Today, Gabi and I spent the day visiting with Gabi's Birth Grandma (Grandma Kathy) and three of her bio siblings- Ashley, Erica, and Tyler. These kids are just AWESOME! They are sooooo kind, and thoughtful and I LOVE visiting with them. They all take such great care of each other, including Gabi. She was shy for about a second and quickly warmed up. It was neat watching the four of them playing together. Every now and then I would watch them, imagining what her life could have been. Had she remained with her family of origin, she would be the fourth of six (soon to be seven) children; much different than her "almost" only childhood here. The age difference between her and Nicki (13 years) seems so huge compared to the 2 years that separate her and Tyler. Words just don't do justice to the way I feel about having contact- no, it's more than contact, it's relationships, with the people who share a genetic connection to my daughter. Open adoption is a gift. A blessing. I am so thankful. 
5 comments:
How funny Teri, that all the girls have their heads tilted to the right! What a blessing to have contact with them and for Gabi to know who they are! I have dreams of a road trip to Indy for Jacob to meet his biological siblings...time will tell!
Glad you had fun!
You certainly have something very special. So glad to hear you had such a nice visit, though I knew you would. Sounds like Gabi is part of TWO pretty awesome families!!!
What a great day! So happy you got to see everyone. Gabi is so blessed to have such a huge family! :)
Thats great you all have such a special connection!:)
That's so funny Molly- I never even noticed that!! Thanks for the comments ladies! I love ya!
Post a Comment