Tomorrow is the big day!

Even though tomorrow is the official placement day, today was a pretty big day, too. Tyla & I hung out all day, and it was weird... but good weird. I felt noticeably mom-ish.

We went to the park and had a picnic lunch, then went swimming (in the "pond" as Tyla likes to call the paddling pool at Kinsmen Park), played on the play structure, and got some groceries. At the park, there were several instances of other parents referring to "your daughter" or kids commenting to Tyla about "your mom". Other than my flushed cheeks and eyes welling up, it didn't seem as awkward a moment as I'd thought it might. It was good. Really, really good.

As I sat back on the grass and watched Tyla go down the water slide (I was on babysitting duty for Dorothy, Tyla's doll - who is her "little sister" who is also being adopted right now... they're a package deal), it hit me that finally I wasn't there with my niece, nephew, friend's child, or some other kid. I was there with OUR kid! (Tyla proudly refers to herself as "your kid" as in, "If I get sick you'll just have to tell your boss that you have to go home because your kid is sick".) Wow.

I did take a few pics today - mostly of Tyla trying out her new stash of glittery, pink, princessy dress up clothes (thanks to the Anderson & Andreas families - a great gift!), but can't seem to find the cord for the camera to upload them.

And so it begins... my organized yet chaotic life has been thrown for a very big loop!