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I hate to be a pain, but I do think I’m going to password protect some of my posts while I’m away. Just feeling a little too exposed and would like to know who is out there. I think sometimes I forget that adding a family member is usually something done in private, behind hospital doors (while screaming and cursing), etc. Even without the absence of hospitals and cursing (we all know there will be screaming), I somewhat feel compelled to have a modicum of privacy. Having said that, I’m happy to give out the password to those in the adoption community, please just let me know who you are.
So, I leave tomorrow. I’m not at the point where I get all sentimental and wax philosophical, so this is not going to be that post. Instead, I’m going to share with you the brilliance of my child, Oscar. This morning Oscar awoke in a mood. I think it has to do with the fact that he knows I’m leaving and he’s just unsettled, but of course he could just be in a snit. Sometimes when these moods hit, I let him watch a movie on the laptop in bed. Today, I turned on the movie Cars, which he is just starting to love. He watched for a while and then jumped out of the bed.
I thought he was just done and wanted breakfast. In a couple of seconds I hear something scraping along the tile in the bathroom. Then a thud, like a heavy plastic toy being dropped. Then the scraping. Intrigued, I peer into the hall to see my son lugging his toilet from the bathroom. He brings it into the bedroom, where I think he’s going to place it on the floor and do what he needs to do. Nope. My little guy lifts the toilet over his head and places it on top of the bed, where he climbs onto his mini throne and pees while watching his movie on the laptop on the bed, looking at me like “why was I the one who had to think of this?”
My son, the genius. Sorry there weren’t photos from the earlier incident, but I was in a bit of a rush to get the toilet off the sheets. This is just a snapshot of Oscar before he went to music class this morning. Isn’t he beautiful?
I know I was supposed to stop my shopping, but the other day I was at the site of another mom adopting from Ethiopia with my agency and the urge struck again. I showed some restraint, but just had to place an order for the cutest little diaper covers ever . . . they’re called “bloomers,” I believe, but I have a bit of a tough time saying that aloud for some reason. Whatever you want to call them, look how cute they are!
Honestly, if you have a little girl in diapers, you should totally check out her website. In fact, you should check her out even if you don’t need bloomers. She’s fabulous and she does amazing custom embroidery!
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I would love your password. I think Oscar looks a little like my big boys…very handsome! I’m so excited for you!
I’ve thought the same thing! They’re also one of the reasons I keep trying to grow Oscar’s hair longer. I always love it when their hair is long!
Could I please have the password? Long time reader, first time commenter. =) I have a kiddo from Thailand. Have a great trip!
Oh my gosh ONE day!! So excited for you. And you are right – the second one, it comes quicker because that “mom thing” in you is already primed and ready to go. I’ll be hoping the trip goes as smoothly as possible…and the return as well.
Congratulations, it’s a girl!
Happy Travels! I love reading about your journey and would love the password if you feel comfortable sharing. Yea for your growing family!
So excited for you! we used the same agency for Vietnam and i have been following you and your travels since before you traveled for Oscar.
I would love to be able to follow your journey to baby #2.
have a wonderful trip!
karen
Password me . . . you can always pm me on FB.
I too would love to follow, I’ve left comments before!
So excited for you! One day, wow! Have a safe flight and enjoy meeting your daughter for the first time!
Would love to follow such an exciting time. I’m a grandma of a wonderful girl from Kazhkstan and maybe,someday a boy from Nepal.
He IS beautiful and brilliant, is this the start of potty chairs in movie theatres? Well, perhaps not but still kudos to the kiddo. The bloomers are lovely. Anyone as lovely as your baby girl deserves the best. Wow, two.
I love the bloomers!!!! And…YES!! Oscar is beautiful. Love that smile. You have 2 great looking kids…If I were you, I would be bursting with pride : )
I would love to have your password as well! We were in Vietnam at the same time with Oscar and Caroline. I would love to folow this journey to Etta!
