tess

i've been very distracted from my blog this last month but have a VERY good excuse for my truancy. Marc & i have been on a journey to adopt since may of last year & on wed. july 8th we got a call from our adoption lawyer in LA saying he had a fabulous match for us, but we had to be in LA on friday as she was due on tuesday! Dropping everything in the midst of a hornby summer was a challenge but away we went. We met our birth mom on friday & spent a great few days all getting to know one another. She is delightful! Bright, funny, intelligent, sweet, articulate, beautiful, open-minded, healthy, strong & courageous. Her birth father is living in another state so we met him on the phone. A true southern gentleman! Honest, caring, open, inquisitive, determined, gracious, intelligent, strong & tender. If i sound like i'm gushing, i am. But not for no good reason. These 2 young people are truly amazing. The foresight, selflessness & caring they have is really something to behold. Absolutely no exaggeration. I tell you.

On wed. july 15th at 12:15am we got the call that her water broke so we rushed to pick her up & take her to the hospital. We were honored to go through labour & delivery with her. Baby tess came hard & fast - she was born at 3:45am at Cedars Sinai in the heart of Beverly Hills. What an entrance! And 24 hours later she was released into our care & has been with us ever since. We could not be happier. Or feel more blessed. It is an absolute honor to be given the opportunity to adopt someone's baby - & the depth of gratitude we feel for her birth parents is unfathomable. They have given us a family. A baby girl. True joy. The place you both hold in our hearts is so deep & wide & full, & we hold you there in the warmth of our love, respect & gratitude for the choice you have made for us all. Tess is blessed to have been brought into the world through you both & we are honored to be a part of your lives.

and now i am absolutely thrilled & delighted to introduce you to tess nicole armstrong-was. 7.7 pounds of pure, sweet love & joy...