Our baby girl is due in less than 5 weeks! I can't believe how quickly time is flying by. I had my first baby shower last weekend, which was awesome! Kind of surreal but tons of fun. You can't fault a party where you laugh so hard you cry. I've been busy washing baby clothes, and trying to get things organized. I still have a few more things to wash, but for the most part, what I have is washed and ready to wear! Can't wait to have her home!
We'll probably set up a hospital tour for sometime soon. Shantel has been through all of this before, but it's our first time. And with the added layer of the whole adoption stuff going on, it will be nice to talk with someone there to see how it usually works. I need to pack the diaper bag, but Brian needs to go buy a "Coming Home" outfit first. I can't wait to see what he picks out... my daddy picked out mine, so I thought it would be cute for him to do his daughters as well.
Worked on on the nursery some more. Got paint on the wall and my very talented friend Marit started helping me paint some added details to the room. I can't wait to see it all done and put together! It's gonna be adorable, and even cuter with our baby girl in the crib sleeping!
I just checked and our dresser is due to be delivered sometime between Oct. 21-26th. As soon as it's here, we can put it together, finalize where all the furniture will be in the room and get it all loaded up! I'll be able to breathe a sigh of relief when it's here and the room is finally done.
Well, that's it for now. I'll keep you posted when the room is completed! You'll get pics! Who knows, maybe baby will be here before the room is done... :)
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
One Step Closer...
We had a great day today!!!
First, I got the bedding all set up with our crib! It makes the room feel more official, and I'm getting even more excited with each step we take to prepare. We still need to order dresser/changing table combo. I think we'll probabbly do that in the next couple of weeks.
So, about the good news... we went to a meeting today with our social worker, Shantel and her social worker. It was basically a "vision meeting" where we all just talked about how we are feeling, what our expectations are and if we had any questions or concerns we got them all out. That part was all super easy considering I pretty much talk with Shantel on a daily basis and we are totally on the same page with everything at this point. We also needed to get an update on the tribal stuff. That has been hanging over our heads since day one. Well, we got some answers today and it was GREAT NEWS!!! The enrollment lady through Shantel's tribe was able to confirm that she is 99.95% sure that the tribe will NOT intervene and that the adoption placement will solely be the responsibility of Shantel!!!!!! This is the best news, it means that the only way for the adoption to not work is if Shantel has a change of heart. It was such a HUGE weight lifted off our shoulders, and Shantel's too! Just good news all around.
So, from here we have another appointment set up to go over the birthplan and also the cooperative agreement. Once that is done, we just need that baby girl to get here.... eeekk!!! It's all going to happen so fast!
In the mean time, we are still deciding on a name. We'll be using Jordyn for a middle name (Shantel is calling the baby girl Jordyn right now), and once we meet her we think we'll know for sure what her first name will be. We also need to do some pain touch up in the room, order the dresser and get the rest of the room ready for the baby to come home.
My first baby-shower is on October 17th... my wonderful friends at work are putting one together for us. I'm so flipping excited!!! I have always loved baby showers, haven't missed a single one that I have been invited to and have thrown my fair share for my wonderful friends. I dreampt of the day that I would get to attend one of my own... that day is fast approaching.
When I have more news, I'll be sure to update!
First, I got the bedding all set up with our crib! It makes the room feel more official, and I'm getting even more excited with each step we take to prepare. We still need to order dresser/changing table combo. I think we'll probabbly do that in the next couple of weeks.
So, about the good news... we went to a meeting today with our social worker, Shantel and her social worker. It was basically a "vision meeting" where we all just talked about how we are feeling, what our expectations are and if we had any questions or concerns we got them all out. That part was all super easy considering I pretty much talk with Shantel on a daily basis and we are totally on the same page with everything at this point. We also needed to get an update on the tribal stuff. That has been hanging over our heads since day one. Well, we got some answers today and it was GREAT NEWS!!! The enrollment lady through Shantel's tribe was able to confirm that she is 99.95% sure that the tribe will NOT intervene and that the adoption placement will solely be the responsibility of Shantel!!!!!! This is the best news, it means that the only way for the adoption to not work is if Shantel has a change of heart. It was such a HUGE weight lifted off our shoulders, and Shantel's too! Just good news all around.
