Hudson's Perspective

This is a recent family picture of us, taken on Thanksgiving Day 2009.

So Hudson is so excited about this. He really, really wants a brother or sister, but mostly a brother.

His comments so far have been adorable, but I can only think of two, and they happened yesterday. In the morning he was having a bagel with cream cheese at breakfast. He says,"Mommy, I want butter." I say, "I know you want a brother!! It might happen sooner than you think!" He says,"No, I want butter!". I say, "I know you want a brother honey, it just might happen sooner than you think!!" Hudson, "NO!!! I WANT BUTTER!!!" Me, "OH!! I'm sorry!! I'll get it." I was laughing so hard I didn't even correct the 'i want', to 'could I please have'.

Then later in the day I was telling Hudson that our child might have darker skin than us. He wondered what I meant, and I was explaining how our skin is light in color, and how the new babies might be brown, or dark brown. He thought about it for a minute and said,"I want a blue brother." I just started laughing so hard! I think he was thinking, well if we get to pick the color....

This conversation was brought on because of the direction we are heading. We both want to do International Adoption, but right now we are thinking Domestic. The waiting list, sadly to say, for a Caucasian baby is miles long, and matter of fact closed at this point through our agency. There is a lot of opportunity for Biracial or African American babies. I'm thrilled because that is what I was hoping for anyway, and Josh is to because he doesn't want to get the baby that he knows is going to get a good chance, he wants a baby that may not have as much of a chance.

So that is where we are right now, and I think fairly soon our precise direction will become a little more clear.