Long time, no write everyone…sorry for that (if you even care :-P). But I have 2 good reasons while I haven’t been bitching…uh, I mean blogging, for the past 6+ months:
- I was working on a new project: MySims Agents (Wii)…coming to a game store near you in the next few months
- My family and I were on our 2nd open adoption journey to add another child to our family. (Xander also joined our family through open adoption.)
While I can’t share many details about the former, I’m happy to say that we have almost completed the latter :-)! Levi Tilden Zwerling was born on July 6th at 10:49 p.m. He’s a big boy – born at 9 lbs 15 oz, 20 ½ inches long!
For those of you who don’t know what open adoption includes birth and adoptive parents meeting one another, sharing full identifying information, and having direct access to ongoing contact over the years. In open adoption, birthparents and adopting parents select each other. They have control over all critical decisions in their adoption, including the amount of ongoing contact.
Open adoption has been the subject of intense study in recent years, and it has been found to be psychologically the healthiest form of adoption for birthparents, children, and adoptive families. Research has shown that the more open an open adoption is the healthier it is. (Courtesy of the IAC website).
Levi was born in Las Vegas, where we are currently. We will need to stay here (in a nice rental condo) while we wait for Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) clearance so we can cross state lines and head home (approximately one week). My apologies for the technical Nevada state law stuff :-).
While we love spending bonding time with Levi here in 108+ degree weather waiting for clearance to leave the state, Christine and I both miss our other ‘big boy’, Xander, dearly. The X-man is staying with Grandma and Grandpa Zwerling (grammom and pop pop) while we’re ‘picking up’ his baby brother. According to Xander, “mommy and daddy are on a ship getting my baby brother, Levi. I’m a big brother!”
So now that I’m a new dad again, be prepared for nauseating baby stories. But no worries, I’m sure I’ll be back to my bitter self soon enough :-).
Until next time…
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