DOCTOR STRANGE

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After our trip, we came back to our hotel in Osaka. I called Reema to see if she's free. She has been out of town for the past two weeks. I called her and she was back in town so I invited her to dinner. She didn't know that we had Ren's Custody. I didn't tell her before. She rarely had time to talk.

She bought some gifts for Ren with her. We went to a restaurant to have dinner. We talked after dinner for a long time before she went back home.

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The next ten days were the same. We had some work. We visited some places and clicked on lots of pictures there. We also went to visit the Ferris wheel. It was famous in Osaka. After ten days Ren's passport and visa were ready. John booked the earliest flight the next day back home. We said our goodbyes to Reema and also visited the orphanage one last time before going back. We send our goodbyes to the kids there too along with Ms. Yamazaki. With a promise of coming back there again to meet all of them.

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Today it's been six months since we came back from Japan. Our lives are completely changed. It is changed for the better. He is the reason that we are happy. He came in our lives to complete it. He is my angel my sunshine. My day starts with his smile and ends with his cute muffled snores.

He is very active and bright. He smiles a lot but he rarely cries. It is almost his birthday. According to his documents, his first birthday will be next week. I know that John is planning something for his birthday. He tries to oblivious about it, whenever I asked him what he was doing. So I decided to play along.

Ren started to walk. In the beginning, He tried to balance himself of his feet. Soon he can stand up without anything to hold on to. A few weeks ago he couldn't walk at all but now he follows me through the house. He is a fast learner. He goes where ever I am. He is totally a mama's boy. He runs to his dad when he comes home. They play together a lot.

I was so worried when we get back home from Japan, we both were, me and John. We were concerned whether he will adjust in a completely new environment or not. He lived there for six months. When he was there, he had many kids around him to play with him, they all adored and loved him. But here there are only three of us. I was worried that he might be alone, that he might miss his friends but now when I look at him, it feels like he was meant to be with us. With us like a family like our son. He can get better care with us, we can provide him with anything and everything he needs and he can do whatever he likes without any burden on his shoulders. We will always support him. He is our first kid. We both love him and we also love and miss Michael. We buried him in our garden under a rose plant. It was my decision. I wanted Michael to grow and make his presence known from the fragrance of the flower. I take Ren's there sometimes to meet him with his brother Michael. Ren loved the roses. He smiled and clapped when he saw them.

I took some time off of work to stay with Ren. My doctor also suggested that I should take some rest, he said my body is still weak and it needs some time to heal. Now I spent all my time at home. I look after him, I attend my clients from home John helps me in that. I am thinking of taking a few months break. Ren will be more aware of us till then.