Homecoming

This weekend we celebrated our first Gilliam Family Homecoming - One year ago we brought Zander home. We wanted to have a special family weekend to mark the occasion. Due to a fever, Zander had some extra mom time on Friday and spent the day with Zeb on Saturday. On Sunday, we took advantage of the nice weather and took Zander to the park and spent some time out in our backyard. Zeb was able to put up the swing he received for his birthday on our deck. We didn't make it to the pool as planned due to Zander's cold, but had a fun weekend anyway.

We spent some time reflecting on how much our lives have changed in the last year. We had waited and waited for our adoption then with little warning we got the call that Zander was ready to go home with us.  One night we were just another couple out for dinner (OK, at the bar watching March Madness games), and the next day we were parents. When we went to the Cradle to meet him and his birthparents we were filled with anticipation and some anxiety......did we really know what we were doing??  I think most people ask them the same question, but we were chosen to be his parents and they put faith in us that we were the right family for him.  We were ready to take on the challenge and every day put all of our effort into raising this little guy. There have been a few adventures and bumps along the way, but we wouldn't trade any of it for the world. We sometimes laugh at how much things have changed, especially on a Friday night when I'm asleep on the couch at 8:30 or big weekend plans include going to the pool or even a trip to Target!  It has been an amazing year watching Zander grow into the little man he is!! Of course, we couldn't have done it without the help and support of all of our family and friends.