So, from here we have another appointment set up to go over the birthplan and also the cooperative agreement. Once that is done, we just need that baby girl to get here.... eeekk!!! It's all going to happen so fast!
In the mean time, we are still deciding on a name. We'll be using Jordyn for a middle name (Shantel is calling the baby girl Jordyn right now), and once we meet her we think we'll know for sure what her first name will be. We also need to do some pain touch up in the room, order the dresser and get the rest of the room ready for the baby to come home.
My first baby-shower is on October 17th... my wonderful friends at work are putting one together for us. I'm so flipping excited!!! I have always loved baby showers, haven't missed a single one that I have been invited to and have thrown my fair share for my wonderful friends. I dreampt of the day that I would get to attend one of my own... that day is fast approaching.
When I have more news, I'll be sure to update!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Getting ready for baby!
Well, we have the crib, I'm still on the lookout for a dresser/changing table, we need to decide on a bedding set and we've gotten lots of stuff already from friends and family for the new baby.
I have the bedding narrowed down to about 7 options at this point, once we pick on we can get it ordered and decide if we are going to paint the room or not. I'm thinking we probably will. I also have picked out the car seat/travel system that I like and am still on the fence about a pack-n-play of some sort. I think we'll probably want one for when we travel and for when she is more mobile and need to confine her... but it's not at the top of my list. Oh, and we were at the new Wal-Mart the other day and saw the best thing! Instead of a normal high-chair, we're going to go with something like this...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fisher-Price-Space-Saver-High-Chair-and-Booster-My-Little-Eye-Collection/12960801
We don't have the largest kitchen so this will be perfect and a huge space saver for us.
Our garage sale went great! We had tons of help from friends and family again and I couldn't feel more blessed for all the support we have. We raised another $800!!! And just in time too... we have a lot of things to get to be ready for baby! I am going to try and add a count-down ticker to the side somewhere... if I can get it to work. It's hard to believe that in a little over two months we could be coming home from the hospital with a new bundle of joy!
For now, we are still waiting on the tribal things to get sorted out. My social worker keeps telling me it just takes time and there is no telling exactly when they will get the all clear. As soon as they do the next step is to set up a meeting with everyone and go over the cooperative agreement and also the birthplan for the big day. In the mean time, we have started getting to know Shantel more and more. We are so blessed to have someone in our lives that wants to share SO much of this journey with us. She actually came over with her boyfriend to help out with the garage sale set-up... how cool is that!!! And, Brian and I are having them over for dinner tomorrow night. We just really want to make sure that we are all on the same page, we want to get to know her better and most of all we want her to get to know us AND know in her heart that this is truly what she wants to do.
Keep those prayers coming... they are working so far and until we have that little girl home and in our arms we are still hoping and praying that this all comes together perfectly.
I have the bedding narrowed down to about 7 options at this point, once we pick on we can get it ordered and decide if we are going to paint the room or not. I'm thinking we probably will. I also have picked out the car seat/travel system that I like and am still on the fence about a pack-n-play of some sort. I think we'll probably want one for when we travel and for when she is more mobile and need to confine her... but it's not at the top of my list. Oh, and we were at the new Wal-Mart the other day and saw the best thing! Instead of a normal high-chair, we're going to go with something like this...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fisher-Price-Space-Saver-High-Chair-and-Booster-My-Little-Eye-Collection/12960801
We don't have the largest kitchen so this will be perfect and a huge space saver for us.
Our garage sale went great! We had tons of help from friends and family again and I couldn't feel more blessed for all the support we have. We raised another $800!!! And just in time too... we have a lot of things to get to be ready for baby! I am going to try and add a count-down ticker to the side somewhere... if I can get it to work. It's hard to believe that in a little over two months we could be coming home from the hospital with a new bundle of joy!
For now, we are still waiting on the tribal things to get sorted out. My social worker keeps telling me it just takes time and there is no telling exactly when they will get the all clear. As soon as they do the next step is to set up a meeting with everyone and go over the cooperative agreement and also the birthplan for the big day. In the mean time, we have started getting to know Shantel more and more. We are so blessed to have someone in our lives that wants to share SO much of this journey with us. She actually came over with her boyfriend to help out with the garage sale set-up... how cool is that!!! And, Brian and I are having them over for dinner tomorrow night. We just really want to make sure that we are all on the same page, we want to get to know her better and most of all we want her to get to know us AND know in her heart that this is truly what she wants to do.
