My name is Salina and I started this photoblog as part of the Project 365 – a photo a day for a year in 2010. In 2011, I am committing to one photo a week, or a 52 week challenge.
I am an engineer and I have always had hobbies that give me a creative outlet. I want to continue to learn more about my DSLR and photography. I feel like life is moving so fast, and I just want to be able to freeze some of these moments with my two children.
I am a mother to two children, Charlotte and Cooper who are 4 months apart in age (also known as ‘virtual twins’ because there is less than a 9 month age difference). So how is it possible to have two children, only 4 months apart? We get asked this question a lot and here’s how: one is biological and one was adopted. Many people assume that we got pregnant after we adopted, but I always say that the adoption was the surprise for us.
Charlotte’s birth mother is my sister. When I was 5 months pregnant with Cooper, we found out that Charlotte may be eventually available for adoption. Given that we were out of state, expecting a baby, and the potential family dynamics we waited to be sure that adoption would be the final plan for Charlotte.
When she was 6 months old (and Cooper was 2 months old) we were excited to find out that we would be having a daughter join our family. She came home at 7.5 months old and the adoption was finalized when she was 17 months old. Life has been a crazy whirlwind, but an amazing adventure!
