Going, going, gone!

Last night ended all of Tess's baby showers online. We had one with four different stores: Kohls, Target, Babies R Us and Baby Depot. Tess received some amazing gifts from friends and family. Probably more so than she would have with a normal baby shower! Gifts aside, Tess has also received some wonderful cards with beautiful words. All of these are put away in her memory box for her to one day read and appreciate. Just as her parents have. To the people who couldn't/wouldn't/didn't bother with any acknowledgment at all....no cards, no gifts, no phone calls, no words at all? Yes, we're saddened that the adoption of our child, after years of trying, three lost babies, many foster babies, failed adoptions, wasn't important enough for you to join in our happiness. It costs nothing, but means everything. We're certainly not keeping a running list of how each and every person in our lives reacted (other than the list we had for sending "thank you" notes). But we know, and Tess will know once she can read her memory box. And so, thank you so so much to everyone who had something to do with Tess's joining in our family. It meant a great deal to all of us. We're so very thankful.