A Natural

Adoption is amazing in so many ways. I was reminded of that yesterday afternoon when I took Vanessa (age 6) to her first day of Cheer camp. She was in a group with about 12 other girls, age 5-8. They did extensive stretching warm-ups and then did some stunts on the huge rectangle trampoline. Vanessa is very limber and also has amazing muscle tone. She can drop and do 25 push-ups (in perfect form) any time. She is one strong kid! I was again reminded of her amazing athletic ability as I watched her yesterday afternoon. She was the only one able to perform the required tasks. She looked like a pro on the tramp. The mothers around me kept commenting how amazing she was (I'm pretty sure they didn't know she was mine since our "coloring" is slightly different) and it was fun to sit there and listen to them.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those parents, bragging about how amazing my child is. Because she was born from another woman, I'm simply in awe of this child. Does that make sense? I can't take any credit for any of her natural ability. She came with all of that. I wish I could tell her birth mother what an amazing little girl she is. I would love to know where her athletic ability came from. Whose side of the family she got it from, etc. But because we have no contact with her (by her choice) we are left to wonder.

So if Vanessa decides to be a cheerleader, she'll be the best one ever, or maybe she will want to play basketball (she has a great shot) or a runner (she's super fast!) or maybe a mom, like me (she is soooo good with the babies) but whatever she chooses, I know she'll succeed. She has a great attitude and lots of enthusiasm! You Rock, baby girl!!!