Not much to Report

I haven't posted in the last couple of weeks. Things have been a little hectic here. Some weeks are harder than others with such a big thing over our head. We talked to our social worker last week and she said that there have been birth mothers inquiring about us. She said that she doesn't think we are going to have to wait to long. That is a good thing in many ways and a little scary.



I joined an infertility and adoption support group last week and really enjoyed going. It was nice to be around people that are going through the same things as us or have been through it and are now living their happy ending. Jeremy is going to join me next time.


So really there has been no change here on the Adoption front. Hopefully soon we will have something to report. In the meantime I guess we just try to live our every day lives like normal. Not always the easiest thing but we are doing it. We are working on setting up a fundraiser with a local woman that sells "Scentsy" products and adopted both of her children so is willing to help us anyway she can. I will keep everyone posted on the details. We still have about $8,600 to get together but we are a little closer each day and with each donation. If you have any ideas on how to raise money please share.

We are so thankful for everyone that is following the blog and that is supporting us. I will write again soon. Maybe with some news!

Patience

So it is officially clear that I am not the most patient person, however I have promised myself that I will not contact our social work until the end of September. That is two months for me to just try and chill out a little bit. I just want to know about every birth mother that is looking at our profile, I know that is probably not the best thing for us but I am just so curious. I do know that two people have called about our online profile, of course we haven't heard anything else so they probably didn't pick us. It is so frustrating to think that we are just waiting for someone to pick us. How do you "sell" yourself to someone who is picking a family to raise their biological child. I know we will get picked but it is just when and by whom.

Nesting is something that everyone talks about when a woman is pregnant but the strangest thing is that I am feeling it. I have started to do stuff in the nursery, I feel the need to have things in order. The crib and changing table are up and now all the nursery is really missing for furniture is the glider. I have a perfect image of me sitting in that chair rocking our child the first night that they are home. It is an essential piece for me, something I need and the nursery must have. Organization has officially begun, I have started to clean out closets, the pantry and more. I completely understand that I could be in this state of waiting, organizing, and waiting could go on for quite a while, but that is okay. I know it will happen when it is supposed to, just kind of hard to have no idea of when it is all going to come together.

I am focusing on controlling what I can and being patient!