I AM SO EXCITED...and nervous...and jittery this week. On Friday we are travelling to Ohio to meet our birthmother! YIKES! We are meeting her and her social worker for lunch. It's just lunch- no biggie, right? But, I can't help but have all kinds of crazy thoughts. I know she has already picked us, but I cannot help but think, "what if she hates us?" What if?
I know this is ridiculous, but I am already planning in my mind what I am going to wear (or more importantly, what Q is going to wear), what we are going to talk about, what questions I should/shouldn't ask and what kind of gift I can bring her. I am a planner- I can't help it, but I need to just go with the flow on this one...I just need to keep telling myself that the next few days!
Lots of prayers as we travel and meet the woman who is giving us the greatest gift we can ever imagine. I do not even have the words to describe how very thankful we are for her. Maybe that is what I am most nervous about- how do you say thank you to someone who is giving you such an amazing gift?
Here's praying that everything is picture perfect.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Baby, Baby, Baby!
Most of you find out you are having a baby and have 9 long months to prepare. 9 MONTHS to think of names, decorate the nursery, find a doctor, find daycare, register and shop for the baby.
We, on the other hand, have 6 little WEEKS to prepare for our baby boy. Yikes- 6 weeks?!?
It's hard to know where to begin when everything is dropped on you at once. You want to enjoy the time realizing you are going to become parents, but you also want to make sure everything is ready for when he arrives. I am a planner- I want everything to be done and in its place. It's kinda hard to be a big planner with only a little over a month to prepare, but I am doing my best. And...what happens if he decides to arrive early? Gotta get things done fast! The countdown is on...
On another note, please keep us in your prayers. There are still many things that can happen before we are able to bring our baby boy home. Even though the birthmother has chosen us, she cannot sign custody over to us until 72 hours after birth. She could still change her mind. We have been praying and have a good feeling that she is serious and committed to giving the baby up for adoption, but there is still that little chance that something could change.
We, on the other hand, have 6 little WEEKS to prepare for our baby boy. Yikes- 6 weeks?!?
It's hard to know where to begin when everything is dropped on you at once. You want to enjoy the time realizing you are going to become parents, but you also want to make sure everything is ready for when he arrives. I am a planner- I want everything to be done and in its place. It's kinda hard to be a big planner with only a little over a month to prepare, but I am doing my best. And...what happens if he decides to arrive early? Gotta get things done fast! The countdown is on...
On another note, please keep us in your prayers. There are still many things that can happen before we are able to bring our baby boy home. Even though the birthmother has chosen us, she cannot sign custody over to us until 72 hours after birth. She could still change her mind. We have been praying and have a good feeling that she is serious and committed to giving the baby up for adoption, but there is still that little chance that something could change.
Shopping with the hubby
Quentin got the joy of spending the weekend shopping for baby stuff with me. I drug him to all corners of the city to check out furniture and baby gear. We hit Nebraska Furniture Mart, Babies R Us, USA Baby, Buy Buy Baby and Target. Many of you know how very much my hubby likes to shop so you can imagine how excited he was to visit all these great stores. He did a great job pretending to notice the difference between cribs, but at the end of the day I think he thinks, "a crib is a crib."
We had done a little research prior to being matched so we were able to pick some things out pretty quickly. But, a girl still has to comparison shop and search for the perfect furniture! We had a successful weekend and were able to begin our registry and narrow down our furniture to a few choices.
Thanks to my hubby for being a good sport. At the end of the weekend, he did mention that maybe furniture was something I should look at with my Mom. :)
We had done a little research prior to being matched so we were able to pick some things out pretty quickly. But, a girl still has to comparison shop and search for the perfect furniture! We had a successful weekend and were able to begin our registry and narrow down our furniture to a few choices.
Thanks to my hubby for being a good sport. At the end of the weekend, he did mention that maybe furniture was something I should look at with my Mom. :)
We got...THE PHONE CALL!!!!!
September 11th started out like any other day. It was a Tuesday- Quentin and I were both working. I hardly ever answer my phone when it is a number that I don't recognize- especially when I am at work, but for some reason that day when my phone started ringing, I answered. I am so thankful that I did because it was a phone call that would change everything. Laurie from our adoption agency was on the other end of that phone call with some exciting news...we have been matched!! September 11th was the day that we learned that we were going to be parents to a baby boy who is due October 29th!
