We recently got an email from the Match Specialist at the Cradle, requesting a meeting. I am excited about it because it feels like we're actually doing something, not just waiting! I'll update y'all after we meet with her on 11/5.
I came across this article (thanks to my dear online friend, Michelle!) and really enjoyed it, so thought I would pass it along: http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/badoption/0,,9c6w,00.html. Check it out and tell me what you think!
Jeremy and I got our shelves up in the basement, and they look great! I am going to be transferring some books this weekend, and I will post a picture when I'm done.
Other than that, no news is no news...I'll keep you all posted!!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Seems like when Jeremy goes out of town, we get a call from our counselor...although it's not a tested theory, more like a coincidence at this point. Jeremy was in Europe for his annual conference from the sixth through the thirteenth, and on the tenth I got the call. A baby girl this time, already born to a couple who had two children already and didn't feel financially able to parent a third. I called Jeremy in France, gave him all of the information I had and we decided to put our profile in for the decision. Once again, they were looking for a religious family, so I didn't have high hopes, but we figured we may as well throw our hat in the ring. Our counselor called on the eighteenth to let us know that the birthparents had decided on another couple, which seemed like the right choice to me.
I think I knew in my gut from the start that this wouldn't be our child, but it is really exciting that we are getting closer and closer to finding him/her. We've only been on "the list" for a little over a month, and have already gotten two calls, which seems like good odds to me! On an adoption message board I frequent, there are new families being born every day...yesterday in fact, one of the girls got a call, was chosen and went to pick her new son up all in the same day! How exciting is that?!? I hold in my heart the thought that our child is out there waiting for Jeremy and me...and that no matter how many times we are shown, we will only be chosen for our child.
In other news, we're discussing a vacation...we're not sure where or when, although Germany and Prague have been tossed around (mostly Germany with a side trip to Prague), and the early spring has been mentioned. There is also a possibility of Italy in the late fall/early winter...perhaps with both of us out of the country, our child will make their presence known!
We're also putting up shelves in the basement, Lord knows, we need room for some books! I think I have about 20 books on or around my nightstand, and the shelves upstairs have books on top of books...it's a little ridiculous. So many times, I have heard that I should go to my local library, and while I realize that it's a great idea for a lot of people, I have to confess my terrible track record with returning books. I still have a Bartlett's Familiar Quotations from my high school library which I lost and paid for, and then found. Perhaps that was subconscious because it is one of my favorite books, but I am going to say probably not. For people who are more with it, the library is the place to go. I also re-read and collect authors, so I have that going on too. Jeremy is only marginally better at owning a fair amount of books...although his are either about poker, math, religion, engineering or they're science fiction novels. How did we ever fall in love?
Hope you are all well and happy! I hope to bring good news to this blog soon, thank you for coming along on this bumpy little ride!!
I think I knew in my gut from the start that this wouldn't be our child, but it is really exciting that we are getting closer and closer to finding him/her. We've only been on "the list" for a little over a month, and have already gotten two calls, which seems like good odds to me! On an adoption message board I frequent, there are new families being born every day...yesterday in fact, one of the girls got a call, was chosen and went to pick her new son up all in the same day! How exciting is that?!? I hold in my heart the thought that our child is out there waiting for Jeremy and me...and that no matter how many times we are shown, we will only be chosen for our child.
In other news, we're discussing a vacation...we're not sure where or when, although Germany and Prague have been tossed around (mostly Germany with a side trip to Prague), and the early spring has been mentioned. There is also a possibility of Italy in the late fall/early winter...perhaps with both of us out of the country, our child will make their presence known!
We're also putting up shelves in the basement, Lord knows, we need room for some books! I think I have about 20 books on or around my nightstand, and the shelves upstairs have books on top of books...it's a little ridiculous. So many times, I have heard that I should go to my local library, and while I realize that it's a great idea for a lot of people, I have to confess my terrible track record with returning books. I still have a Bartlett's Familiar Quotations from my high school library which I lost and paid for, and then found. Perhaps that was subconscious because it is one of my favorite books, but I am going to say probably not. For people who are more with it, the library is the place to go. I also re-read and collect authors, so I have that going on too. Jeremy is only marginally better at owning a fair amount of books...although his are either about poker, math, religion, engineering or they're science fiction novels. How did we ever fall in love?
Hope you are all well and happy! I hope to bring good news to this blog soon, thank you for coming along on this bumpy little ride!!
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