Peach’s Grandma Book is finished. Scrapbooking is such a good de-stress mechanism for me. Doing this book was enjoyable because it was a small well-defined project. I really hope this book (and Mallory’s) gives the grandparents a sense of peace and hope for their grandbabies. Peach’s book is also an 8” by 8” scrapbook. The […]
Anxiety Attack
Last night I was sitting on the couch with my husband, watching a goofy movie he got from the library, when it hit me… I am getting two new children in my life. You already know this… I already know this. But last night it hit me and my stomach tied in knots. I sat […]
If Only…
Toward the beginning of this blog, I told you that we were actually going to adopt a baby from a different country in Eastern Europe. Her name was Arina. She disappeared from the database and from our grasp. I still have this picture of her framed and resting on my dresser to remind me of […]
Due Date Blues
My pregnancies were easy… no morning sickness, no elevated sugar, no bed rest… Other than the discomfort each time of having a humongo belly filled with a dancing night owl, pregnancy was good to me. And the best part about it was that there was a guaranteed time line… a due date that most doctors […]
The Happy Dance
Can you see me? I am hopping up and down, tapping, turning and twisting and shouting “Yay, Yay, thank you God!” I am doing the happy dance. Our dossier was submitted yesterday, and the adoption registry officer told our facilitator that Peach is in the database. Our little baby is cleared for international adoption and […]