It looks like this
and like this
and, much to my amusement, it also looks like this.
Life with two big sisters is bound to include a pair of pink ballet slippers every now and then. Luckily, Isaac doesn't seem to mind. At least for now :)
He's also probably hoping that our adopted baby is another little boy. Actually, the girls are also looking for another little brother (although Lydia occasionally says she wants a sister). They frequently refer to the new baby as 'he' and yesterday Lydia told me that when our new baby cried she would probably bring him a truck or a train so he would stop crying. [She even clarified that it would be one of Isaac's trains. Not sure if that is because she is convinced a baby boy wants a train or because she is unwilling to share her own stuff and is benevolently offering up her brother's playthings instead.]
We indicated no race or gender preference for our adoption. And after lots of helpful consultation with others involved in domestic adoption, we do know that we will most likely match with an African American or bi-racial baby boy. [Those who do indicate a race or gender preference are very rarely open to non-white babies, especially non-white baby boys.]
But we won't know anything about the baby until we match .... Hopefully this summer! And then we'll know for sure that our pink-ballet-slippered little brother is going to have an ally in this frilly, girly, pink and purple-y home.
1 comment:
Loved the photos - especially those little short blue-jeaned legs with pink slippered feet! Julianna and Lydia are both so focused and intentional about getting dressed. Your lucky "match child" is going to join a happy, loving family. We continue to pray everyday for the birth mother and the unborn child who will become a part of your (and our) family!
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