New Feature!

As you might have noticed, at the top of the blog, I've added a tickler so everyone can keep track of how old Nash is. I digress for a second, for those bloggers out there, there seems to be a Lilypie tickler for everything, you can track weight loss, next vacation, how long you’ve been BFFs with someone, last time you did laundry, called your mom…well, you get the picture. Ok, back to Nash. He is fast creeping up on 1 year! I can’t help to think back to July 6, 2010, and what I was doing on this day that would forever change my life. Normally, I would not remember just a random day (I have just an awful memory, just as my high school friends) but we just happened to be at my parent’s cabin with all my siblings and extended family. This was the only time last summer that all the great-grand parents, grandma and grandpas, siblings, and little cousins got together. I guess it was a sign, really, of being together with family. Little did I know that far away, in a completely different culture and world from mine, my first baby was born. I'm gearing up for the feelings I'll have of not being able to be with him on his first birthday. In preparation for this monumental milestone we are getting his birthday package ready to send to make sure he receives on-time. We are including for the first time a letter to FM. Good thing it was typed so my tear marks didn’t smear the ink. It was so hard to write. I wanted to not overwhelm her (or the translator) so I tired to keep it short. I just told her how much we appreciated all the loving care that Nash is receiving and how we would love to eventually see pictures from his first birthday celebration. Oh, and that she should make room in her house for all the care packages to come……to that I say, welcome back Mr. UPS man!