Debritu and the Velveteen Rabbit

I can't tell you what it feels like to receive pictures of "your" children while you wait for your Court Date. Our friends L and T just emailed us probably the most wonderful email I've received in my life. It included information and pictures of Debritu.

Knowing somebody (that we personally have a friendship with) that has seen Debritu- makes her feel more "real" than the referral information from our agency. Just knowing that one of our friends -touched her and saw a nanny caring for her- makes my heart sing. It makes her "real" for us.

I can't tell you what we were more excited about- receiving the pictures- or knowing that somebody actually saw her!!!

It was an amazing surprise and one that has distracted us for most of this afternoon.

so-a huge thank you to all of you who have taken pictures for a waiting family. I never assumed we'd receive any additional photos, so when they came to us, it was with great surprise-

I just can't tell you how meaningful it is to receive these photos!!!!
I just can't tell you how emotional I feel and how much they have affected how we feel about Debritu- suddenly- she's "real".

All I can think of is the Velveteen Rabbit (giggle).



oh- and have I mentioned that she's BEAUTIFUL and ticklish too... (laugh)

Closed-with much happiness and excitement-and holy cow- I have a "real" daughter...

with blessings,
KC