Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. - Anonymous

A good friend of mine recently mentioned that she did not need to use quotes because she can come up with her own words. I say that it has all been said anyway, so why waste the brain cells? The quote I used for my subject line is a perfect example.

Anyway, I digress. I am taking just a moment to hammer a few words out while Seth is taking his afternoon nap.

He is doing so wonderful. In just two weeks he will be one year old! Amazing! This time last year we had just begun the adoption process, which meant that we had just begun to pray for our baby and his biological parents. It is awe inspiring to think that while Seth was in his biological mother's womb, we were praying for both of them. I remember saying to a friend, "It is possible that he or she is being born right now." I wish that I had written down the date that I had said that. It is possible that Seth was born today or yesterday or a week from now... Since the Ethiopian country choose his birthdate, it is almost impossible to know what the actual day was that he was born - and it doesn't really matter. We don't really celebrate Christmas or Easter on the actual day, why should a date make that big of a difference? Wow, I am rambling now!

Here are some milestones that Seth has reached since we have been home:

• He is saying a few words - Mom, Dadda, more, and all done.
• He is actively requesting things like his favorite book (Moo, Baa, La La La) and will moo on command.
• He will walk around with the assistance of anything he can push across the room.
• He is sleeping through the night and taking at least one good nap in the afternoon.
• He eats EVERYTHING (with the exception of green olives and white mushrooms).
• He has acquired the taste of a pacifier, which leads to the next milestone...
• He will sit in his car seat, awake and without screaming, for a reasonable amount of time.
• He dances like a crazy man and LOVES music (this comes in handy since we go to a lot of band performances.

He is doing well and I am even starting to adjust :) I will not lie - it has been fairly difficult to go from having all my freedom during the days to being attached, but we have worked out a pretty good little routine. And he is so much fun, who could not love spending the day with the little guy?

Well, I need to go. The long afternoon nap has ended.