We listened as she told us the details of the situation of the adoption and I was in such shock that I don't think I was processing anything that she said. Luckily, she sent everything by email later that evening so I could actually sit down and go through it all. Even though the birth mother had picked us, we still had to agree to the adoption as well. After spending the evening looking through all the information we decided that our answer was definitely YES!
Wait, what?!? We are going to be parents in 6 weeks? We have been waiting and praying for this to happen for so long that I think we are now in shock! You would think we would be completely prepared, but nothing can prepare you to get that phone call. That day we probably felt every possible emotion- excitement, fear, shock, nervousness, more excitement- you name it, we felt it.
October 29th can't get here soon enough!
We listened as she told us the details of the situation of the adoption and I was in such shock that I don't think I was processing anything that she said. Luckily, she sent everything by email later that evening so I could actually sit down and go through it all. Even though the birth mother had picked us, we still had to agree to the adoption as well. After spending the evening looking through all the information we decided that our answer was definitely YES!
Wait, what?!? We are going to be parents in 6 weeks? We have been waiting and praying for this to happen for so long that I think we are now in shock! You would think we would be completely prepared, but nothing can prepare you to get that phone call. That day we probably felt every possible emotion- excitement, fear, shock, nervousness, more excitement- you name it, we felt it.
October 29th can't get here soon enough!
{Rewind}
As most of you know by now, we have recently had some VERY big news to share! I haven't been posting on the blog during this process so now that everything is official I am going to attempt to rewind and start from the beginning.
Happy Reading...
Happy Reading...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Book Club
Last month, a few of the girls has the awesome idea of starting a book club. Um...magazine club...err, wine club. Let me explain.
We thought it would be fun to have a night out once a month- just the girls. It just so happens, that one of our favorite wine bars has buy one get one free bottles of wine on Monday nights. It was meant to be. Who can pass up that deal?!?
So, the club started out with every intention to be a "book club", but hey, we are all busy people. Between work, kids, travel and other commitments we all agreed that finding the time to agree on a book and all of us actually reading it in a months time probably wouldn't happen. Enter idea of magazine club. Who doesn't have time to skim a magazine? We thought we could all come to "club" and tell the group something interesting that we learned in a magazine that month. Sounds legit, right? :) We agreed, magazine club it was. However, to make our "club" sound a little more legitimate (ie, so the boys didn't get annoyed we were going out once a month) we decided to continue to call it "Book Club". Plus, for some reason, when people hear you are in a book club it makes you sound more intelligent. I mean, someone may think it is ridiculous that you are going to happy hour on a Monday, but who can possibly say anything about "Book Club"?!?
Last night, marks month 2 of "Book Club." A good time was had, as always. Were any books discussed? No. Magazines...um, probably not. But, Monday wine night was definitely a success! :)
We thought it would be fun to have a night out once a month- just the girls. It just so happens, that one of our favorite wine bars has buy one get one free bottles of wine on Monday nights. It was meant to be. Who can pass up that deal?!?
So, the club started out with every intention to be a "book club", but hey, we are all busy people. Between work, kids, travel and other commitments we all agreed that finding the time to agree on a book and all of us actually reading it in a months time probably wouldn't happen. Enter idea of magazine club. Who doesn't have time to skim a magazine? We thought we could all come to "club" and tell the group something interesting that we learned in a magazine that month. Sounds legit, right? :) We agreed, magazine club it was. However, to make our "club" sound a little more legitimate (ie, so the boys didn't get annoyed we were going out once a month) we decided to continue to call it "Book Club". Plus, for some reason, when people hear you are in a book club it makes you sound more intelligent. I mean, someone may think it is ridiculous that you are going to happy hour on a Monday, but who can possibly say anything about "Book Club"?!?
Last night, marks month 2 of "Book Club." A good time was had, as always. Were any books discussed? No. Magazines...um, probably not. But, Monday wine night was definitely a success! :)
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Happy Birthday Mom!
Happy Birthday to the greatest, most wonderful Mom I could have ever asked for! Wish we could have seen you to celebrate your day!
We love you!
We love you!
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