Garden tour while in Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada
My life seems so busy right now. We’ve gone to Canada and back, camped in the Sierra mountains for a week and soon my husband will be leaving me to go to Haiti for 10 days. The summer is quickly fading, but perhaps that’s a good thing! At least I’m not sitting at home biting my nails, wondering when we’re going to get the call or checking for messages every hour.
Hatley Castle, Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada
For the most part, our adoption process has been smooth and quick so far. I don’t want to jinx us, so I’m knocking on wood as I write. The nursery is all done, the house is in order and it seems we are all ready for baby. I came to this realization not too long ago: be still and just wait. Don’t focus on when we get to meet our little one or what life is going to be like once we have a little baby sleeping across the hall. It will happen soon enough. We are just soaking in life as we know, just the two of us. We can go on sporadic dates and come home late. We can go to and fro stress-free. We can sleep in. We can do our little hobbies on the side. Soon enough, that will all change. So we take nothing for granted!
Taking in the beautiful sights
Still, I can’t help but feel excited! Yes, things will be a little crazy at first. We won’t be able to do what we want, when we want. But that sounds a little selfish anyway. I can’t wait to travel with our little baby, go for walks as a family and just stare at our little one as they sleep. I am more than ready for this stage of life!
So, do you have any advice for this first time mommy? It hasn’t hit me yet that just like that, we will have a baby in the house!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Congrats on your exciting journey and new arrival to be~!! What an incredibly exciting time!
No advice, as I am a FTM, but wanted to send you my support!
pea / 16 posts
something about the pictures and your words got me all teary eyed. i wish the best for you guys and hope everything goes smoothly.
just roll with it…only you know how to be the best mommy to your baby.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
I love reading your posts! This was beautiful. I am hoping and praying you get your LO in your arms soon!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
Well said! I’m going to keep that same thought in mind when I get frustrated waiting for a LO.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Well put on freedom of being a family of two and to enjoy it, but soon enough, your LO will be here.
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
Be still and just wait is a great mantra! I soaked up every second of me time I could get before LO arrived. I never got anxious for LO to arrive, I just kept a running list of projects I’d like to sew or make or things I’d like to do and each day (or whenever I felt like it) I did something from my list. I feel like it really made me appreciate my time with LO when he arrived – I didn’t wish for “me” time. I am so excited for you and love reading about your journey. I hope your wee one arrives soon
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
While I was waiting I did projects. I had seen a cute set of alphabet frames at ikea and decided to make my own version for our nursery. So I made all these wooden boxes and did an alphabet scrapbook page for each letter as the back of the box Then I found beanie baby sized stuffed animals to place in each box. It took quite awhile to finish and it was super fun to find the toys I wanted for each letter. It hung above his changeing table and I would pull a toy down and let him see it while I changed him.
So basically I kept myself busy but I till secretly hoped every time the phone rang that I would be our adoption agency! I’m do excited for you
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
My best advice, not for being a mom but for waiting is that if you go ahead and book a big non-refundable vacation (but buy trip insurance too), you will surely match for the most inconvenient time.
As we waited, I agonized and we finally went ahead, bit the bullet and booked our extended Hawaii vacation. Of course we immediately matched with a baby who was due the day we got back
But it sounds like you are living your life and doing stuff, and that’s great. The wonderful thing about adoption is you absolutely know that at the end of it there will be a baby in your arms!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Waiting is hard. I hope you don’t have to wait too much longer. Enjoying time for just the two of you is good advice. I have to remind myself that a lot lately.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
I love to read about your journey! You seem to have such a positive attitude which is great. Question: Are you and your husband already matched with a little one, and just waiting for him/her to be born, or are you waiting to be matched? Sorry if you have already made this clear!