It seems like yesterday we were in China meeting you for the first time. I can’t believe almost ten months have passed already. In the short time you’ve been here, you’ve learned to crawl, walk, and talk. You’ve learned to trust both your mom and dad, as well as rely on your sisters for endless entertainment and fulfillment of your every wish. When you smile, you make all of us stop what we are doing to watch your face light up. You laugh a lot, complain little, and can entertain yourself for a long time. Your nature is curious, independent, and easy-going.

Bean, you are such a blessing in our lives. I am so lucky to be your mommy. It makes me sad to know your other mommy is somewhere else, wondering if you are ok; if you’re happy; if you’re loved. I pray that somehow God can bring her peace in her heart. I also hope that through my writing, relationships, and friends, I can help more people open their hearts to adoption and know the special mommy-baby bond like the one I have with you; My little “Bean”.