My friend Mara has adopted three beautiful children from China. She and her husband (and maybe this is a common adoption term?) call the day they are finally able to get their sweet child “Gotcha Day.” I love that.
Three years ago today felt like our “Gotcha” Day. Three years ago today we finally brought our surviving twin home from the NICU.
After 84 very, very long, difficult days, our family could finally all live under the same roof and try to regain some sense of normalcy.
This isn’t a joke? I get to leave??
SEE-YA
The good news is that at three months old, she was still only the size of a small newborn. So in that sense, I guess we didn’t miss out on much, if you want to put a positive spin on it.
Of course, it was bittersweet. I didn’t have Kathryn. We had experienced a long and painful stretch to get to this point. Over the months, I watched set after set of twins leave the NICU in the double crib, knowing that would not be our fate. Even after three years, that still hurts. I imagine it always will.
But, we’re surviving. Three years have flown by.
Look at her now!
And for this, I am grateful.
Happy Gotcha Day Tiny. I love you to the moon and back.
Janine Huldie says
March 3, 2015 at 8:53 amAw, Happy Gotcha Day! Seriously, she is just adorable and couldn’t stop smiling at all your pics, especially that last one 😉
katbiggie says
March 3, 2015 at 1:20 pmThanks Janine! We are so lucky!
Catrina says
March 3, 2015 at 11:42 amHAPPY Gotcha Day!!!!! LOVE that sweet little girl and her BEAUTIFUL family!!!!!!
katbiggie says
March 3, 2015 at 1:20 pmAnd we love you too!
Katie @ Pick Any Two says
March 3, 2015 at 12:53 pmHappy Gotcha Day! What a sweet term. She is a beautiful and spirited little girl, I can tell. 🙂
katbiggie says
March 3, 2015 at 1:20 pmIt is a cool term. Hope my friend doesn’t mind me borrowing it! But, it certainly applies to this case too.
Lisa @ The Meaning of Me says
March 3, 2015 at 1:30 pmHappy Gotcha Day! My Husband is adopted and his family does that, too!
katbiggie says
March 3, 2015 at 1:45 pmIt’s a fabulous tradition. Since you don’t obviously get to celebrate being with them on the day they were born, it’s so fantastic to celebrate the day they became YOURS.