THREE Years Old!!!!

Our baby boy is THREE!!!  He will always be our baby no matter how old he gets, but I guess three makes him officially NOT a baby.

 I don't even know where to begin with this boy.  He is ENERGETIC.  He is FUNNY.  He is SWEET.  He is SENSITIVE.  He is ADORABLE.  He is WONDERFUL.

This morning, he said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ME!"

He demands that everything ALWAYS go his way.  He demands that you listen to him whenever he speaks.  He demands things on HIS time-table.  And I love it.  (I also hate it sometimes.  Haha)

When I look back on the time that we spent waiting for him -- the HOLE that I had in my heart and in our lives because HE was missing...I just praise the Lord that I didn't give up hope.  And I never stopped searching for him.  There was something in my heart that told me that our family was not finished yet, and I didn't know how or when that would be accomplished, but I had faith.  And then, he came to us.  And he completed us.

Not a day goes by when I don't think about his first mom and first dad.  I am SO thankful that they chose life for him, and we love them SO much.  Today, we celebrate them, as well.  They created the most beautiful little boy and he has joined our lives with theirs forever.  Not only did we gain a son on September 12, 2016, we gained an entire family.  And we are so, so grateful for all of them.

What an AMAZING gift and blessing open adoption is.  Just look at that precious boy!

Wyatt James Alexander -- we love you more than words can say.  Happy, happy birthday sweet boy!!!!

And...in a little over a week, we will celebrate at DISNEY!!!