[cantwait2bmommy]

Just plain "Mom" here. We (hopefully!) will be in the same situation you are in when ds comes home. He and dd are 6 months apart. I plan to say "They are 6 months apart" and let people scratch their heads.

Dh and I were in a baby store a while back talking to a woman at the counter and birth weights came up. Dh and I are not small people and dd was 5.5 lbs when she was born. When I told them they asked if she was a preemie. I just said "no" and let them wonder.

I don't ever offer any explanation to anyone who doesn't ask. People say she looks like us...We say "thank you!" Someone asked the other day whose hair she has and I said "Honestly, I don't know." and he said "I think she has yours." to which I replied "Do you think so?"

If someone says "Did you adopt her?" (heard this twice yesterday when I dropped by my former workplace and they only asked because she is 8 months old and they saw me in December and all last year) or (this was a nice one...) "Is she mixed?" I always reply "My daughter is Guatemalan."

It is my belief that this is my daughter and a wonderful woman in Guatemalan was loving enough to give birth to her. I believe that the child you are meant to parent comes to you, whether by birth or adoption. This is what God planned for me and I am so blessed!