Today Will turns 6 weeks old! Tomorrow is Mother's Day. I would really like to send a message out to Will's birthmother. I hope some day she finds this blog and reads it...

We've been thinking about you a lot. I really wish I could share this Mother's day with you. You are just as much his mother as I am. I'm so grateful for your loving choice to place him with us. I could never express in words how much. We love him to pieces. He is growing like a weed! At his last Dr. visit he was 9 lbs 11.5 ounces and that was almost 2 weeks ago. I bet he is over 11 lbs by now. He is strong. He is starting to get better at holding his head up a bit. He can hold his weight standing for a few seconds. We are just starting tummy time. He sleeps very well at night. And he is recognizing our voices and faces. I wish you could see him. Anyway, he is happy and healthy and the light of our lives. Please feel free to contact us anytime. We continue to invite you into his life and ours. We hope some day you will take us up on that. The agency will always have our contact information. I talk to him about you... how much you love him and always will. He doesn't understand yet, but he will someday. We hope you are doing well and pray for your happiness and peace every day. Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!!

Love Always,
Dan, Kirsten, Alina and Will

Ok, so it has been almost a month since my last post. You can't really blame me as life has picked up its pace a bit with our new son! But I'm just the happiest mother on the planet! Little Will is the most precious baby I've ever seen. He is so good. When he is awake, he is really starting to notice his suroundings. He knows all of our voices and will turn his head towards us when he hears us. He loves to lay in my arms and listen to me talking to him. He just stares at my face and soaks up everything. I really think that he is on the verge of a purposeful smile. I can't wait!

Grandma and Grandpa made their first visit to see him this past week. They are in love! It is so awesome watching them with my kids. Seeing their eyes light up while they hold him or play with Alina just fills my heart! I wish they lived closer. I think we are planning a trip up to visit them this summer. Will is growing so fast, I hardly think they will recognize him when they see him next!

Alina has been a little under the weather, however. She has a little stomach virus. I'm going to keep her quarentined for a while so she doesn't give anyone else the bug. Out comes the Lysol to clean everything! Poor thing.

I'm sad to end on a low note. Grandma (my grandma) finally past away last week. She held on for a long time fighting until the very end. She was always a very determined woman. But she finally went peacefully in her sleep. Praise God she is now with Him and no longer suffering. We love you Grandma!