[lisam00]

We have talked about it from day one. We read books about adoption, talk about Ava's first mommy, and about how we flew on a plane to Guatemala to pick her up. We also talk about her foster mom and look at pictures of her. Ava is only 20 months old but we feel it's important to have open conversation. If I ask her where she was born, she says "Mala!".

As an adoptee myself, I believe it's important to discuss it from day one. I don't ever remember being told...I just always knew that I was adopted. When I was a child, my parents talked a lot about how badly they wanted a baby and how they waited and prayed for me. I thought I was so special and I felt sorry for the biological kids!

God bless,
Lisa