Ciara Mae Trochesset

officially became part of the family on Friday January 21st, just a little after 11 am. Thanks to all the support people, Judge Cruse (who has been with us during this entire journey), Emily Reynolds (the adoption worker), Chad Reckling (Ciara's Social Worker), Pat Brau (our adoption attorney), and many more friends and family!

This adoption was different, I suppose much like when the second baby is born. There were not the worries about something going wrong, and we just relaxed in the moment. Enjoying the excitement of the day, and banking the memories of the event. I didn't do that with the older girls, I was too worried about something not going the way it was suppose to, and how everyone looked. This time around, we didn't even have a big celebration with external family and friends; instead, we came home, ate a pot of chili, and snuggled in for a movie. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and weekend that followed. With Hanna and Lexi, there was a big party to orchestrate, and lots of family and friends to celebrate. With both, memories were made to last a life time, and both tell a story about where our family was and is at each point in life.

Ciara Mae Trochesset - Ciara is Gaelic for Black or Dark and Mae is Gaelic for earth goddess - so Ciara is our little Nubian Princess :) We feel very blessed to have her old soul in our family, and look forward to many more years with her. She has a lot to teach us all.