I have known an amazing soul for quite some time now. She has encouraged me from afar for what feels like a lifetime. And at the same time she has also inspired me with her optimism and her positivity through everything she has endured.
Today, I was honoured to meet this most amazing women in real life.
She went out of her way to pick me up and then whisked me away for lunch and an amazing chat. Having never really met before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Yet, we instantly fell into conversation just like two long lost friends. It just felt right.
She also spoiled Baby MPB with amazing gifts, and offered her help when we needed it most. All of this was clearly beyond amazing.
Yet what struck me more then anything, was the gift she gave me, likely without even knowing it. In our time together, she gave me the most beautiful gift of a few hours of normalcy.
She removed me from the extreme chaos and anxiety that has consumed our lives as we are trying to get home. She gave me the opportunity to finally show off Baby MPB to a friend – it was so much fun introducing him to a special person in my life (as we are still thousands of miles away from home, none of our friends or family have met our sweet son in-person yet). She let me vent about normal first-time mom stuff, which was incredibly therapeutic. And, she listened as I talked about our current insane struggles due to our adoption agency. She helped me laugh. And she encouraged and supported me with her every word.
Our visit was exactly what I needed. She radiates love, compassion and grace in a truly remarkable way. As she held Baby MPB and we said our goodbye, I felt renewed energy and hope.
So to you, my friend, thank you. Thank you for your help and encouragement when I needed it the most. Thank you for always being a ray of sunshine in my life with your contagious optimism and positivity. Thank you for reminding me that no matter how hard life is right now, we will get through it. Thank you for loving me and Baby MPB too. And from the bottom of my heart, thank you for the beautiful gift of knowing you and for allow me to call you a friend.
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This last weekend Baby MPB took his first airplane ride. The flight went well, in fact, he slept through the entire thing in a carrier on my chest. (Thank you to whomever told me a baby carrier is a basic necessity for flying with an infant).
On the one hand, this is very exciting as we are one step closer to going home!!
On the other hand, we have now said our in-person goodbyes to our birth mom. We have promised a visit at some point, but we have not set a date and we all know it will be a while before we see each other again in person. Leaving her was incredibly bitter sweet because we know that it means we are closer to getting home and. But, we also know the magnitude of what she is saying goodbye to.
It was hard for me to say goodbye to her, I cannot even begin to imagine how incredibly hard this is on her.
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We flew a few days ago. We were told we could be going home in as little as 2-3 days. Well, no surprise, that didn’t happen. We are still waiting on the USA judge to sign the adoption paperwork so that Canada can then sign their documents. Once all that happens we get the official documents from our agency. And then we can get a rush order passport and fly home. It’s been an insanely stressful week, possibly one of the hardest of my entire life.
As of now, I’m trying to let go of the schedule because it’s killing me every single time they miss an estimated timeline. So, right now, I’m just hoping that things fall into place this week so we don’t have to wait through another weekend. I miss the modern comforts of my own home and my personal freedom. Mostly, right now I miss my kitchen and my washer and dryer.
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