Mommy, Daddy, Bubbee, 'Endra

So, whenever we are out and about B gets lots of attention.  Because he is little and cute and has a personality that is so big it engages people.  So, when folks talk to him he always points to each one of us and says who we are - Mommy, Daddy, Bubbee (he can't say Logan so this is his way of saying brother) and 'Endra (aka - Kendra).  It is like he is letting folks know if you know him you should know the rest of his family.  It is so cute and I love it.

But sometimes as he points to me I think how simple it is right now - I am Mommy.  That is it.  But at some point it won't be that simple.  I'll always be his Mom but so his Momma in Ethiopia.  She is and always will  be.  I try to prepare myself for the future when Mommy becomes a little more confusion.  When he works through Mommy (me) and Momma (what we call his Mom in Ethiopia and whose picture hangs in his room).  I try to listen to folks who are going or have gone through this already and try to store all of the good bits I get in my mind.  But I realize each child is different so that when the time comes that we have to do our best to help B understand and hopefully work through the fact that he has two Mommas who both love him beyond words.

In 2 days our little guy turns 2!  I am not for sure when the questions will start and at what point it becomes confusing and at what point it hurts.  I am not for sure if all the emotions I am expecting will happen and if others I am not prepared for will.  So I pray for this and do my best to store information I get in my mind (but boy do I seem to forget things these days).

B's beautiful Momma in Ethiopia is never forgotten.  Not a day goes by that she does not come to my mind.  She is in our prayers.  I've sent pics over w/ other families who were traveling to his city of birth and hope she has received them.  I hope she got them and they bring her some peace.  I hope she knows how much he is loved.  He is such a joy and sometimes I feel bad that she is missing out on all of it.  She is so loved by us.