When I was hugging Jeremy good night last night I was overwhelmed by how grateful I am for him and Ryland and everything, and I started to tear up.

I’ve also been thinking about how the way I react to things has changed since adopting.

Before I was a mother, I would always feel a little twinge whenever it was announced that someone was pregnant.  On Facebook I would scroll past the kid pictures of all but my closest friends. I would look perhaps a bit too long at the kids in the stores.

Now I’m interested in my friends’ mommy posts. I feel happiness and only happiness when I hear a friend or acquaintance is expecting. I still look at kids in the stores, but only briefly to see if I can get a smile.