It is bittersweet to say goodbye to 2012. 2012 was welcomed with much hope. At this time last year, we were sitting at the #1 spot waiting, hoping, aching to see our child's face. We knew that 2012 would bring much excitement to our lives. After almost 2 years into the process and 17 months on the wait list, 6 days into the 2012 we got the phone call we had waited so long for. At the end of February, we were on a plane to meet our son. In April we were given the amazing news that we cleared Embassy (in record time) and could bring our son home!!! The first month home was a blur in adjusting to having a baby in the house again, having a child that we didn't know much about, having a child that was on a 9 hour time change, plus having some medical battles with pneumonia. We were extremely thankful that I was able to spend some quality Mommy/Kobe time for about 5 weeks while the others finished school and before the chaos of summer hit. In July our little man was baptized on his mommy's birthday. In August, we started the adventure of daycare every day as school started. It was super hard for this mom to leave her little boy. We had spent so many hours together. He loves daycare so much and is so loved there which makes it so much easier to leave him. In September, we celebrated Kobe's 1st birthday. We then had our first Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On December 11, 2012, we went to court and our adoption is 100% finalized in South Dakota. What a great hurdle this was!!! Of course I just hit on some of the highlights of the past year. We also had ear infections, new teeth, saying new things, crawling, and walking and all of the other things that come with having a baby in the house. I am still amazed at how this whole adoption process has played out. We never thought we would adopt, but God called us to. We are so thankful that we answered His call. It has NOT been easy, but the rewards are great! Kobe fits into our family perfectly, just like you always hear about with an adoption. As hard as it was to wait, God's timing was indeed truly perfect. It is crazy how much joy and happiness this little boy has brought to the lives of everyone around him especially our family. He continues to be quite the little ham and loves attention especially from his awesome big sisters. We were so richly blessed in 2012. I can't imagine what 2013 has in store for us. Thanks for sharing in all of our ups and downs. We appreciate your constant love and support. May God bless you in 2013.
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