It's been nearly a year since I started this blog, and I haven't touched it since before our precious baby girl was born. It seemed like such a perilous journey, this sudden and un-sought adoption of a newborn, that blogging seemed to me...well, risky.

Here we are, though, 2 weeks after her adoption finalization! She is officially now Alina Grace, part of our family forever, our little girl for the rest of her life. What an amazing journey, and one that has brought us untold happiness.

We wake up in the mornings and just stare at her beautiful little face, touch her chubby little fingers, listen to her soft little breaths, and smile at each other. She's a perfect little miracle. Not one that we created, but that was given to us. In so many ways that makes her even more special to us. How did WE get the privilege of raising such a precious bundle?