Hi – I would love your password if you are willing to share. Our daughter is adopted from Lang Son (thru WC) and I have loved following your second adoption. You rock! In fact, your daring travel decision with Oscar prompted me to also travel without approval to bring our daughter home.
Safe travels!
Julie
Congratulations! I’d love to follow your trip if you don’t mind sharing. I have a son from Vietnam and a referral from Nepal.
Best wishes.
Mindee
Hi, I would love to follow your journey if (as others had said) you don’t mind sharing. I have a son adopted from Vietnam (we are also a WC family) and a daughter adopted from China. Have a wonderful, wonderful trip – she is gorgeous! Joanie
Good luck on your new adventure. I also took my blog (www.thisisnow.org) private. I decided I didn’t have a right to post personal information about my children when they had no choice in the matter. Would like to follow your private blog! You could email me at jennifersfamily @ gmail.com (no spaces of course). Thanks!
I would love to have the password and follow your trip!
Cute story about the potty. I can’t believe the day is here for you to get your sweet little girl. I am really so excited for you. Would love to follow your travels if you would share the password…you could PM me on Facebook if it’s easier. What else can I say…good luck and I hope you get to fully enjoy the wonder of this experience since as we all know our Vietnam experiences really weren’t quite what we had hoped they would be with all of the problems going on. She really is a cutie and you are going to have one beautiful family. Have fun, be safe, and enjoy!
Ok, so maybe you did it a while ago, but with my mind these days I am just noticing that your signature is Oscar and Etta’s mom…makes me smile
the bloomers are precious!!!!
have an incredibele journey!I’ll be hanging on every word from your posts this week.
SO SO SO excited for you!!!
Aren’t you glad you decided not to fly through Paris!!! Please send me the password. Hope to meet Oscar and Etta someday!
I would love the password too, if that’s ok. I started reading your blog before Oscar came home and would love to continue!!
I would love if you’d feel comfortable sharing your password with me…your posts have been so great to read as I’ve been starting my adoption adventure. Safe & swift travels!!
I would love your password, I have been following your journey for along time and have enjoyed hearing all about Ocsar and can’t wait to hear all about baby Etta. We adopted our little girl Anita from Nepal last September.
Just found your blog today and love your style–only if you feel comfortable, would like your password–if not–totally understand.
Baby boy and baby girl are glorious!
Y
I was wondering if you were able to travel due to the volcano. I hope all is well.
Oscar is adorable and I agree, genius!
And the bloomers are SOOOOOOOOO CUTE!
Wishing you the best on your journey to Etta. I would love to follow along. adopting@luckymaildotcom
Ashlea
Project Stormea
I do still follow your blog, and Ava loves to see how Oscar is growing. We would love to follow your journey to Etta, but understand if you would prefer to keep it private.
Congratulations on your new daughter!
Sincerely,
Susan Menno
sdm19454@yahoo.com
Looking at the date I realize I am late in this request but I would love to continue to follow your journey to Etta. I started reading your blog about a year ago and so happy you are about to meet your new daughter. I’m a mom to two girls from China and found your blog when considering a V.N. adoption which of course never happened. Wishing you safe and speedy travels.
Maggie
Hi!! I would love to have the password… I really like your blog!!
I am going to Nepal on thursday to pick my little girl up…
Have a really nice trip!!
/Asa
I just realized that you left for Ethiopia 2 years to the day that I left for VN to bring my daughter home! Thanks for sharing the password. I can’t wait to read your next post! ‘Hope the volcano isn’t posing any problems and that you’ve had a safe trip there by now!
Hi Oscar and Etta’s Mommy,
I wish you every good wish on your journey to Ethiopia to meet your beautiful little girl. If at all possible I would really like to read your posts – I am really hoping to adopt from Vietnam have been caught in the lapse of the bilateral between my country and Vietnam but am optimistic!
I would love your password. Love love love the Oscar potty story. I’m in the process of adopting from Nepal. If I can even call it a process at this point. Good luck this week. I have a feeling your attachment process is going to be as ideal as possible!