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Friday, September 5th, 2008I feel like I am documenting the weather in Arizona in the summer.
No referrals and the weeks just keep rolling by.
In case you are wondering it is sunny and hot out here.
Yep, as expected it is just about as interesting as our wait.
No news
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008We are not expecting any news until after September 15 and even then who knows. Some days this process is so hard and so long. Maybe October. . .
Labor of love
Monday, September 1st, 2008Last year on Labor day weekend Bill and I solidified our commitment to adding another child to our family through adoption. We applied to our agency and began this process. We certainly never dreamed that a year later we would still be here without our 4th child in our arms. At that [...]
My little Africa
Monday, August 25th, 2008I finally finished my Africa quilt. My final vision came true tonight with a little help from stitch witchery and a blanket stitch.
In my opinion it is super gorgeous!!!!
I plan to be selling a replica of this on the grand opening of my etsy store September 1st.
24 weeks
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Yeah, we are still waiting. Don’t worry if we get a referral we will let you all know.
I would love to say that I hope it happens in August, but as the days trickle past that seems like a far reaching goal. Maybe by the end of September.
Praying that [...]
Come On!
Friday, August 15th, 2008(In your head, please read the title in your best Jason Bateman from Arrested Development voice.)
That’s right, it’s up to 23 weeks since we submitted to Ethiopia. I’ve got the cell phone charged and ready for any calls. Just so you know, Children’s Hope International.
Feeling Africa
Monday, August 11th, 2008Yesterday I went to my favorite quilt store and bought some new fabric for a lap quilt. I found some that just screamed Africa to me. I love it. Today I cut it and pieced it together.
It is hard to see in the photo above but the bugs are metallic. [...]
Second Chance
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” ~ Harrison Ford
We are going to reopen the pool for anyone who is interested in making a new guess. Nobody could have forseen us waiting this long and I know many have asked to have a second chance, [...]
Time is so relative
Monday, August 4th, 2008It has been almost a year since we started on our journey to adopt. As noted in that previous post the five years putting this dream on hold didn’t seem like that long, just as the eleven months that have passed have not seemed that long. Of course we kinda thought [...]
Can it be?
Friday, July 25th, 2008It seems unreal that I am sitting here at 20 weeks with my dossier to Ethiopia. There have been no referrals for 3 weeks and really it doesn’t feel any closer.
If someone had said to me when we first submitted our dossier that we would still be waiting at 20 weeks I [...]
Baby Baby
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008So it would seem that we are currently waiting for a 0-12 month old. Not a big deal, although we thought it was 0-18 months.
So I guess we will be getting a baby baby. I guess we can start working on a nursery now. We held off because before we [...]
Still wondering
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008In case you are curious we are still here wondering when the phone is going to ring from our agency with the news that will change our lives.
18 weeks and counting
Friday, July 11th, 2008Well week 18 has come and passed. There really isn’t much else to say. . .
18 weeks thinking that each day could be the day that your family is complete is exhausting. I am glad the weekend is here so that I can have a couple of days rest. (Since they [...]
Staying connected
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008For the past several weeks I have been keeping connected to the world. I make sure I know where the phone is when I am at home, I take my cell phone everywhere with me when I am not at home and I even put the phone out on the patio when the kids [...]
Faith makes things possible, not easy. ~Author Unknown
Monday, July 7th, 2008There was a referral today from our agency for a sweet baby girl. We are hoping and praying that someday soon we will be able to stare for hours on end at our sons adorable face. We are very close, I can feel it . . . or at least I hope we [...]
How many more days?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008“How many more days until my birthday?” ~ Kimberly
Me in my ever annoyed voice since this is a daily question, “at least 100 more days.”
Then it hit me like a ton of brick. It will be more than a hundred days until I hold my son in my arms.
Tomorrow marks 10 months [...]
The Roller Coaster continues
Friday, June 27th, 2008I generally do not get religious on the blog, I keep this journal as a place for my thoughts on raising my kids, and while I offer up prayers throughout the day to get me through that I don’t openly discuss it here. Today I feel it is time to call on all the [...]
Good and bad news
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Today was an emotional day.
As you all know we are on this journey to adopt our son. I know he is alive and my arms ache to hold him and my eyes yearn to look into his. Those things make this journey a very emotional one.
Today 5 referrals were made. I am [...]
A Long Day
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Today has been a very long day. We had swimming lessons bright and early this morning. Everyone did better today. Mimi was in the pool the entire time and not crying. Annie was in for her entire lesson and Kimmie was only out of the pool crying for half [...]
One of the best days
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Today celebrates one of the best days in the Brown family history. Today is the 4th Anniversary of Kimberly becoming a member of our family, at least legally speaking, (to my mind she was before she was born).
We are so blessed by having her in our family. She has brought so much [...]
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