Keep those prayers coming... they are working so far and until we have that little girl home and in our arms we are still hoping and praying that this all comes together perfectly.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Not Much to Update
Seems it has been awhile since I have posted anything. But there really isn't much to update at this point. Brian and I are still working on gathering some pictures for our profile. If any of you have any of us together, or with a group of friends, that you can share, it would be greatly appreciated!
Our garage sale pile in the basement is getting HUGE! I can't believe the amount of stuff we have gotten, and it's not even all at our house yet! We have people hanging on to stuff until the sale as well, so the week before is going to be crazy. It's also the end of May so I will find our soon how much support we have gotten through my two great friends that raised funds through their home parties in our honor for the month of May. It's still amazing to me that any of this is happening. I have a very hard time just accepting the help and not feeling guilty or like I owe somebody something back. I'm slowly getting there, but it's very HARD for me to do.
We are on the waiting list for THE BOOK with our agency. We were the 10th couple on it, so they say it could still be a few months before we are asked to join the book. This is the book that every potential birth mom will look through to find the perfect family for her child. I really would love to avoid going in the book all together. It's one of the most expensive parts of this whole process, and if we could save the money for diapers... that would be ideal. However, I know that this journey is going to take whatever course it's suppose to, so if/when we get the call saying they are ready for our profile, then we will jump for joy at the chance to find our match that way.
I guess the last thing to update is that we are going to start working on the future nursery a bit. Nothing too major, but we just want to be more prepared for what might come. As of lately we had NOTHING for a baby... not a single thing. Just this weekend we were given a barely used infant car seat... so the process had begun. We are going to start keeping our eye out for deals on any furniture, maybe do some painting in there and start hunting for the bedding we want. I am torn about the whole process really. I don't want to have a room sitting there empty for too long, but I am such a planner that I hate to not be prepared as well. We could literally get a call tomorrow saying our baby is waiting for us at the hospital... if we were a little be ready I might have a melt down!
I guess I had more to say then I thought. Thanks for your continued support, thoughts and prayers. They mean the world to us! I'll be updating again soon to keep you posted on more fund raising efforts. We have at least one more idea up our sleeves, we just have to work out the kinks of it all. :)
Our garage sale pile in the basement is getting HUGE! I can't believe the amount of stuff we have gotten, and it's not even all at our house yet! We have people hanging on to stuff until the sale as well, so the week before is going to be crazy. It's also the end of May so I will find our soon how much support we have gotten through my two great friends that raised funds through their home parties in our honor for the month of May. It's still amazing to me that any of this is happening. I have a very hard time just accepting the help and not feeling guilty or like I owe somebody something back. I'm slowly getting there, but it's very HARD for me to do.
We are on the waiting list for THE BOOK with our agency. We were the 10th couple on it, so they say it could still be a few months before we are asked to join the book. This is the book that every potential birth mom will look through to find the perfect family for her child. I really would love to avoid going in the book all together. It's one of the most expensive parts of this whole process, and if we could save the money for diapers... that would be ideal. However, I know that this journey is going to take whatever course it's suppose to, so if/when we get the call saying they are ready for our profile, then we will jump for joy at the chance to find our match that way.
I guess the last thing to update is that we are going to start working on the future nursery a bit. Nothing too major, but we just want to be more prepared for what might come. As of lately we had NOTHING for a baby... not a single thing. Just this weekend we were given a barely used infant car seat... so the process had begun. We are going to start keeping our eye out for deals on any furniture, maybe do some painting in there and start hunting for the bedding we want. I am torn about the whole process really. I don't want to have a room sitting there empty for too long, but I am such a planner that I hate to not be prepared as well. We could literally get a call tomorrow saying our baby is waiting for us at the hospital... if we were a little be ready I might have a melt down!
I guess I had more to say then I thought. Thanks for your continued support, thoughts and prayers. They mean the world to us! I'll be updating again soon to keep you posted on more fund raising efforts. We have at least one more idea up our sleeves, we just have to work out the kinks of it all. :)
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