Bitsy's birthday

It is with great joy that I admit that Hitty Husband and I have added a precious new little one to our family. A few months ago we decided that we would like to add to our family through adoption. We contacted the Natalie Cooper home for orphan Hitty's and requested a red headed little girl if one was available. I even put in a special request for a little girl with freckles that might dislike shoes as much as Baby Hitty and I do.

And what do you know? They had the perfect little girl available for adoption, bare feet, red hair, freckles and all. We quickly agreed to add her to our family, paid the nominal adoption fee, and waited anxiously for out new daughter to arrive. 

I am saddened to admit that our little girl arrived just a bit differently than we were expecting and it took Hitty Husband and I a little while to decide for sure if it would be wise to make her our daughter afterall. You see, poor little Bitsy is a teensy little girl, at two years old, she is smaller than our infant son. We just weren't sure that it would be fair to Bitsy for us to adopt her. So we waited a while to make it official, letting Bitsy and us see if she was the right child for our family. 

I am very happy to say that Bitsy is a perfect fit for our family and was officially adopted today. Since we do not know Bitsy's real birthday, although we might could find out by contacting the head of the orphanage where Bitsy came from, we have declared today to be Bitsy's birthday. Happy Birthday to our precious new daughter. 

Hitty Husband decided our children needed something fun to play on so we welcomed our new daughter with a pretty pink slide.

Bitsty jumped out of my lap and ran to her daddy, hopping from foot to foot and dancing all around while she waited for him to get it set up.

Daddy steadied the slide and helped Bitsy get the hang of her new toy. 

Bitsy loved sliding.

The fuzzy moss made a soft landing spot. 

Bitsy happily played on her new slide, not noticing the other Hitty's and their gifts, until Daddy brought out a spring horse. She squealed in delight and once again danced anxiously until Daddy got it set up and set her on it.

Her delighted giggles filled all our hearts with joy as we watched her play. I was reminded of my own concern about making this precious girl our daughter. She may be a tiny little thing but she makes me so happy. I smile every time I see her sweet face and hair the same color as her daddy's was before it turned gray.

Hitty Baby got fussy, tired of watching all the excitement. His wails blended with Bitsy's happy chatter and laughter reminding us all of just what a blessing these little one's are.

Daddy took Hitty Baby and helped him slide, distracting him from his tiredness and putting a stop to his fussing.

It was hard to pry the little one's from their new toys but Bitsy's guests were waiting to welcome her to the family. 

Isabella presented Bitsy with a dress she made just for her. What a thoughtful gift. And a much needed one since our new daughter only owned one dress before today.

Merry gave her the cutest little stuffed animal. 

Robin gave her a sweet little stuffed dog. My poor little daughter is smaller than her new toys. 

Tillie gave Bitsy a dress just like the one she was wearing only in reverse. Now they can dress alike. 

Bitsy was given an adorable little Cabbage Patch doll by her older sister who only recently arrived here at the Pioneer Hitty house, having followed her little sister after discovering she had been adopted. We don't know much about Bitsy's big sister yet, not even her name, but she was happy to see Bitsy is so well loved and now has a whole family to watch over her. We do not yet know what Bitsy's big sister will do but I suspect she will be joining the Pioneer Hitty family very soon. She's still young enough that she might want parents, Hitty Husband and I are discussing what we will do if she does, but she's also old enough that she may prefer life as an 'adult'. Only time will tell. I am looking forward to learning more about Bitsy's sister though. Maybe she can tell me about Bitsy's life before she was available for adoption.

 Christy presented Bitsy with another Cabbage Patch doll. This one is bigger than Bitsy is but not quite as tall.

I suspect some of Bitsy's new toys may need to be kept on a shelf for a while until she grows enough to not get hurt by them.

Hook gave Bitsy a wonderful little red wagon in a most unusual way. Bitsy delighted in his antics.

Justin gave her a copy of his favorite book, If you take a mouse to school, and offered to read it to her anytime she wanted him too.

It was a wonderful day filled with sunshine and happiness Bitsy loved all her new gifts but it's the gift of love and family that mean the most.