One Year Ago

A year ago today, we finally, legally, and completely became parents to the Fabertids. I remember it was a warm (relative term) and snowy day in Montreal, which meant giant wet flakes and loads of cold slush at our feet. I went to spend the day with my friend Robin and her newborn baby, because Xander was at work and I just couldn't handle being by myself after all the hitches and delays we'd experienced. I was a nervous wreck. Then the phone rang--Robin's phone, I think, because we only had one cell phone and Xander had it that day--and Xander said, "It's done." And I'm pretty sure I burst into tears. And Robin gave me a big hug. And everything after that was just details.