Our Christmas Wish

Every Christmas, Eric & I would always wish for one thing. And every year, that wish never came true. Well, this year is different. Our wish to have a family has finally happened. Many people tell us how lucky Lexie is to have us as parents, but we think it's the other way around. We are so lucky to have been chosen to be this little girl's mommy and daddy. She has only been with us for 7 weeks and we cannot imagine our life without her.

Each day is filled with hope and excitement when we see her face smiling up at us from her crib. We are always amazed at the things that she does. She can be a goofball and will do something silly just to make us laugh. She will listen and stare at us like she understands everything we are saying to her. She will hug us or give us wet kisses when she's ready to fall asleep.

I won't lie and say it's been easy because there are times when I wish I didn't have to change diarrhea filled diapers. I miss being able to enjoy a peaceful meal without a screaming baby. It was especially hard on Eric and I to see Lexie sick. One day, Eric was feeding her and she had a hard time eating because of the congestion, but she tried to swallow her food and then a single tear came down her face. She was trying to be so brave and hold in her cry. At that moment, we would have done anything to take away her pain. We have learned parenting takes a lot of work, but at the end of the day, it's truly worth it.

This little girl has won us over completely. We were worried that Lexie would have a hard time adjusting after being with a foster family for 8 months and that we would have a hard time loving a child that wasn't biologically ours. We were wrong on both counts. We have fallen in love with Lexie and she is our daughter in every way possible.

Even Maxx and Gohan have come to love Lexie. Maxx will go to the crib to check on Lexie when she's sleeping. Gohan will keep Lexie company when she's taking a bath. Lexie sometimes thinks she's part dog. She crawls after Maxx and Gohan and has tried to drink from their water bowl and has even tried to carry their toys in her mouth.

We have truly become a family!

We don't have to keep wishing anymore because our Christmas wish has finally come true. We don't have to wonder what it would be like to share Christmas with our baby because tomorrow will be the first Christmas of many more to come.

Yes, there truly is a Santa Claus! And he brought us the best present we could ever hope for.