I did want to share the heartwarming interaction that I had with Indigo this morning.
Indigo was sitting quietly drawing a picture at the breakfast table. She ran up to me eagerly and said, "Look, Mom, I drew a picture for you. I drew a picture of Evie's mom!"
"You drew a picture of me?" I asked. I knew she had drawn Evie's birth mom based on the curly hair, but I was curious as to what she would say about it.
She said, "No, it's not of you. It's of Evie's first mom. You know - Her mommy in Ethiopia."
Then she drew a purse for her.
I'm so glad that she feels comfortable talking about Evie's first mom and that it's not awkward or taboo. I hope that Evie will always feel that way, too.
I love that she said "first Mom" because more & more I feel that resonates so much for me (for our kids), than using Birth Mom or Bio.
ReplyDeleteSometimes we say Kaz. Mom or Taiwan Mom ~ those work too!!
This melted my heart!
How great to see that all those conversations you've had with and around your kiddos are sinking in to a heart level. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love this. That is one smart kiddo.
ReplyDeleteI also prefer the term "first family" as opposed to birth, bio, or natural. Nice to see the kids normalizing positive adoption language at such a young age. Now, if only adults could "get it"...
What a sweet girl. That is so great they understand all of that and talk about it, very cool!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Christmas!! :)