Living in the Light: Look Who We Met!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Look Who We Met!

We had a wonderful surprise last week when we found out that we were next in line to get the T21 Traveling Afghan. The best part is that it was hand delivered to us today by a very special delivery person:

We were so happy to have the chance to meet our blogging friends Sarah and Joyce--now friends in real life :)!

Bridget and Sarah hit it off right away. Bridget wanted to hug Sarah--tight--and pat her leg. You can see their immediate connection in our pictures from this morning:

Handing the afghan over:

Bridget tried to give it back :):

Sarah showing Bridget the journal that travels with the afghan:

Buddies:

I could have watched the two of them all day. What a great way to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day!!

*Don't miss their posts about the day (including more pics). Find those here and here :).

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The Sanchez FamilySunday, March 21, 2010
OMG!!!! That is soooo precious! Bridget and Sarah are adorable together. That Bridget is just THE cutest little darling. I could look at a hundred photos of her and never get tired of her!
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AdrienneSunday, March 21, 2010
That's so neat!!! Such great pics!!!
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MarySunday, March 21, 2010
How sweet!
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AnnSunday, March 21, 2010
That is amazing! I wish I could've seen that get together. Love the photos.
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BethanySunday, March 21, 2010
So cute! I saw these earlier too when Sarah posted them ... love them!!
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My name is SarahSunday, March 21, 2010
I LOVED meeting you Bridget. You are the cutest little girl. I hope I can see you again some time soon.
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CheriSunday, March 21, 2010
Oh my gosh....how fun and how stinken cute!
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Carol N.Sunday, March 21, 2010
Love this - very incredible! My favourite photo is where Bridget is trying to give the afghan back - the look on Sarah's face is priceless!

Thanks for making my heart swell up with pride to be a part of this amazing community.
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StephanieSunday, March 21, 2010
That's wonderful! I read both your blogs and it's awesome to see the two girls together.
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TamiMonday, March 22, 2010
How sweet is that!
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ds.mamaMonday, March 22, 2010
I love how they are so natural together... and my fav pic is Sarah holding Bridget with both of them grinning.
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AnonymousMonday, March 22, 2010
It's great that you guys could meet up! Love those pics- they definitely say it all!
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LoriMonday, March 22, 2010
So awesome that you gals got to meet up and make the exchange in person. What a great day! I can't wait for our turn with the afghan! =)
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ShelleyMonday, March 22, 2010
That's lovely. Great photoes.
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Monica CrumleyTuesday, March 23, 2010
Oh, wow... tears of here. How precious! I totally recognized Sarah. She looks like a lovely young woman and Bridget is so adorable with her and the blanket. So sweet!
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Welcome

For those of you already following us, Bridget's Light and Loving Alina have merged :). For anyone who is new to our story, Welcome!

Bridget and Alina are the youngest of our six children. Bridget (born July, 2006) is our biological daughter. Alina (born March, 2007, and adopted into our family April, 2010) is the daughter of our hearts. Both girls have Down syndrome.

Feel free to browse this blog at your leisure, to comment or to email us. We're are happy to answer questions or provide more detail to others who are interested in learning more about life with Down syndrome, or about our International Adoption experience.

Living in the Light

I've replayed the day Bridget was born a million times...and I hate saying (and remembering) that the day was filled with sadness and uncertainty. It makes me mad--though I'm not sure at exactly who or what--that we wasted that day being somber when we should have been celebrating. I feel sad for the kids, for Chris and for me, and for our extended family and friends who were worried--heart heavy--for us. If we knew then what we know now, we would have been celebrating. The little girl that arrived in our lives that Sunday in July was the best thing that ever happened to us.

She is everything that is good about Life.

I've re-written the moments in my mind to go something like this:

We were just beginning.
A beautiful life awaited us--
and it was far more beautiful
than we'd imagined.
It is the day we got her;
the day that everything came together.
It is the day we began living in the light...

Take Your Coat Off & Stay Awhile...

If you visit our house, you are welcome to kick your shoes off by the front door, or leave them on--whichever is most comfortable for you. The same applies when you visit here.

You should feel free to stop by often or sporadically. Leave comments whenever you'd like, but don't feel obligated (I'll always answer questions or entertain topics for new posts. Just email me or leave a comment if there's something you'd like me to address or know. And I'll keep writing even if everyone out there is silent...but if everyone out there leaves feedback, I'll have much more to write about!)

If you knock on my door and I'm in my pj's, I may or may not answer (I always assume it's the Fed Ex guy, anyway). But that is part of the beauty of blogland...you can pop in here, without warning, at any time day or night. You can slip quietly away, or take up residence. Since there's no chance of waking a sleeping baby--or encountering unflushed toilets--you can also go anywhere you please on this blog at your leisure.

This is all to say that however you got here, and whatever shape you came in, I'm glad you stopped by. Feel free to stay awhile and look around...

Living in the Light

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Look Who We Met!

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