Another Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone…and so quickly, too. It seems like only yesterday that Mike and I met. We are well into our 10th year. It seems like only yesterday that we brought Christopher home. He is 18-months-old; he walks, he talks, he smiles, he laughs, he has diarrhea, and he melts the [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2008
An early trip to Philadelphia
During the first year of our relationship, Mike and I implemented a tradition that we have followed every year without fail. We spend one holiday, either Thanksgiving or Christmas, at home in Philadelphia with Mike’s family and one holiday at home here in California with my family. Oftentimes, Mike’s parents would join us and my [...]
My life as a stay-at-home Dad
I wrote most of this entry back in June and posted it on Proud Parenting. Since then I felt compelled to post it here with a few updates to reflect a year in retrospect. I have always known that one day I would be a dad. Looking back, my fantasy always included another husband; yet, [...]
Follow-up to another email
In October, we shared with you that we received an email from our agency regarding a birth mother who was interested in learning more about us. As we told you then, when we got back to our agency later that day, we were told that the birth mother had decided to pursue another family. On [...]
Knowing when to say“I’m sorry.”
Some of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out when to say, “I’m sorry.” The same could be said for “please,” and “thank you.” At 18-months-old, Christopher has learned to say all three phrases. He readily uses “peas” without prompting, “saw wee” when he falls down or bumps himself, and a rare “tank ooh” [...]
Knowing when to say“I’m sorry.”
Some of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out when to say, “I’m sorry.” The same could be said for “please,” and “thank you.” At 18-months-old, Christopher has learned to say all three phrases. He readily uses “peas” without prompting, “saw wee” when he falls down or bumps himself, and a rare “tank ooh” [...]
Knowing when to say“I’m sorry.”
Some of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out when to say, “I’m sorry.” The same could be said for “please,” and “thank you.” At 18-months-old, Christopher has learned to say all three phrases. He readily uses “peas” without prompting, “saw wee” when he falls down or bumps himself, and a rare “tank ooh” [...]
Knowing when to say “I’m sorry.”
Some of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out when to say, “I’m sorry.” The same could be said for “please,” and “thank you.” At 18-months-old, Christopher has learned to say all three phrases. He readily uses “peas” without prompting, “saw wee” when he falls down or bumps himself, and a rare “tank ooh” [...]
Knowing when to say “I’m sorry.”
Some of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out when to say, “I’m sorry.” The same could be said for “please,” and “thank you.” At 18-months-old, Christopher has learned to say all three phrases. He readily uses “peas” without prompting, “saw wee” when he falls down or bumps himself, and a rare “tank ooh” [...]
“My reception, my reception”
With Election day quickly approaching, I take a moment to ponder the fate of marriage equality as it rests in the minds of others, and soon to be ballot boxes, throughout California. Regardless of how you feel about marriage, it is not about parental rights or religious rights as the commercials suggest or even sex, [...]
