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Today is my 27th birthday!

I've always loved birthdays.  This year is no exception.  And now I have 2 more reasons to love birthdays.  I LOVE being woken up on my birthday by a little boy blowing raspberries and a little girl singing "Row Row Row Da Bow" in their rooms.  I got sweet hugs first thing and I've received endless hugs and kisses all day.  It's not much different than any other day, but looking back over this past year in my life, it's all different.

I am so blessed to have 2 beautiful children at 27 years old.  I'm blessed to have a wonderful husband of 4 years who I can't wait to grow old with.  I'm blessed to have such wonderful extended family with both my family and inlaws.  I'm blessed to have a new beautiful niece who can grow up with my own children.  I'm blessed to have an adorable Godson who will be one a week from today, Happy Early Birthday Theodore!  And I'm blessed to have a birthday buddy who is one year old today, Happy Birthday Matthias!

Last year I got the most wonderful birthday gift, Anna's Adoption Day.  So Happy Adoption Day (yesterday) to my Anna, you're the most precious gift we could ever ask for.  And hopefully soon we'll have a court date for Anthony's Adoption Day and I can have another day to celebrate near my birthday!  It's really neat that both kids' birthdays are right near Jeremy's birthday (all 3 are within a month) and then their adoption days are right near my birthday, 6 months later!