Stay tuned for our Halloween Montage, after trick or treating tonight.

I mentioned the other day about the other Emmerson in the neighborhood.  We got together for a play date earlier this week.  The girls and the Mommies had a great time.  It really is neat.  Emme lives just around the corner from us, she is two months younger than my Emme.  They will be classmates and hopefully good friends.

It makes me giggle!

They are just under the skin, her two bottom ones. You can barely see them but you can definitely feel them!

I am so excited to have this completed. I decided months before we received our referral that I was going to use “Seasons of Love” from RENT. When you view it, you can see why. Unfortunatly, You Tube will not let me use it, for copyright reasons, so I have to use this format.

Click on the photo, enjoy!

Bringing Emme Home

Yesterday we went to the Pumpkin Patch with our friends the Adams. We really have not had much of a chance to get together since returning from Africa, so it was great seeing them. We also ran into the Kuba’s with their daughter Abeni. So much fun!

This was a very monumental moment for me. For so many years, I dreamed about an outing like this. Now, the time has finally come!

I got a very exciting phone call today from Cheryl Kent, one of my dear friends.  She was inviting Emme and I to a Mom’s Club that is in our neighborhood.  It was a great surprise and so much fun.  There was many Mom’s there.

It really meant a lot to me to see this right where we live.  These kids will grow up together. 

Oh, and 1 more thing.  There were a total of 3 Emme’s there including two Emmerson’s.  So much for being original with Emme’s name.

Those of you that have known me before Emme, know how devoted I have been to my career.  I completely admit that I filled the hole in my heart for my child with my career.  I attribute my success to that very detail.

I had to go to war to be a Mommy.  I battled for 5 years against my body and another 1 1/2 with the international adoption process.  After arriving home I was completely lost between the obligation that I was used to in my career and the heart that was finally full.  This is where I have been for the past 3 months. 

At the end of last week, I made a decision that has been emotionally freeing to my soul.  I decided to take several months off to focus on nothing else but being Emme’s Mommy.  As of Monday, I will be de-activating my Real Estate License.  This all came to a reality, just a moment ago, when I told my business partner.  Thankfully she is very understanding and there has been no damage to our friendship.

The ultimate goal would be for Mike and I figure a way out to change maternity leave into me being a stay at home Mommy.  A goal that I feel in my heart, if it is meant to be, we will find a way to make it happen.

The bottom line is, I simply cannot fathom passing Emme off to be cared for by someone else.  There is no one else that can care for her the way that I can.  There is no one else that I want to care for her.

I look forward to being 100% Mommy. 

Emme’s Mommy

We took some photos of Emme this morning, enjoy!