tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18024224.post115358600527522324..comments2023-10-19T08:21:12.768-07:00Comments on Blessed: Current adoption thoughtsAmy T. S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04763436797787443032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18024224.post-1153677707227981212006-07-23T11:01:00.000-07:002006-07-23T11:01:00.000-07:00Relish in the time you have now to do things when ...Relish in the time you have now to do things when you want to do them - that will be coming to an end soon! <BR/>I already can't sleep through the night (I get hot, very very uncomfortable, and I always have to pee) - one down for me. I'm trying to enjoy being able to run to the store or WalMart or the movies whenever I want because once Christmas comes that will never happen again! <BR/>Love to you as you wait for... ahhh, I won't spill the secret names... ;)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034712520389831844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18024224.post-1153666216109868432006-07-23T07:50:00.000-07:002006-07-23T07:50:00.000-07:00I remember the time of waiting very, very well. W...I remember the time of waiting very, very well. We kept in contact with our home study group. The waiting wasn't "bad" until the first baby for our group arrived. I cried wondering why the birth parents didn't select my husband and me. When the second baby arrived, my outlook was much brighter - two down, only three to go. Besides, someone had to be the last selected, right? At some point that summer, I was driving to church to work on the bulletin and I was listening to the song "Beautiful Day" by U2. I was singing along happily until it got to the part toward the end where the lyrics go "What you don't have you don't need it now. What you don't know you can feel somehow." I completely broke down and had to pull my car over. I beat my fists against the steering wheel because I wanted to be a mommy NOW. The funny thing was that my Emma was growing strong and healthy inside E's tummy waiting to make us a family. We got the "call" the Wednesday after Labor Day and Emma was born on October 23.<BR/><BR/>It's easy for me to say that you time of waiting is a time of preparation just as if you were pregnant. I'm through that time already. It's still true. Babies take so long to arrive because you need to learn how to parent them. Enjoy your restfull nights, those moments alone with your husband and even make time for yourself. It won't be long before you wonder what your life was like before you became a parent.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988244502155885428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18024224.post-1153604211212418182006-07-22T14:36:00.000-07:002006-07-22T14:36:00.000-07:00Waiting right along side ya my friend. We too tho...Waiting right along side ya my friend. We too thought it would be fast, but who knows how fast 'fast' is in God's plan. Our sw told us we are coming into the busy season (who knew there was a busy season) all them Christmas babies. Praying that yours and ours are amongst those in the busy season.<BR/>Big hugs<BR/>Paula (HP)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896464933257015336noreply@blogger.com