She's Going to be Part of Our Family

“Wait. Mom. The adoption is official? I mean, like, we’re really going to adopt? It’s confirmed?”

“Yes, buddy. You didn’t know that?”

Puck’s big hazel eyes grew even wider. “REALLY?! I thought you were still just thinking about it! So it’s confirmed?!”

“Yup.”

“YES! YES! YES!”

I heard him run off outside with Yali in the balmy wind of another gorgeous spring afternoon. His megaphone voice carried through the kitchen door to where I sat at the dinner table.

“Yali! You’re going to have a sister! A sister, Yali! She’s going to be part of our family. Family!”