In two months...

In two months, we will meet Sienna's genetic family for the first time.  Face to face. 

In two months, Sienna will get to meet the genetic parents who chose life for her.  She will get to look into the eyes of her two fully genetic siblings.

And smile. 

We live in Oregon.  Sienna's genetic family lives in Ohio.  We've decided to convene in Florida. 

Disney World.

This trip has been in the makes for nearly a year  now, and we are beyond excited.  (Apart from the whole flying across the country with three small children thing). 

We have an open adoption with Sienna's family, and since her birth, we have regularly exchanged pictures, videos, emails, texts.  We are even Facebook friends.

This level of openness has probably been instigated mostly by me.  I am an open person.  Period.  And it is important to us that our children know their roots.  I'm just grateful that both Brae's birthfamily and Sienna's genetic family have welcomed this level of openness. 

But, we have never spoken on the phone with Sienna's genetic family.  Although we've heard their voices (via videos or recorded storybooks), I'm excited to hear their voice when they see our daughter in person for the first time and say, "Hi, Sienna!"

No, Sienna won't know what is going on.  And we haven't really shared the depths of Sienna's story with Brae yet. He wouldn't understand. 

But, we will take lots of pictures, and lots of videos, and we will make lasting memories.

And I hope this will just be the first of many visits over her lifetime.