This blog is one of my very favorites. Another one I don’t comment on often enough but I click on right away when I see an update. Where do I begin?

• Laurie and her husband adopted the Adorable Action Jackson from Vietnam. He recently turned one and I think he may be one of the most photogenic kids on the planet. It helps that his mama takes brilliant pictures and knows how to dress a kid! They are DTV for their second child and awaiting referral hopefully sometime this summer (says I!)
• I have the utmost respect for this family because they have really thought a lot about their first adoption experience and have been honest with themselves about it and made changes to improve their experience this go-round. It sometimes feels like it is the rare parent who can be honest and introspective about their experience and willing to make changes.
• Laurie parents in a way I really respect. She is going to try to breastfeed her future baby and she carries Jax in a Hotsling and really seems to respect his needs as a Mama. She is a truly thinking Mama. She is a total natural!
• Laurie is a doctor and her husband, Travis, is also in medical school. I really respect Laurie’s willingness to help where it is needed most. Their goal is to move to underprivileged and impoverished areas of the country and eventually, the world, to offer their skills as a resource to those who have nothing.
• They are currently in Peru where they have a non-profit that aims to help provide for a rural town called Cachiccata. They are spending six weeks this summer working a new birthing clinic (something I am particularly interested in reading about!) and doing needs assessments for the surrounding area. Reading about it is absolutely fascinating. And also? GREAT WAY to pass the time while awaiting a referral, I bet! Plus it is totally awesome to me that they took Jackson with them and just found ways to incorporate him into their work and their world. What a gift for him!
• Laurie talks about the hard stuff. Difficult days, the good AND challenging parts of adoption. Stuff that few other blogs want to touch on. She keeps it real which is a benefit to us all.

So don’t delay, go on over and check out Pho For Four today!

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