back at preschool definitely helps me to get my equilibrium back and rest a bit. Who knew work would become my break time? It's great to be back with clients, I enjoy what I do and I feel good at it. Still learning a lot on the mommy front but work is definitely somewhere I feel confident in what I'm doing! Over and out.

Joaquin-isms

• new words: moon, cheese, up, milk
• books: Bear Wants More, Joaquin's Family (my sister Karla put together a Shutterfly book of all of our family, we read it every single night before bed)
• wants to watch TV for the first time this past week
• light switches, emptying dustpan, filling humidifier with water, flushing toilet, latching booster chair, closing cupboards, etc. - let me do it!
• pretends to talk on the cell phone, knows how to use DVD player, remote control, etc.
• dancing more, does motions to Wheels on the Bus, marching in the kitchen
• loves to be tickled, this has been true from day one