Day Two Observations from Mom & Dad

A collection of observations from our second day as parents:

- God bless single moms. This is a lot of work and doing it with a committed partner is hard enough.

- It's all about making messes and cleaning them up. At least at this stage. Brad's more partial to clean up than mess making. (That's a first!)

- Missy is the most beautiful Brad has ever seen her.

- Crying isn't about pain. It's a communication frustration.

- It's a marvel to see developmental progress happen before your eyes. Even the small act of a child mimicking his parent tossing a plastic cup is a sight to behold.

- Maybe he'll be big enough to go see The Hobbit when it comes out in a few years.

- I keep trying to prepare an answer for when someone asks how much HE cost. Here's what I've come up with so far:
On behalf of adoptive parents everywhere, allow me the utmost courtesy to make you aware of how offensive that question framed that way is. By asking how much a child costs, you relegate them down to a big screen TV or a new car. They aren't things that are purchased.

You probably didn't mean it that way. You've probably heard that adoptions, particularly international ones, can be expensive and you were just curious. There are substantial fees for the U.S. government, the government of the country from which you are adopting, the agencies that make it all possible as well as the travel there. But the child is priceless. I hope that answers your question. If you have any other questions about the adoption process,
I would love to tell you about it. It's a remarkable journey and one I love sharing, douche bag.

- It's really trial and error. Will he eat congee? Will he get in the pool? Will he wear a hat? You just try and see how he reacts. It's all about building the new neurons.

- I told him his grandchildren will be paying for the federal mortgage bailout.

- Some pictures from Saturday's adventures:






- And now for this final funny in light of what we're learning about: